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Statistical Consulting


Areas of expertise

Agriculture Experiment Station Consulting Group

The AES Consulting Group provides free statistical consulting for research by students and faculty of Iowa State University. Priority is given to clients from Agriculture and Biology, but help is available to researchers from other academic areas when time permits. To learn more about AES, click here.

Business Research

For 2007-2008 the consultant is Allan Trapp (email: atrapp@iastate.edu).

Education Research

Education researchers should contact Dr. Mack Shelley (email: mshelley@iastate.edu).

Engineering Research

The College of Engineering no longer supports a student statistical consultant. Contact Dr. Philip Dixon (email: pdixon@iastate.edu) or Dr. Ken Koehler (email: kkoehler@iastate.edu) if this creates a problem.

Psychology Research

Psychology researchers should contact Dr. Doug Bonett (email: dgbonett@iastate.edu) or Dr. Fred Lorenz (On Leave Fall 2007).

SAS programming / errors / interpretation of output

Contact one of the AES student consultants.

SPSS programming / errors

Contact Kathy Shelley (kathy@iastate.edu).

Sociology Research

Sociology researchers should contact Dr. Carl Roberts (email: carlos@iastate.edu).

Survey and Sampling Design

The Center for Survey Statistics & Methodology (CSSM) provides professional consulting on questionaire design, survey sampling, and survey data analysis for a fee; cost estimates are supplied upon request. Limited assistance is provided for free.

Structural Equation Modeling

Students and faculty from HDFS, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics who need assistance with research involving structural equation modeling should contact Dr. Fred Lorenz (On Leave Fall 2007) at the Institute for Social and Behavioral Research.

Veterinary Medicine Research

Researchers in Veterinary Medicine should contact Dr. Richard Evans (email: revans@iasate.edu).