Methods of Statistical Consulting

2025/2026

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Международная лаборатория прикладного сетевого анализа

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 1 модуль

Преподаватели

Гаврилов Константин Валерьевич

Моисеев Станислав Павлович

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Students of this course will be introduced to statistical consulting techniques useful for work with researchers and decision-makers in business, educational, medical, financial and industrial settings. So as to better appreciate the practical nuances and subtleties of consulting, enrolled students will engage in actual hands-on statistical consulting with administrators, researchers, or students at HSE, through industry consulting projects, or remotely. Ethical issues related to the use and misuse of statistical methods, surveys, and studies will also be thoroughly discussed. Students will summarize their consulting activities in class discussions and reports, give class presentations, take quizzes, and write a final course paper. Since statistical consulting requires the integration/synthesis and use of course material across the full statistics curriculum spectrum, this course clearly and emphatically serves as a “capstone course” for the MS program in Applied Statistics. As such, this course also provides an excellent opportunity to assess the quality of our program by measuring key student outcomes.

Learning Objectives

• The course gives students an important foundation to develop and conduct their own research as well as to evaluate research of others.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Be able to design tables and plots that increase clarity and understanding, create effective slides and oral presentation, write a study protocol.
• Be able to identify subject matter questions and translate into statistical language. Ask good questions and restate answers to ensure understanding.
• Be able to verbally explain statistical concepts.
• Be able to write a statistical analysis report
• Be able to write the background, goals, and study design section of a proposal or report.
• Have an ability to run an effective collaboration meeting, use video and other tools to improve meeting and collaboration.
• Have the skill to design and complete a consulting project from start to finish.
• Know ethical guidelines specific to statisticians.
• Know how to choose a statistical method that is appropriate for answering the client’s question.
• Know the principles and guidelines of Responsible Conduct for Research.

Course Contents

• Introduction to statistical consulting
• Project management in statistical consulting
• Reporting
• Important skills for a professional in statistical consulting
• Case study: Work on a practical case and discussion of the results

Assessment Elements

• In-class presentation
  In-class presentation of the final version of the consulting report for a completed project
• Consulting report
  Written report on the completed project with specification of all the necessary report sections and indication of resposibilities and contribution of all group members.
• Homeworks
  2 homeworks on topics 2 and 4 (2*0,2 each)
• Peer-reviewing
  Anonymous peer-reviewing of at least 1 report of classmates

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 1st module
  0.3 * Consulting report + 0.4 * Homeworks + 0.2 * In-class presentation + 0.1 * Peer-reviewing

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Dietmar Fink, & Oded Löwenbein. (2010). A management consulting view on the statistical consulting process. AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, (1), 105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10182-009-0119-0

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Centreway Place, Mt Waverley Vic, & Jeremy Rothfield. (2013). Statistical Consulting. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7514F3BF

Authors

• Pavlova Irina Anatolevna