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Home : Statistical Consulting Service

Statistical Consulting Service

The Statistical Consulting Service of the School of Statistics provides statistical help to improve research at the University of Minnesota. We help design experiments and surveys, select and perform appropriate analyses, interpret results, and assist in writing grant proposals, journal articles, student theses, and other published papers.
Statistical advice is available at no cost to researchers in sponsoring units through our Statistical Clinic.

During Summer 2011, other researchers may obtain consulting at cost; no-cost consulting is not available due to lack of funding. Limited no-cost consulting will resume in the fall.

Sponsoring Units

College of Liberal Arts: Faculty and graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts are invited to contact the Statistical Clinic for help with any quantitative research question. Professors may prefer to contact the director, Professor Weisberg. Consulting is available during fall and spring semesters and during summer session by appointment. Consulting is done in Ford Hall on the University's East Bank Campus.

College of Veterinary Medicine: The College of Veterinary Medicine has provided funding to sponsor this service through an investment by the Office of the Associate Dean of Research for the Molecular and Genetic Models sub-group of the Comparative Medicine signature program. It is to be used primarily for genetic research projects, but a portion of time (about 4 hours per week) is open to any comparative medicine project, with an emphasis on those that are likely to lead to future funding.

To have your project considered for this additional CVM consulting time for any comparative medicine project, please contact Ned Patterson DVM, PhD or the clinical investigation center for small animal projects, or Molly McCue DVM, MS, PhD for large animal projects.

To better serve CVM researchers, Consulting Manager Aaron Rendahl has a part time office in 295h Animal Science Veterinary Medicine.

Other Researchers
Researchers elsewhere at the University can obtain consulting at cost by contacting the Statistical Clinic. Consulting is generally done in McNeal Hall on the University's St. Paul Campus.

Researchers in CEHD and AHC should contact the consulting units within their college first:

College of Education and Human Development: Researchers in CEHD should first contact the Office of Research Consultation and Services within your college.

Locations

The Statistical Clinic operates in two locations, in 390 Ford Hall on the Minneapolis campus for CLA consulting, and in 48 McNeal Hall on the St. Paul campus for all other units.

Status of Free Statistical Consulting

During Summer 2011, our no cost consulting is limited to researchers from sponsoring units, currently CLA and CVM, and researchers working grant proposals which include support for statistical services. Other researchers can be seen at cost. Limited no-cost consulting is expected to return in the fall.

To ensure availability for researchers from your college, department, or graduate program, your unit can become a sponsor of this service by funding the portion of our costs proportional to your usage.

For specific projects, the best way to ensure availability of service is to include funding for statistical support in grant proposals.

Contact the Consulting Manager, Aaron Rendahl at arendahl@stat.umn.edu or 612-625-1062 with any questions.