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Who we are

Stats Central is a team of consultants focused on building the statistical capacity of UNSW researchers and HDRs.

We run professional development workshops, build relationships that facilitate interdisciplinary research, and offer advice on study design, research design and the statistical aspects of grant proposal development.

Authorship guidelines

Researchers planning to publish a paper, who have reveived statistical consultation from Stats Central, should review the below document to determine whether we have made a substantial intellectual contribution to authorship.

Our services

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Study design advice
We can help you plan your study, whether it is an observational cohort study, a lab-based experiment or a randomized clinical trial.
Paid contracted work
We can provide statistical analysis of your data for a specific project. If you have data and you need extra support for analysis, we can provide that help.

Our people

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Senior Statistical Consultant
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Statistical Consultant
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Statistical Consultant

Fees

We conduct contract work for UNSW researchers. Contact stats.central@unsw.edu.au for information.

How to access

Our consultants are focused on building the statistical capacity of UNSW researchers and HDR students. To get started, send us a request for consultation or grant proposal review. 

Partners & projects

Stats Central collaborates with institutions, researchers, research groups and projects requring both ongoing specialised expertise or fixed-term support. Ongoing partners pay an agreed rate and are allocated a regular portion of our consultants' time. Precise arrangements are negotiable and reviewed regularly.

    • Consulting advice (to an extent commensurate with the partner contribution)
    • Regular workships & trainings
    • Tailored education upon request
    • Teaching assistance on quantitative topics
    • Additional benefits tailored to partner needs

    Note: If you are writing a grant proposal requiring substantive input from a statistician, consider writing a portion of a consultant's time into the grant.

    • Amplifying the lived experience of people affected by cancer: a World Health Organization global survey: NeuRA
    • An Australian Multicentre Double-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial of Genotype-guided versus Standard Psychotropic Therapy in Moderately-to-Severely Depressed Patients Initiating Pharmacotherapy: St Vincent's Clinical Genomics
    • Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Using Machine Learning in the 45 and Up Study: Part of the NSW Health Investigator Development Grant
    • Combining Nanoplasmonic Profiling with Machine Learning for Non-Invasive Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Using Plasma Exosomes: Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation
    • Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 and Other Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease and Related Risk Factors: NSW Health Investigator Development Grant
    • Improving Health Outcomes, Well-being and Care of People Living with Dementia in the Hospital Setting: Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing
    • Intrinsic Capacity: Validation of a New WHO Concept for Healthy Ageing: UNSW Business School
    • Just add water: Monitoring Vegetation Responses to Hydrology in the Macquarie Marshes NSW, Australia: The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
    • Muscle Growth in the Lower Extremity: The MUGgLE study - NeuRA
    • Prospective validation of the Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis (OTTA) Consortium Stratification of Prognosis of Ovarian Tumours (SPOT) signature: School of Women's and Children's Health
    • The Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study: POCLS, Kirby Institute
    • Using tumour RNA expression to predict residual disease after primary cytoreductive surgery in high grade serous ovarian cancer: School of Women's and Children's Health

Contact us

We like to hear from you. If you have questions, requests or ideas for collaboration, please complete the contact form and we will be in touch within five business days.

Stats Central

Level 2, Biological Sciences South Building (E26)
UNSW Sydney NSW 2033

Phone: 02 9385 8220 
Email: stats.central@unsw.edu.au

Get in touch about your project

We offer a range of services that can be tailored to your needs. Please send us an enquiry to get started.