Statistical Consulting
Statistical Consulting Group (Stat Core)
ORDS' Statistical Consulting Group (known as the Stat Core) is available to assist with research design and analysis plans in the proposal development phase, data management and data analysis in the post-award phase. They are also available for short consultations on a fee-for-service basis. Michael Leo, PhD, directs the group and includes two masters prepared research assistants and two affiliate faculty. Dr. Leo has over 10 years experience in statistical consulting. His expertise is in the area of multivariate analysis, psychometrics, and research design. The statistical core uses PASW (SPSS), Stata, HLM, AMOS, Excel, and PASS software packages for data management and analysis. An itemized list of the services provided by the Statistical Consulting Group include:
- Research design/methods consultation
- Assistance in developing and writing design and analysis sections for grant proposals
- Assistance in conducting analyses of existing data for preliminary studies sections
- Power analysis and sample size determination
- Formatting of data collection measures
- Data entry via scanning
- Data management (e.g., codebook creation, setting up data files, data cleaning strategies)
- Evaluation of the psychometric adequacy of measures
- Assistance with and/or conducting and interpreting statistical analyses
Stat Core
Michael Leo, Ph.D.
Interim Director
503 494-1137
Alison Dezsofi, M.S.
Senior Research Assistant
503 494-5681
Nisreen Pedhiwala, M.S.
Senior Research Assistant
pedhiwal@ohsu.edu
503 494-2843
