What services does ISCON Statistical Consulting Services offer?

ISCON provide a wide range of statistical consulting and analysis services which include but not limited to the selection of research design, data analysis and results interpretation. We can also assist you in designing, conducting and analysing survey research. Our expert assistance is available for an extensive range of areas including grant proposal development, clinical trial design, scientific research design, strategies for data collection, determination of sample size and power, statistical modelling, results interpretation, preparation of manuscripts, data entry and management to some extent. We are specialists in epidemiology studies, clinical trials, statistical genetics, non-parametric methodology, genetic epidemiology, regression and time series analysis, Bayesian methods and graphical methodologies. Moreover, we offer support to non-profit organisations for NSF, private foundation and NIH grants.

How can I book appointment with Statistical consultant?

You can contact us via email or phone call to book your appointment for consultation

What information should I bring along at an initial consultation meeting with statistician?

When you visit us for the initial meeting, it is recommended that you bring along all the information related to your research and can help us in better understanding the goals and purpose of your research study. This information can include research hypotheses, relevant literature review papers, proposal drafts or manuscripts and anything you think is important for us to know about. If you have done data collection already, we request you to give us your data set copy in electronic form along with all the relevant study information.

How much statistics should I know?

It is expected that you at least have basic knowledge of statistical concepts and methodologies. However, our expert consultant helps you to explore the available options.

How much is the cost to hire statistician?

The cost of our service depends on a variety of factors which include your data format, complexity, data cleanliness, project deliverables and required analysis. We work with you to understand your requirements and breakdown the cost to meet your individual needs.

What happens at the initial consultation session with statistician?

In the initial consultation session, the consultant introduces him/herself and asks you a few general questions about your research, data, objectives and requirements. Through this, we try to understand your needs and work with you to answer your concerns.

What is the cost of the initial consultation?

At ISCON Statistics, we provide a free initial consultation at our office or through video-calling. However, if you request us to come over to you, then you have to cover our trip expenses.

At what research stage should I contact statisticians?

The best time to contact statistician is before designing your research study. We can help you in designing your research study and determine the most effective and powerful statistical methodologies. However, you can contact us at any stage of your research.

Which statistical software statistician will use for data analysis?

Our experts have hands-on experience of using a variety of latest statistical software and tools, including R, WinBUGS, SPSS, SAS, and Stata.

What is your approach towards data privacy, security and confidentiality?

At ISCON Statistics, we follow strict data security measures and respect your privacy and confidentiality. We never share your information and data with anyone without your permission.

Are your services available for students?

Yes, we happily provide statistical support to the postgraduate students who do not have statistical expertise. We either provide them statistical advice or guidance to help them perform their statistical analysis or perform the statistical analysis of their research.

What format should I use to provide you data?

You can send us data in any format. However, CSV files, Excel files or SQL-based data files are recommended.

Meet the Founder | ISCON Statistics

What drive us

The cornerstone of our progress in scientific frontiers is systematic research. Through it, we are able to advance our knowledge and expertise like never before. The advancements in computing and a exponential increase in the amount of data have placed a huge responsibility on statistical sciences to be transparent and accurate. Now, statisticians has a crucial role to play in the development of 'good scientific practices' for the larger benefit of society.

Statistics is a powerful tool for describing, summarising, and deriving inferences from the data. But at the same time, it has been used inappropriately for publishing research with inaccurate methodologies, poor-quality reporting and misleading conclusions. Many businesses and organisations make decisions based on these unreliable research findings,which is detrimental to our society and ultimately damages people's trust in the scientific research. Prof Doug Altman, eminent statistician from the University of Oxford rightly said in the Editorial of ‘The Scandal of Poor Medical Research (1994) that-

"We need to focus on less yet better scientific research, which should be performed for the right reasons

In this spirit, Dr Chetan Prajapati laid the foundation of ISCON-Statistics based on two core principles of ethical statistical practice-

Correct application of statistical methods

Transparent & accurate reporting of statistical results

At ISCON Statistics, we ardently follow both these principles to deliver precise and quality results. Our expertise in statistical and scientific methodology enables us to perform comprehensive, in-depth, and accurate statistical analysis of the provided data. In turn, this helps you achieve high-quality and reproducible research results, enabling you to make logical and informed decisions.

Meet the Founder

Dr Chetan Prajapati

Dr Chetan Prajapati is professional statistician and epidemiologist, founder of ISCON Statistics. He holds master of statistics (with specialisation in Genetic Epidemiology) from the renownedUniversity of Leicester. He is also John Brookes Scholar of theOxford Brookes University. During his time withBristol Medical School, University of Bristol, he designed and analysed multiple hospital-based research studies including design, conduct and analyses of randomised control trial. Prior to University of Bristol, he worked as Medical Statistician atthe Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia at the University of Oxford, where he worked with Prof Rothwell on all statistical aspects of Oxford Vascular (OXVASC) study, includes the management and analyses of clinical trials data. He is also was visiting researcher atKarolinska Institute, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Swedenwhere he leading the analysis of clinical and litigation data to understanding link between adverse pregnancy outcomes and litigation cost. During his career, he gained hands-on experience in the application of all three methods statistical inferences – Bayesian, frequentist and likelihood in real-world settings. He foundedISCON Statisticswith vision to provide responsive, ethical, and accessible statistical services to businesses, organisations and individuals.

As a passionate statistician, Dr Chetan aspires to explore innovative statistical methodologies for different types of data to provide more precise and reproducible results. As a mix of both, theoretical and applied Statistician, Dr Chetan thrive to explore and apply novel statistical methods to data of various types. Recently, he implemented multi-variate Vector Auto-regression (VAR) economic models in clinical data in to find a relationship between two time series. His research interest are clinical trials design, survival analysis, mixed models, monte-carlo simulation and analysis of data-set with statistical complexities (i.e. with missing data, sparse or unbalanced).

With his years of experience in statistical analysis and research, Chetan Prajapati enjoys strong command over a variety of statistical tools and software. He is proficient inR statistical softwareand also has experience in using other software –STATA, SPSS, WinBugs, StatXact, MLWin. His in-depth knowledge of statistical methods also enables him to explain and present research analysis in a simple and comprehensible way.

His Accreditations

Dr Chetan is registered and professional member ofRoyal Statistical Society, leading body of professional statistician in UK (Registration number 125676). He is also active member ofStatistics Without Borders (SWB)andInternational Statistical Institute (ISI).

Royal Statistical Society

Statistics Without Borders

International Statistical Institute

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