Wiki for statistical consulting

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• Sometimes Asked Questions

Contents 1 Seminars 2 Workshops and Courses 3 Methods 3.1 Data Analysis 3.2 Displaying Data and Reporting 3.3 Statistical Topics 3.4 Statistical Consulting Support 4 Software 5 SCS Administration 6 Interesting Link

Seminars

• SCS Reads 2011
• SCS Reads 2010
• Discussion page for SPIDA 2010
• SCS Reads 2009 continuation of Gelman and Hill
• Seminars 2008-09

Workshops and Courses

• SPIDA 2012: Mixed Models with R
• SCS 2012: Mixed Models with R
• SCS 2011: Statistical Analysis and Programming with R
• SCS 2012: A Gentle Introduction to R
• MATH 6627 Practicum in Statistical Consulting
• MATH 6643 Summer 2012 Applications of Mixed Models

Methods

Data Analysis

• Survival Analysis

• Latent Variable Models (e.g. SEM, CFA, IRT, LCA)

• Multilevel/Mixed Models

• General Linear Models (e.g. multiple regression, ANOVA)

• Categorical Data Analysis (e.g.contingency tables, chi-square, logistic regression)

• Aggregate Data (e.g. meta-analysis)

Displaying Data and Reporting

• Good papers on graphs:

  Lane, D.M., & Sandor, A. (2009). Designing better graphs by including distributional information and integrating words, numbers, and images. Psychological Methods, 14, 239-257.

  Kastellec, J. P. and Leoni, E. L. (2007) Using Graphs Instead of Tables in Political Science, Perspectives on Politics, 5, 755--771.

  See also the related web site for Kastellec & Leoni, Using Graphs Instead of Tables.

• A checklist for statistical reporting

• Describing Rates and Percentages in Tables

Statistical Topics

• Statistics
• Model Selection

Statistical Consulting Support

• York's Statistical Consulting Practicum Wiki 2007-2008

• Statistical Consulting Practicum Wiki 2011

• David Rindskopf's Rules for Consultants

• Javier Cabrera's Statistical Consulting Course

• Gordon Smyth on Training Students to be Consultants

• The American Statistical Association's Consulting Section

• Janice Derr on the Qualities of an Effective Statistical Consultant File:Janice Derr on Consulting.pdf

• Purdue University's Guide for Statistical Consultants

• Links to other Statistical Consulting Services

Software

• R
• SAS
• SPSS/PASW
• PSPP: open-source package inspired by SPSS
• MPlus

• How to access software remotely from York's WebFAS system:
  • SAS version

SCS Administration

• SCS TAships: Allocation of time
• SCS Staff Meetings, 2011

Interesting Link

• Interesting links

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