Statistical Consulting Lab (SCL)

Lab Information

Mathematics & Statistics

Statistical Consulting Lab

The Statistical Consulting Lab is dedicated to offering free consulting on research and survey design, data collecting and administration, statistical analysis, and assessment to ETSU faculty, staff, and students. In addition, the Statistical Consulting Lab aims to give introductory training with commonly used data analysis tools and software.

Day 10am-11:30am 11:30am-11:40am 11:40am-1pm 1pm-1:10pm 1:10pm-2pm
Monday Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah
Tuesday Roni/Sekyiwah Sekyiwah   Katie Roni/Sekyiwah
Wednesday Roni/Sekyiwah Roni/Sekyiwah Roni/Sekyiwah Roni/Sekyiwah Roni/Sekyiwah
Thursday Roni/Sekyiwah Sekyiwah   Katie Roni/Sekyiwah
Friday Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah Roni/Katie/Sekyiwah  
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Workshops

The SCL provides appropriate introductory trainings with common data analysis software like SAS, R, SPSS, Excel, Minitab, and Python, and also on the statistical methodalogies if needed. Throughout the academic year and during the summer semester, lab consultants offer seminars on a variety of research and software-related topics. Any ETSU faculty, student, or staff member is welcome to attend the workshops. Our first workshop this year is on Feb. 27th at 1pm in Gilbreath 305.

Consulting Services

Our consultants can help you with....
  • Conducting surveys and studies
  • Identifying data collection techniques
  • Choosing data storage and management strategies
  • Finding and carrying out statistical analyses

Availability

You can reach us via email, phone or in person at Gilbreath Hall, Room 308T, to schedule your appointment. 

The lab is open from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Monday through Friday.  We encourage you to consult with us as soon as you begin your research project; we're here to assist you with your research questions and support you throughout the process.

Clients typically engage with consultants for 2-4 weeks, depending on the project's scope.  Additionally, you can complete the SCL form, detailing your data situation and the specific assistance you require from our consultants. 

Come Prepared!

  • Research questions
  • Description of variables
  • Conceptual Description
  • Data file 

Contact Us!

Email: scl@etsu.edu
Phone: 423-439-6960 or 423-439-6980
Director: Mostafa Zahed, PH.D.
Address: 312 (or 308 T) Gilbreath Hall / PO Box 70663, Johnson City, TN 37614 

Our Consultants (Past & Present!)

Current Consultants

Roni is a consultant for Spring 2026.

Roni MD Raisul Islam

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Areas of Expertise: Data and statistical analysis
  • Proficient In: R, Python, SAS

Katie is a consultant for Spring 2026.

Katie Thornton

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Areas of Expertise: Statistical modeling: data wrangling and management; data visualization; applied statistics in biology/plant phenotping, health/survival, and nonprofit/animal welfare
  • Proficient In: R, SAS, SQL, Python, C#, HTML, LaTeX, Microsoft Office, Looker Studio

Sekyiwah is a consultant for Spring 2026.

Sekyiwaah Nuamah

  • Program: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Area of Expertise: Statistical Analysis and Data Visualization
  • Proficient in : SAS and Python.

Past Consultants

Shanice Douglas was a consultant in Fall 2024.

Shanice Douglas (Fall 2024)

  • Major: M.S. in Mathematicial Science
  • Areas of Expertise:  Statistial Modeling, Data Visualization and Data Management
  • Proficient In:  SAS, R and Python

Anna White was a consultant for Fall 2024.

Anna White (Fall 2024)

  • Major: M.S.  in Applied Data Science
  • Areas of Expertise:  Data and Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning and Real-World Data
  • Proficient In:  R and Python

Taylor Boles was a consultant from Fall 2024-Spring 2025.

Taylor Boles (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Areas of Expertise: Statistical Methods and Advanced Data Analytics
  • Proficient In: R,C++and Python

Jonah welch was a consultant for Fall 2024.

Jonah Welch (Fall 2024)

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Areas of Expertise:  Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Sports or Nature Application, Exploratory Data Analysis and Business Analytics
  • Proficient In:  R, Python, Word, PowerPoint, Overleaf (Latex), Excel and Tableau

Eden Huhn was a cosnultant from Fall 2024-Spring 2025.

Eden Huhn (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Area of Expertise: Statistical Regression and Predictive Analytics
  • Proficient In: Python and R

Inhwan Jung was a consultant from Spring 2025-Fall 2025.

Inhwan Jung (Spring 2025-Fall 2025)

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Areas of Expertise: Statistical analysis; data analysis
  • Proficient In: Stata, SAS, R, Python

Princess was a consultant for Spring 2025.

Princess Flora Naa Ayikaikor Tagoe (Spring 2025)

  • Major: M.S. in Applied Data Science
  • Area of Expertise: Statistical Analysis and Data Visualization
  • Proficient In: R and Python