Astronomers encounter statistical issues frequently during their research.
Incoming questions are reviewed by a team in the Department of Statistics at Penn State. The turn-around time for straightforward problems should be no more than three weeks. Summaries of questions and answers will be made public through the anon-ftp, WWW and printed media. The operation of the SCCA is partially supported by the NASA Astrophysics Data Program starting in fall 1994, and a nominal fee will be requested of users. Further information will appear on the WWW at SCCA .