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Biostatistics Consulting CenterThe Biostatistics Consulting Center is a unit within the Biostatistics Department of the College of Public Health. The unit was established to provide biostatistical consulting to the College of Medicine. For over eighteen years the Center has offered expert statistical consulting and data management services to health science researchers at the University of Iowa Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Full-time and student consultants from the Biostatistics Consulting Center work with investigators during all phases of health science research: proposal development, study design, data form or questionnaire development, data entry, data management, statistical analysis, and report preparation. We are actively involved in research projects ranging from brief consultations to long-term collaborative research. Departmental faculty members are available as consultants to Center staff and to all faculty, staff, and students of the health science colleges should the need arise. Consulting ServicesThe Biostatistics Consulting Center continues to grow, not only in the number of its consultants and clients, but also in the number of services offered. The Consulting Center assists researchers with all phases of basic science, clinical, and epidemiologic research. From an investigator's objectives, questions, and hypotheses, we can:
Health science researchers may use Biostatistics Consulting Center staff as advisors during the planning of their projects and preparation of grant proposals. With the Center's help, researchers can develop survey or experimental designs involving appropriate numbers of cases to achieve desired statistical power. Data Entry ServiceThe Department of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health has operated a data entry service since 1975. Primary customers are medical researchers at the University of Iowa and graduate students. Beginning July 1, 2003, data entry services will be coordinated through the Biostatistics Consulting Center. Consulting with form design & layout is also available and highly recommended to save time and money and to reduce confusion in the long term. Personal computers connected to the College of Public Health local area network server are used for the data entry. All data is normally verified. The method used is a double blind/double entry system. All software used was custom written locally specifically for data entry. The data entry program formats can be converted to SAS input statements & variable label statements or SPSSX data list commands & variable label statements. Data files are ASCII flat files but can be converted to other formats for easy import to other programs like Excel. Data is normally transported to projects via email or the campus network. Transfer on other media such as 3.5" Floppy disk, 100 meg PC Zip disk or CD-R ROM is also available. All data is backed up nightly and archived semi-annually on CD-ROM. Only data entry personnel have access to the data files on the network and the paper questionnaires or forms. All forms are kept locked in a cabinet in a locked room when not being entered. No data is stored on the data entry computers for extra security. Confidentiality of all data and forms is observed. Biostatistics Consulting Center Staff Dr. M. Bridget Zimmerman, Director Rick Paulos In addition, biostatistics graduate students are employed as consultants as well. Fees (Effective 7/1/07)Consulting fees for statistical consulting services provided by Dr. Zimmerman, or another faculty, are charged at $100 per hour. Statistical consulting work provided by Biostatistics graduate student staff is charged at $60 per hour. Data Entry will be performed by graduate students at $40 per hour. Rick Paulos’ services for form design will be available at $45 per hour. Long term student consulting services will be charged at the following
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