BTRY 7950 - Statistical Consulting

Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: STSCI 7170 and BTRY 7180. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with BTRY 4950/STSCI 4950.

F. Vermeylen.

By interacting with consultants from the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU) and their clients, students will learn to provide statistical consulting to researchers from a variety of disciplines. Students will gain experience in choosing and implementing appropriate statistical procedures as well as communicating effectively to understand the client’s problem and to explain methodology and results to non-statisticians.

Outcome 1: Integrate the statistical knowledge gained in courses and apply them to “real life” problems.

Outcome 2: Learn to communicate effectively with clients to gather the information needed to make the link between the research questions to be addressed and the statistical methods.

Outcome 3: Research the application of statistical methodologies that are useful to clients and explain them to an audience of non-statisticians.