AMSTAT Consulting: 19 Years Of National Recognition In Data Analysis
OUR TEAM’S EXPERTISE
Our clients cite the following reasons for choosing our team:
- We have PhDs from leading universities, such as Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia.
- We include renowned scholars and talented professors with over 100 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative research, statistical and qualitative analysis, evaluation, and environmental, educational, social, and medical research.
- Our analysts are experts in statistical analysis (e.g., t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, traditional regression, logistic regression, MANOVA, MANCOVA, factor analysis, cluster analysis, survival analysis, time series analysis, correlation analysis, meta-analysis, and more advanced statistical techniques such as structural equation modeling (SEM), hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), and path analysis).
- Our analysts use various statistical software packages, including SPSS, SAS, Stata, HLM, Mplus, R, SPSS Amos, SPSS Modeler, Azure, JMP, Python, WinBUGS, Minitab, SYSTAT, LISREL, EQS, SmartPLS, WarpPLS, EViews, and many others.
- Our analysts are experts in qualitative analysis software, including NVivo, NUD*IST, HyperResearch, Atlas.ti, and MAXQDA.
- We are involved in numerous federal and state government projects.
- Our analysts use the latest software available today. They can also apply the required technical and specialized statistical techniques and procedures. Thus, we are confident you will be satisfied with our consultants.
- We are more reasonably priced than most other firms. Thus, our fees are pale compared to the savings our help generates for our clients.
- We offer friendly support and ultra-fast turnaround times.
- Over 90% of clients request our assistance more than once, as they are almost universally happy with our different consulting brands.
- Our team has good communication skills, so we can interact with our clients fluently and comfortably.
- We are members in good standing of the American Statistical Association's Statistical Consulting section.
- We are committed to quality and excellence, as reflected in our record of five-star reviews.
OUR CUSTOMERS LOVE US!
HOW WE HELP YOU
We are happy to provide the help you need at any or all of the following steps in earning the data-based answers you request:
- Establishing and operationalizing your hypotheses and research questions
- Providing ample instruction on the methods used
- Getting your dataset ready for analysis
- Inputting, organizing, coding, merging, managing, and cleaning your data
- Creating composite scores and labeling your data
- Dealing with missing data
- Detecting and correcting your database’s inaccurate and unexpected records
- Transforming data and removing duplicates
- Checking the data, planning the cleaning steps, carrying out those steps, making final adjustments, and overseeing the entire process
- Testing reliability (e.g., Cronbach’s alpha, test-retest reliability, split-half reliability, inter-rater reliability)
- Testing validity (e.g., convergent validity, construct validity, discriminant validity)
- Conducting analyses and assessing their assumptions
- Providing you with syntax and raw output files
- Writing up the results, including tables and figures.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Our analysts can design and perform the required statistical analyses. Here is a sample of some of the analytical tools with which we are familiar:
- T-test
- ANOVA
- ANCOVA
- Traditional regression
- Logistic regression
- MANOVA
- MANCOVA
- Factor analysis
- Survival analysis
- Time series analysis
- Correlation analysis
- Chi-square test
- Meta-analysis
- Cluster analysis
- Advanced techniques such as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), and Path Analysis
- Design of experiments
- Response surface methodology
- Bayesian analysis
- Latent class analysis
- Longitudinal growth modeling
- Mixture models
- Linear mixed models
- Distribution analysis
- Predictive analytics
- Ensemble analysis
- De-identification
- Trend analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Negative binomial regression
- Interim analysis
- Decision trees
- Item analysis
- Nonparametric tests
- Statistical and decision modeling
- MaxDiff
- Segmentation analysis
- Conjoint/discrete choice analysis
- Propensity score analysis
STATISTICAL SOFTWARE
We have expertise with virtually every statistical software package, including:
- SPSS
- SAS
- Stata
- R
- Mplus
- HLM
- Python
- SPSS Amos
- SPSS Modeler
- MATLAB
- JMP
- WinBUGS
- Minitab
- SYSTAT
- LISREL
- EQS
- SmartPLS
- WarpPLS
- EViews
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
Our analysts can help you with any or all of the following steps in qualitative analysis:
- Coding your qualitative data
- Identifying themes and sub-themes
- Providing frequencies and percentages for each theme and sub-theme
- Writing up the results, including tables and figures.
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
We are experts in qualitative analysis software, including
- NVivo
- NUD*IST
- HyperResearch
- Atlas.ti
- MAXQDA
RECENT STATISTICAL CONSULTING PROJECTS
Blood Pressure
Johns Hopkins Medicine recognized the need to understand the potential impact of cancer on their patient’s health, particularly concerning blood pressure. Johns Hopkins Medicine hired our team of statistical consultants to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine if there were significant differences in blood pressure levels between patients diagnosed with cancer and those without cancer. […]
Compound D-600
Roche embarked on a research endeavor to investigate the effect of compound D-600 on gluconeogenesis, which is a crucial metabolic process that affects human health. Roche recognized the significance of this relationship in advancing medical knowledge and drug development and sought statistical consulting to conduct a comprehensive survey-based study. We determined the sample size using […]
Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, approached AMSTAT consulting to investigate blood transfusions’ safety and potential health risks. Specifically, the hospital aimed to determine whether there was a significant difference in cancer risk among recipients who had undergone blood transfusions. The consulting team utilized a comprehensive survey-based study to achieve this goal, […]
RECENT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS
Managers’ Spirituality
The National Science Foundation funded a research project to explore the role of managers’ spirituality in responsible managerial behavior. The client sought to understand the potential role of spirituality in promoting responsible decision-making among managerial staff. To address this issue, we collected diverse data from interviews and observations. Over two years, we gathered data from […]
Prostate Cancer Screening
The National Institute of Health funded a research project aimed at identifying and understanding the barriers that impede individuals from accessing prostate cancer screening, recognizing the importance of early detection in combating prostate cancer. We collected data from 103 participants over a meticulous two-year study comprising interviews and observations to explore this issue comprehensively. The […]
Business Success
The National Science Foundation provided critical funding for a research project aimed at unraveling the role of leadership behavior in the success of businesses. The client recognized leadership’s pivotal role in influencing organizations’ performance, growth, and success. We collected a diverse dataset comprising interviews and observations to explore this multifaceted issue comprehensively. Over a meticulous […]