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

Have you consulted with this service previously?

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.

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

 

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.