STATISTICAL CONSULTING CLINIC
Waterman Basement, Rm 113
Phone: 656-2009
Email: SCC@uvm.edu
What is the Statistical Consulting Clinic (SCC)?
The SCC offers free statistical consultation services and advice to the
students and faculty of the University of Vermont. The goals of the
SCC are to promote scientific collaboration between disciplines, enhance
the quality of research at UVM, and improve the education and training of
UVM students.
Services Provided by the SCC
SCC personnel are available for discussion at all stages of research,
including:
- Sample
Size Calculations
- Sample
Selection
- Data Management
(formatting, coding, screening)
- Experimental
Design
- Survey
Design
- Creating
Graphs and Tables
- Choice
of Statistical Tests
- Interpretation
and Reporting of Results
- Estimation
or Prediction
- Model
Selection
- Preparation
of the "Statistical Methods" section of research grants
Statistical
Software Support
- SAS
- SPSS
- JMP
- Minitab
- S-Plus
Director
Alan Howard, MSc Biostatistics, bio bio bio
SCC Personnel
The clinic will be staffed primarily with students from both the statistics
and biostatistics programs. Support will be provided by faculty
of the Statistics, Biostatistics, and Bioinformatics departments.
Project Initiation, Rules, Guidelines and Policies
Although we will help you at all stages of your research, we encourage
you to contact us at the beginning of your research for assistance with data
collection, experimental design, and sample size calculation. Appointments
are made by completing the online "Request for Assistance Survey". The form
is automatically emailed to the SCC for evaluation of needs. An SCC consultant,
or team of consultants, will then be selected based on availability and expertise.
You will then be contacted, within 2 business days, to set up an appointment.
All appointments will take place in the SCC consulting lab, Rm 113 Waterman
Basement.
This service is provided free of charge to UVM students, faculty and staff
who are not otherwise covered by grant funding for statistical support. If
you have funding for statistical support, contact Larry Haugh, PhD (haugh@emba.uvm.edu).
The SCC is a non-profit educational organization with an elected board of
directors, from a cross discipline of UVM departments.
What to Expect
Consultations usually last one hour. In some cases follow-up consultations
may be necessary and are encouraged. The SCC provides applied statistical
consulting, but should not be considered research assistants. For those with
projects requiring multiple graphs and tables, the SCC will assist you in
creating the first few, but will not produce all of them for you.
SCC Contact Information
Hours:
Location: Waterman Basement, Rm 113
Phone: 656-2009
Appointments will be made after you complete the "Request for Assistance
Survey" online, or in person at the SCC clinic.