Statistical consulting
Graduate · Math
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Graduate Statistical consulting — outline derived from course README sections and typical US statistics syllabi (OpenIntro / standard OER where applicable).
Consulting process
- Initial client meetings — Initial client meetings
- Scoping questions — Scoping questions
- Translating research questions into statistical plans — Translating research questions into statistical plans
- Data use agreements — Data use agreements
- Confidentiality — Confidentiality
- Project timelines — Project timelines
- Deliverable definitions — Deliverable definitions
- Working with incomplete or messy client data — Working with incomplete or messy client data
Methods and judgment
- Selecting methods appropriate to client needs — Selecting methods appropriate to client needs
- When to simplify vs when to extend models — When to simplify vs when to extend models
- Documenting analysis decisions — Documenting analysis decisions
- Peer consultation — Peer consultation
- Faculty feedback — Faculty feedback
- Common pitfalls in applied collaborations — Common pitfalls in applied collaborations
Communication
- Writing reports for non-statisticians — Writing reports for non-statisticians
- Oral presentations with clear recommendations — Oral presentations with clear recommendations
- Visualizations for client audiences — Visualizations for client audiences
- Ethics: authorship and credit — Ethics: authorship and credit
- Responsible reporting — Responsible reporting
- Handling disagreement about methods or findings — Handling disagreement about methods or findings
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- Consulting process
Initial client meetings
Coming soon - Methods and judgment
Selecting methods appropriate to client needs
Coming soon - Communication
Writing reports for non-statisticians
Coming soon
Notes
Graduate Statistical consulting — outline derived from course README sections and typical US statistics syllabi (OpenIntro / standard OER where applicable). Topic outline: `content/topics/graduate/consulting.json`.