PhD Student Experiences
My Proposal has been accepted, can you analyze my results?
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Probably, but many doctoral students do not have an “actual statistician” on their committee. The methodologist on your committee surely has more experience with statistics than your other committee members, but that is very different than having someone with an advanced degree in statistics and 14 years or more of experience as a statistical consultant […]
I Tried to Analyze my Data Myself, Can You Review my Results?
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007I have had a number of doctoral students call me with a question something like this: I purchased the student version of SPSS. I was able to calculate the mean and the frequency and percent for my variables, and I even tried to compare my independent and dependent variables with an ANOVA, but I don’t […]
Testimonials From Past Clients
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Past clients who have something they would like to share with others about their experiences working with me…
Were You Advised to Hire a Statistician?
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Many of my clients have reported to me that their advisor recommended they hire a statistician to help with their dissertation. I am curious to know how many of you out there have had this happen. In my view, statistical consulting benefits both the doctoral student and the mentor. Often times the mentor has limited […]
How Did you First Go About Handling Your Statistics?
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Once you got more heavily into the statistical aspects of your study (e.g. development of your methods chapter), what was the first thing you did? Many of my clients have told me they didn’t even know statisticians existed. They came to me only after many rewrites as a result of criticisms from their committee regarding […]
When Did Statistics Start to Become an Issue For You?
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007At what point during the development of your dissertation did you begin to struggle with statistics? In my view, statistical considerations come into play almost as soon as you have developed a topic. For all practical purposes, a statistical consultant is probably not necessary until you have spent time developing the topic and doing some […]