Application for Statistical Consulting Assistance

The purpose of this form is to request the statistical consulting services of the UGA Statistical Consulting Center (SCC). We will attempt to contact you within two business days of receipt of this form to begin the scheduling process. Note that during times of high demand, it may be up to two weeks from the time this form is sent before we are able to meet with you. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

The initial meeting typically lasts between one and two hours, and its main purpose is for the client to describe his/her research project to the members of the consulting team (typically, the Associate Director of the SCC and a graduate student assistant). For student clients, it is our policy that the student's major professor or faculty advisor be present at the initial meeting.

We may be able to provide some ideas and advice during the initial meeting, but full solutions are rare at this stage, and should not be expected. Often, additional interaction between the client and consultants is necessary. The initial meeting is free of charge, but fees for additional services are generally required. This will be discussed at the end of the initial meeting, if relevant. You will not be charged unless you have discussed this with either the Director or the Associate Director of the SCC.

If your form is submitted successfully, you will shortly receive an e-mail confirming the information you submitted. If you do not receive this e-mail, please contact Kim Love-Myers directly at krlove [at] uga [dot] edu.


Necessary Information for all Clients:


UGA students only: To facilitate effective communication, it is SCC policy that for all student projects the faculty advisor directing the research is required to attend the initial meeting. If you feel you require an exception to this policy, please explain above; exceptions are granted only if a faculty member is unable to attend a meeting due to travel, extended leave, etc., and we must obtain an e-mail from the faculty advisor to verify this. If a UGA student arrives for a consultation without the faculty advisor, and has not expressly obtained SCC approval, the SCC reserves the right to cancel the consultation at that time.


We will try to be responsive to deadlines. However, we typically work with multiple clients at any given point in time and we also have our own responsibilities as students, teachers, and researchers. As a consequence, projects may enter a queue that will delay completion. Therefore, we strongly encourage all clients to contact us well in advance of any hard deadlines that they may have.

I understand that any research data or information provided to the SCC or associated individuals will be stored on a secure server which can be accessed by the SCC Director, the SCC Associate Director, and all current SCC Consulting Assistants, as well as University IT personnel. Data and related information may be transferred by e-mail among individuals associated with the SCC as needed. No data or related research findings will be publicized for any reason, including financial or intellectual gain, unless I (the client) approve this use. If this is not acceptable, I will explain in the box below and will not send any data to any SCC representative until an agreement regarding storage and handling of data is reached.

Restrictions regarding publicizing data or findings would still apply; additional access to the data would be provided to graduate students in STAT 8000.