There are situations when the faculty and staff of the SCC may conclude, that due to problems in the experimental design, a particular research hypothesis cannot be adequately addressed in a meaningful statistical manner. Students and faculty should be aware of the SCC's position on this matter before data are brought in for analysis. The staff of the SCC consists of five doctoral statisticians, a masters-level statistician, and one graduate student. On average, the SCC consulted with more than 75 graduate students and faculty per semester from virtually every department on campus that is engaged in scientific research. Faculty engaged in research who wish to use the SCC should contact the Director to set up an initial appointment.
General consultation is provided to faculty, staff, and graduate students free of charge.
General consultation does not include services involving database management and statistical programming . Physical services such as database management, statistical programming, and data input are, in general, not provided by the SCC, unless the SCC has been budgeted into a research grant and has agreed to provide these services during the proposal stage of the research. Students who wish to use the SCC must register for STA 667 during the semester in which they plan to use the center. They will then be entitled to one hour of consulting per week for that semester. Enrollment in STA 667 is by sections.