UC Davis Department of Psychology

Quant Cafe

Statistical and analytic consultation for members of the UC Davis Psychology community.

Request a consultation Consultation policy
Topics can include
  • 01 Study design
  • 02 Statistical modeling
  • 03 Measurement
  • 04 Interpretation

Purpose / 01

Statistical support is work.

Quantitative faculty and graduate students are occasionally asked to provide informal analytic support. That work can become substantial without a shared understanding of time, responsibility, or credit.

Quant Cafe provides a clear intake process and provides a formal avenue for continued involvement and collaboration. Additional work requires an explicit agreement about scope, responsibilities, and appropriate credit.

Process / 02

How it works

Requests are reviewed and matched by topic and availability.

  1. 01

    Submit the request form

    State the project stage, the relevant methods, and the specific question. This information is used to identify an appropriate consultant.

    Go to the request form
  2. 02

    Attend an initial consultation

    The first meeting is used to clarify the question, review possible approaches, and determine whether additional work is needed. If a resolution is found after this meeting, fantastic!

  3. 03

    Set terms for further collaboration

    Before a second meeting or further collaboration, participants agree on scope, responsibilities, and formal involvement. This may include collaboration, authorship, acknowledgment, or another arrangement appropriate to the contribution.

People / 03

Consultants

Consultation schedules are being organized

Faculty Jonathan J. Park, PhD Quantitative Psychology Availability to be announced

Areas of expertise

  • Dynamic network modeling
  • Dynamical systems
  • Computational methods
Additional faculty consultantsProfiles will be added as participation is confirmed.
Graduate student consultantsProfiles and areas of expertise will be added here.

Request requirements / 04

Information required

  • Your research question and current project stage
  • The study design and data already available or planned
  • Relevant code, output, or model specification
  • The specific statistical decision, error, or obstacle to address

Request / 05

Request a consultation

Requests are intended for members of the UC Davis Psychology community. Share enough detail for us to understand the question and identify a suitable person to meet with.

Submitting a request does not establish an ongoing collaboration. Continued involvement is discussed after the first meeting.

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