The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences offers free statistical consulting services. All UT Austin students, faculty, and staff are eligible for up to one hour of free consulting each week. Our statistical consultants are available for appointments by phone/Skype or in-person, and they can also answer questions over email. We offer the following:
- In-person appointments – recommended for more complex questions or for programming help
- Phone appointments – for complex questions, can share screen over Skype
- Email consultations- appropriate for less complex or follow-up questions
We assist UT students, staff, and faculty with research oriented inquiries. Our role is to assist, rather than to conduct analyses for you. We prefer to meet with researchers near the beginning of their projects but are available for discussion at all stages of research, including the following:
- Research design (we encourage visits during the design stage of your research study)
- Survey design
- Power and sample-size calculations
- Data management (data manipulation, formatting, coding)
- Selection of appropriate statistical procedures
- Selection and use of statistical software
- Data analysis and model selection
- Interpretation and reporting results
- Locating documentation and resources
- Creating graphs and tables
To make an in-person or phone appointment up to two weeks days in advance, visit stat.utexas.edu/consulting/free-consulting.
For email consultations, send questions to: stat.consulting@austin.utexas.edu
CONTRACT CONSULTING:
If you are a faculty member and need help on a current or upcoming grant, or have a project that is currently active that needs another set of hands, we can help too. Contact us at stat.contracts@austin.utexas.edu or visit stat.utexas.edu/consulting/contract-consulting for more information.
DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL CONSULTING:
If you are a member of the Dell Medical School here at UT Austin, please fill out the intake form on the page listed below. We will contact you within two business days after your form submission.
https://stat.utexas.edu/consulting/dell-medical-school-consulting
For more information about our Free Consulting Services, Contract Consulting Services, Software Short Courses, Dell Medical School Contracting, and the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, please visit our website at https://stat.utexas.edu