Statistical Consulting

Statistical consulting for academic research is offered by the Office of Innovative Technologies Research Computing Support (RCS) team at no additional charge for University of Tennessee Knoxville area students, faculty, and staff.

OIT has 7 full time statisticians that have coauthored over 350 manuscripts and have over 100 years of combined experience.

RCS team members provide one-on-one Zoom consultations focusing on your individual research needs. Statistical consulting services are available to all academic departments. Additional information about RCS support services can be found here.

Statistical Consulting Services

• Statistical Analysis: Statisticians who can analyze your research data using appropriate methods
• Biostatistics: Support for clinical trials, observational studies, and experimental designs
• Data Visualization: Get help creating detailed graphics
• Grants & manuscripts: Assistance coauthoring statistical methods and results sections
• Machine learning: Supervised and unsupervised learning methods
• Power Analysis: Sample size determination for IRB and IACUC proposals
• Study Design & Statistical Analysis Planning: Meet with a statistician before your study to make sure your research questions can be answered
• Web Surveys: Assistance with web survey design and analysis

Whether you are a student working on thesis, dissertations, or capstone project, or a faculty working on grant proposals or a manuscript, you are welcome to meet with a statistician to discuss your research.

Common Statistical Methods We Use When Consulting

We use a variety of techniques and make sure that proper statistical assumptions are met. Some common statistical methods we use are as follows:

• ANOVA & regression
• Descriptive statistics
• Categorical data analysis: Multinomial, ordinal, logistic and count regression
• Experimental design & mixed model ANOVA
• Generalized linear mixed models
• Hierarchical (multi-level) models
• Latent variable models
• Longitudinal data analysis & repeated measures
• Machine learning: Supervised and unsupervised methods
• Mediator / moderator analyses
• Nonparametrics
• Structural equation models
• Survival analysis

Please contact the HelpDesk at 865-974-9900 or visit help.utk.edu to make an appointment.