3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Upper Division
This course is designed to emphasize and develop the skills needed by a statistical consultant/collaborator. Topics include: problem solving, consulting session management, written and oral communication, research ethics, design of experiments, collection of data, and application of statistical methods to real problems. Class activities include actively participating in consulting sessions held by the Statistical Consulting Service, small group projects, short papers, and oral presentations. Permission of instructor required.
Learning Outcomes1Be aware of the skills necessary to be an effective statistical consultant/collaborator. These skills include consulting session management, written and oral communication with clients, interpreting facial and body language, handling personality conflicts, practicing sound research ethics, properly designing an experiment and determining an appropriate sample size, and choosing an appropriate statistical method whose analysis addresses the client's questions given the available data.
2Know how to recognize problematic issues in the consulting/collaboration process and implement various strategies to address them.
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