UNM Statistics Consulting Clinic

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Complete the request statistical consulting form to schedule statistical consulting. One of our consultants will call/email promptly.

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Spring 2013 Staff

Yan Dong: Yan is a PhD candidate in the department of Mathematics and Statistics studying Statistics.

Location: SMLC 358

Questions about the clinic may be sent to the director at clinic@stat.unm.edu.

Director

Erik Erhardt is an Assistant Professor of Statistics. erike@stat.unm.edu

Clinic Schedule

For best results, visit us at the beginning of your project.

"To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be able to say what the experiment died of." -- Ronald A. Fisher

What is the Statistics Clinic?

The SC (Statistics Clinic) is an internal statistical consulting service of The University of New Mexico. Staffed by statistics faculty and graduate students from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, the service is offered without charge to clients at UNM in support of their academic research. This service is funded by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics , the Office of Research & Economic Development, and CIRT.

The clinic also provides contract services for UNM, local industry, government, and educational institutions. These services draw upon the wide range of expertise in the Statistics Group at UNM, and of affiliated faculty at UNM with statistical expertise.

Purpose and Goals of the Statistics Clinic

To enhance the quality of research carried out at the University of New Mexico.
To provide statistical advice and research assistance to academic staff and students.
To enhance the statistical knowledge of research groups.
To enrich the education and training of statisticians through their involvement in statistical consulting.
To serve as a clearinghouse matching clients with statistics faculty who have the expertise to solve the client's research problem.

Assistance Offered by the Statistics Clinic

Problem Formulation
Experimental Design and Sample-Size Determination
Selection of Statistical Models
Advice on Statistical Modeling and Help with Interpreting Output
Advice on Choice of Statistical Software
Programming Assistance with Statistical Analysis
Explanation of Statistical Content of Papers in Your Discipline
Paragraphs on `Statistical Methods' for Grant Proposals
Help with Reviewer's Comments and Resubmissions

Rules and Guidelines

Assistance is offered to academic staff and students. Initial contact is usually by phone to make an appointment. Early contact is encouraged.

The SC provides consulting; its staff should not be regarded as research assistants. If you need large numbers of tables, graphs, or p-values, our role is to show you how to produce them, not to produce them for you.

Statistical Software Expertise

Staff of the SC are available to answer questions concerning statistical packages. The number of such packages and variety of platforms is such that we cannot possibly be experts on everything. Even so, staff will endeavor to work with clients concerning questions they may have about a particular program they are using.

Preferred Mode of Practice

Whenever possible, we prefer to collaborate rather than to prescribe. This is more beneficial to the client, much more efficient and more rewarding for the statistical consultant (We are professionals NOT technicians).