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Consulting

The Statistical Consulting Unit can assist with both experimental design and data analysis.

When Should You Contact Us?

From the beginning of the project! A well designed project can save time, money and maximise the information obtained. We have seen cases of poorly-designed studies from which NOTHING was salvageable.

Collaboration between the statistical consultant and the client will be far more fruitful if the consultant is involved from the beginning of the project.

Protocol

To make an appointment send an email to scu@anu.edu.au giving brief details of your research project and the name(s) of your supervisor(s).

New research students are asked to bring their supervisor(s) to the first consultation. Honours students are asked to bring their supervisor(s) to every consultation.

Guidelines on the organisation of data files is available at http://scu.anu.edu.au/consulting.pdf

Where, as occasionally happens, conflicting advice on statistical matters is received from other sources, the matter should be resolved by discussion between all parties. We are committed to finding the most appropriate solution for the problem at hand.

Telephone Advice

Advice will not ordinarily be given over the phone. In our experience, a 'quick' question often masks a complex research problem, requiring a consultation for discussion of all the issues.

Recommended Texts

A list of recommended texts is available at Library list.pdf .