Statistical Advising and Online Survey Advising Services

Three types of advising for basic, how-to questions about procedures and/or minimal interpretive help with the results of analyses when using Loyola-supported statistical and online survey applications are available:

• Walk-in support is provided by statistical computing advisers in open access labs. Service is on a first-come, first-served basis and is designed to serve the needs of undergraduate and graduate students who have basic questions about particular procedures in any of Loyola's supported statistical or qualitative analysis software packages or with either of Loyola's online survey software applications. The advisers are senior graduate students with backgrounds in research methods and quantitative and qualitative research design and analysis. They have an extensive working knowledge of one or more research computing software packages supported by Loyola. If they cannot answer a question they will refer you to another adviser or staff member who can. Advisers work on a fixed schedule during class sessions. Advisers are not available during the break between the Fall and Spring semesters, or the summer sessions.
• Please note the following changes to the Spring 2013 schedule below from 3/25/13 through 3/31/13 due to the Loyola Easter Break:
  • Monday, 3/25/13, Stephanie Besser will be available between 3:30 pm and 8:30 pm at WTC.
  • Tuesday, 3/26/13, Stephanie Besser will be available at the WTC campus, CLC 732, from 1:00 pm to 8:30 pm; Zubeyir Nisanci will be available for extended hours from 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm in IC 204.
  • Wednesday, 3/27/13, Stephanie Besser's hours will be extended from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at LSC.
  • Thursday, 3/28/13, Stephanie Besser will not be available for her normal Thursday shift; Zubeyir Nisanci's shift will end at 5 pm due to the early closure of IC 204.; Valerie Herzog's Thursday shift will be extended to 5 pm at WTC.
  • Friday, 3/29/13, no advising services will be available due to the university holiday.
  • Saturday, 3/30, Stephanie Besser will not be available for her normal Saturday shift but Valerie Herzog will cover Saturday from 12 pm to 5 pm in IC 204.
    
  • Sunday, 3/31/13, no advising services will be available due to the university holiday.

Spring 2013 Semester - Statistical Adviser Schedule

If no statistical adviser is scheduled during regular business hours (9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday) email stat-help@luc.edu or call/email: Lauree Garvin: (773) 508-7653 lgarvin@luc.edu or Jack Corliss: (773) 508-7606 jcorlis@luc.edu.

• Telephone support is available to students on week-days when there are no advisers on duty at the campus where a student is working. Call 773-508-2270 to reach an adviser at LSC.
  
  
• E-mail support is available through stat-help@luc.edu. We will contact you within one business day of your email.

Consulting

Advisers and staff will consult with graduate students on research questions that require more in-depth assistance than can be given during walk-in support hours (questions/problems that require more than "how-to" answers and minimal interpretive support). Consulting is by appointment only. To schedule a consulting appointment contact Lauree Garvin at 773-508-7653, lgarvin@luc.edu.

Advisers and staff will consult with graduate students on their thesis or dissertation research. The graduate student must have approval for such consulting from her/his thesis or dissertation chairperson. Assistance includes advice regarding the following: the selection of appropriate statistical models for analyzing data, data set design, statistical software programming, interpretation of program output to a degree appropriate to the research, and design of tables, graphs, and charts.

Training

There are two options for training:

• Teaching with Technology Clinics (TWTs) These are individual, hands-on sessions that last between 60 to 90 minutes. We will train faculty and graduate students actively involved in thesis/dissertation projects or in faculty research in the basics (getting started) of the following applications: IBM SPSS Statistics, NVivo 9, Opinio and SNAP. One week advance notice is required for TWT sessions.

• In-Class Demonstration/Hands-on Sessions Faculty can request a demonstration for their classes of the following applications: IBM SPSS Statistics or NVivo. Classes can be demonstration-only or involve some hands-on work. If hands-on is required the faculty member is responsible for booking a computer lab in which to hold the training. Two weeks advance notice is required for for in-class demonstrations/hands-on sessions.

Contact Lauree Garvin, lgarvin@luc.edu, 8-7653, to arrange TWT or In-Class sessions.