The Statistical Consulting Service of the School of Statistics at the University of Minnesota has worked on thousands of projects with University researchers, including everything from questions that can be answered on the spot to harder research questions that can take months or even years of collaboration.

We provide service both by appointment and in our Statistical Clinic, staffed by Statistics graduate students and supervised by the Statistical Consulting Manager on the St. Paul campus.

We are eager to talk to any University faculty, staff, student, or administrator about research issues. We also provide statistical consulting services on a fee-for-service basis for government, non-profit organizations, and for businesses. Select a link at left for more information.

No-Cost Consulting Eligibility

Statistical help is available at no cost until May 2009 for researchers affiliated with the the following University of Minnesota colleges:

• College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS)
• College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
• College of Biological Sciences (CBS)
• College of Design (CDes)
• College of Education and Human Develpment (CEHD)
• College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
• Others associated with the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES)

Non-eligible faculty and students may be able to get help from other University resources.

The Statistical Consulting Service has lost its primary source of funding to provide open-door statistical consulting to much of the University community. Until May 2009, the consulting service will be available as in previous years with graduate student, faculty and staff consulting. After May 2009, no-cost consulting will be severely limited or possibly not available at all.

If you or your advisor value the help of the Statistical Consulting Service for the research that you do, a way to pay for consulting must be arranged. The best way to do this is to include funding for statistical work in sponsored research. We are eager to talk to you or your advisor at the grant-writing phase of research. Having a committed statistician on your project not only guarantees that high-quality help is available for your work, but this is also likely to increase the chance of funding for your proposed work.

Please contact the Director of the Statistical Consulting Service, Sanford Weisberg, at 612-625-8355 or sandy@stat.umn.edu for more information.