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<\/span>Overview<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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The Biostatistics Core Facility conducts collaborative biostatistical research and provides statistical collaboration and consulting supports.<\/h2>\n

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The portfolio of services available included:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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  • Statistics Clinic (FREE for IMU staff and research students)<\/li>\n
  • Statistical Consultation Services (fee for service basis)<\/li>\n
  • Contract Research<\/li>\n
  • Collaborative research<\/li>\n
  • Education in the areas of study design, data collection, computerization, and statistical methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-5″][vc_single_image image=”2919″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”15″ css=”.vc_custom_1761559684021{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” offset=”vc_col-md-4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1759303120248{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

    Statistics Clinic and Consultation Services<\/h2>\n

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    Prof Dr Chandrashekhar Thummala Hally Sreerama Reddy<\/h5>

    Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine<\/p><\/div>

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    Dr Lai Pei Kuan<\/h5>

    Lecturer, Institute for Research, Development and Innovation<\/p><\/div>

    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Statistics Clinic” tab_id=”statistics-clinic”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1721879265652{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]We offer a free walk-in statistical consulting service to researchers in IMU in support for the preparation of grant applications (does not include analysis of data for publication). Our idea is to keep the threshold to participation as low as possible: all researchers are invited to attend, regardless of their fields. We aim to provide anything from statistical advice to new methodology development. We will also be interested in discussing potential academic collaborations and possible joint projects with our clients.<\/p>\n
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    How to participate?<\/span><\/h5>\n

    Simply turn up at one of our drop-in sessions – prior booking is preferred. We will deal with all queries within the session. Prepare for the meeting by collecting your thoughts – send us the relevant documents 3 days before the discussion and prepare to give a 2-minute oral description of your scientific problem, in accessible language. Give (only) enough background to your problem to set the context of the question. Bring a laptop if you need a computer to explain the stage you have reached in your analysis but be aware that we may not be expert in the particular research field you are involved.<\/p>\n

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    What do we offer?<\/span><\/h5>\n
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    • Help our clients understand how to formulate their statistical problems in a more precise and meaningful way.<\/li>\n
    • Provide advice on different kinds of statistical models that can be used in different circumstances and being wary of common pitfalls.<\/li>\n
    • Point our clients to books, papers and software packages that might help them with their work.<\/li>\n
    • Provide advice on experimental design before data is collected (this is likely to result in a more successful route to addressing questions).<\/li>\n
    • Show clients how to apply appropriate statistical tools to highlight the most useful information from the data.<\/li>\n
    • Put our clients in contact with other researchers in IMU and beyond, who specialize in their particular type of problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Who can participate?<\/span><\/h5>\n

      All researchers at IMU – research students and academic staff. Research students must inform their supervisors of their attendance.<\/p>\n

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      What we expect in return?<\/span><\/h5>\n

      We hope that sometimes our discussions might evolve into genuine scientific collaboration, but in many cases a small acknowledgement in your paper of our assistance (if there is any) will be fine.<\/p>\n

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      When is the clinic?<\/span><\/h5>\n

      The walk-in clinic will be typically held on Friday afternoon except for public holiday. Please make your appointment in the following links:[\/vc_column_text]