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UD Opens a New Statistical Consulting Center Have you ever needed some advice on the correct statistical procedures to use for analyzing your data? Or ever been working on a proposal and needed some help in planning the most efficient way to collect data for your project? Or just wanted to learn more about a statistical procedure you saw used in a journal article? Starting in the fall semester of 2012, you will have a place to go for help with statistics in the newly created Statistical Consulting Center being established by the College of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Mathematics. The need for statistical consulting services has been growing throughout the university and a recent survey indicated significant interest in having better access to help with statistics. About 80 percent of the respondents indicated that they at least occasionally used statistics in their research and sometimes wanted to learn more about a particular statistical analysis and 70 percent indicated that they would use a statistical consulting service if it were available. The Department of Mathematics proposed the creation of a Statistical Consulting Center in response to this survey resulting in the creation of the center starting this coming fall semester. The center will initially be staffed by Dr. Peter Hovey in the Department of Mathematics. Dr. Hovey joined the department in 2001 after spending about 20 years as a
consulting statistician in the Research Institute here at UD. During that time he primarily worked on applications in aerospace engineering, but also worked on biological and chemical Dr. Peter Hovey discusses a statistical analysis of the impact engineering projects of car color on the likelihood of being in an accident with Dr. as well. Since joining Deogratias Eustace of the Department of Civil Engineering. the department he has and estimate how much time will be helped with projects in needed. Collaborative research that the areas of sports science and traffic would result in coauthored journal studies in the department of Civil articles is also free and consultation Engineering. on grant or contract proposals is The center will provide general free if support for the statistician is statistical consulting services written into the proposal. Fees are for both university and external charged for larger jobs and external customers. The available services customers however, the rates for will range from simple data entry to internal and government clients are collaborative research that requires lower than for external profit-based new statistical methods. A partial customers and are competitive list of aid the center can supply with consulting centers at other includes design of experiments and universities. sample size determination, analysis Look for the Statistical of data and statistical programming, Consulting Center website on probabilistic modeling and Monte the Department of Mathematics Carlo simulations, and development web page in late August for more of customized statistical analysis information, or contact Pete Hovey procedures. The center can also at phovey1@udayton.edu or call at create customized workshops and 937-229-2964. Attend the related FES short courses on special topics. described on page 11. The fee structure for statistical consulting services will depend on the nature of the work and the customer. The first hour of any consultation is free to provide an opportunity to determine the nature of the problem
Confidential Consultations Staff and faculty working in the LTC are available for one-on-one confidential consultations on a wide variety of teaching and learning topics:
E-MEDIA:
E-LEARNING:
IT TRAINING:
OFFICE OF LEARNING RESOURCES:
John LeComte – 229-2676 Mike McClure – 229-2137
Ryan Allen – 229-2233
Beth Harrison – 229-3383
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT & CURRICULUM INNOVATION: Beth Harrison – 229-3383 David Wright – 229-4604 Steve Wilhoit – 229-5317