Statistical Consulting Services

Faculty and graduate students in the Consulting Program of the Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics offer free statistical advice to University of Washington faculty, staff, and students through scheduled 50 minute consulting appointments during academic quarters. They provide assistance with:

• the design of studies and experiments, including the preparation of grant proposals
• data visualization and presentation
• choice and application of statistical methods, and the interpretation of results
• development of specialized statistical methods in some cases

The consultants have experience primarily with the R statistical analysis system, but they work with clients using whatever statistical package is most convenient for them. However, the service is for study design and data analysis advice, not for software tutorials or code review. 

Consulting is available by appointment only. Note that all consulting sessions are currently held via Zoom.

To schedule an appointment, please choose a Problem Description Form below:

• For Statistics, click here.
• For Biostatistics, click here.

Timeslots offered for Spring 2026 are as follows:

Eligible clients will be sent a link which will allow them to choose an open time slot for a 50-minute appointment.

You are required to submit a problem description form each time you work on a new project. If you are looking to schedule a follow-up appointment, please state "follow-up appointment" on the Problem Description Form.

Extensive hands-on assistance with data analysis is not generally available without funding, although staff can often provide direct assistance with "small" data analysis projects. Certain larger projects can sometimes be addressed as independent study projects for select graduate students.  University researchers with a need for assistance and with substantial data analysis are welcome to contact the program directly via emails below with details of their scientific problem.

Fee-based consulting on major projects is also provided by the Center for Biomedical Statistics in the U.W. Institute of Translational Health Sciences.