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      Statistical Consulting Services

      Statistical consulting services for current VCU faculty, staff, and students are provided by appointment by graduate students and faculty from VCU Statistical Sciences & Operations Research.    

      • Co-Authorship and Acknowledgement
      • Statistical & Research Resources
        • Software at VCU
        • Working with Sensitive Data
        • VCU Resources for Researchers
        • Other Resources

      Co-Authorship and Acknowledgement:

      If the Statistical Consultant contributes in any substantial way to a publication, with advice, planning, or analysis, then he or she is entitled to be a co‐author (if their material is being used). In that case, the statistical consultant also has a responsibility for the publication as a whole, as outlined in the JAMA criteria.

      Otherwise, a statement of acknowledgment similar to the following may be appropriate:   

      "The Statistical Consulting Service at Virginia Commonwealth University and in particular [name the consultant] assisted with the design and analysis of this experiment [or study or project]."

      Articles: Please send copies of all articles that recognize the Statistical Consulting Service at Virginia Commonwealth University to statconsult@vcu.edu

      Statistical & Research Resources

      • Software at VCU
        • JMP
        • R
        • REDCap - secured web surveys and data collection forms
        • SAS
        • SPSS
        • Other Software
      • Working with Sensitive Data
        • When working with sensitive data, it is your responsibility to ensure that the data is secured during collection, transmission, and storage.  
          VCU Encryption Security Standard - sections III-V
        • Research Data Security Overview   
        • What is sensitive data?
          VCU Data Classification Standard
        • How do I collect and store sensitive data?
          • Unless stored on University centrally managed or comparable network storage devices, all Category I data must be encrypted when stored in electronic format.
          • Secured central storage for sensitive research data is available on Fenn
          • All fixed storage devices on University-owned laptop computers must be encrypted with the VCU enterprise encryption solution.
          • REDCap provides secured web data collection forms and secured web surveys
          • See VCU Encryption Security Standard - section IV
        • How can I safely transmit sensitive data?
          • By email: Use Zixmail Secure Email
          • For file transfers:  Establish a VPN connection and then use an SFTP program such as Filezilla
          • Securing mobile devices
          • See VCU Encryption Security Standard - section V
        • VCU Office of Research
          • Policies and Guidance 
        • CITI Training
        • NIH: Protecting Personal Health Information in Research:
          Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule
      • VCU Resources for Researchers
        • VCU Biostatistical Consulting Lab
        • VCU Center for Biological Complexity
        • VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research
          • Bioinformatics Core
          • Research
        • VCU Office of Research
        • VCU SERL- Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory
        • Technology Services Research Servers
          • App2Go - Windows server with research applications
          • Unix servers for research 
      • Other Resources
        • IASRI - Design of Experiments
        • UCLA - Stat Portal
        • UCLA - What statistical analysis should I use?
        • Virginia Public Health Information - Statistics & Surveillance



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