Biostatistics Consulting Form | University of Washington Department of Statistics

University of Washington

To request an appointment with the Biostatistics Department, please provide the following:

Name

Department

Phone Number

UW Role

For Students Only – please provide your degree program (e.g., BS, MS, MPH, PhD)

For Students Only - Thesis or Research Advisor

If you selected ‘Other’ for your UW Role, please describe

Have you consulted with this service previously?

This is my first visit

I visited previously for a different project

I visited previously regarding my current project

If you visited previously for your current project, please enter the most recent academic quarter (e.g. "Spring 2023") in which your project was discussed with us.

In the input box below, please describe your scientific problem and the statistical issues you want to discuss (e.g., study design, methods of analysis, interpretation and/or presentation of results). Please provide some background or context about your scientific question, and describe your study design and/or source of data. Most people provide a few sentences up to a few paragraphs.

Problem Description

In addition, please indicate whether you are looking mainly for consultants to provide:

Consultation and guidance

Collaborative analysis of your data

Thank you for providing this information. You will be contacted by a scheduler and/or receive an email to schedule your appointment.

Here are suggestions that can facilitate a productive statistical consulting appointment. It is often helpful to provide:

Samples of questionnaires or any forms used for data collection
Any preliminary descriptive summaries of your data, including graphics (scatterplots, histograms, etc.)
If you have questions related to using or interpreting output from statistical software, please share that output
If you have a collaborator or advisor who could provide additional valuable input, we encourage their attendance along with you

Additional materials such as these can be emailed to bconslt@u.washington.edu prior to your appointment so that they can be shared with the consultants.

Please be aware that our graduate students, and possibly one faculty member, will be joining the consulting sessions.