STA 390 Statistical Consulting

Instructor: Dave Higdon, 216 Old Chem, higdon@stat.duke.edu
Office Hours: TBA

Meeting Times: Mon, 11:50 - 12:40, 025 Old Chem

Course Description:
This course will involve students will real life consulting with researchers at Duke University. Topics covered will include: statistical modeling strategies; aspects of statistical communication; and working with clients.

Course work:
For the most part, students will attend actual consulting sessions thru the Statistical Consulting Center at Duke Statistics and will be expected to play a role in the consulting. The scheduled class time will typically be spent reviewing consulting sessions that went on the previous week.

Software:

We'll primarily use Splus and SAS

Consulting Schedule
Time Monday (Michael) Monday (Dave) Tuesday (Dave) Tuesday (Michael) Wednesday (Dave) Thursday (Dave) Thursday (Michael) Friday (Dave)
9:00-10:00 Ming
10:00-11:00 Chris
11:00-12:00 Laura Kate Laura
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:00 Ming Ana
2:00-3:00 Hui Kate Ilia Chris
3:00-4:00 Hui Ilia
4:00-5:00

Additional Links

Some case studies from class