The Office of Statistics for Doctoral Research (OSDR)
Are you a PhD student at UB who needs statistical support for your research?
The Office of Statistics for Doctoral Research (OSDR) supports PhD students like you across the university with your study design and data analysis needs. OSDR also provides a location on South Campus where you can access a variety of statistical software to conduct data analysis.
OSDR is part of a collection of offices in the Center for Biostatistics Research, Collaboration and Data Coordination. These offices, overseen by PhD-level biostatisticians, provide both high-level contributions on research development and study planning, and centralized statistical support from MS-level staff to conduct rigorous, reproducible and transparent analyses.
OSDR can assist you with:
- preliminary study design
- validation of power and sample size calculations
- data analysis support
Appointments are required.
OSDR will also link you with educational resources and activities, such as webinars and workshops on research methods and various data analysis topics.
- SAS
- R
- SPSS
- Minitab
- Stata
- GraphPad Prism
- Mplus
OSDR is located in the lower level of Abbott Library on UB's South Campus in a space called the Data Labs. The Data Labs offer two unique workspaces.
- Room B22 is a consultation space where you can meet one-on-one with statisticians. (Appointments required.)
- Room B21 is a quiet workspace with computer stations equipped with a variety of statistical software.
Virtual opportunities include the option for virtual consultations as well as webinars and online workshops covering topics such as survey design, data collection and data management.