Welcome to LISA (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis)

LISA (Virginia Tech’s Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis) has been advancing research via expert statistical analysis since 1948. Our mission is to train statistics students to become interdisciplinary collaborators and to demonstrate the value of statistical thinking in interdisciplinary collaborations. We provide statistical advice, analysis, and education to Virginia Tech researchers by offering individual collaboration meetings, walk-in consulting, educational short courses, and support for interdisciplinary research projects.

LISA’s statistical collaborators are trained to help researchers design experiments, analyze and plot data, run statistical software, interpret results, and communicate statistical concepts to non-statisticians. Our assistance is free for Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and students on academic research projects. Areas of expertise include:

  • Grant Proposals
  • Experimental Design
  • Multivariate Methods
  • Biostatistics
  • Time Series
  • Bayesian Statistics
  • Quality Control
  • Response Surface Models
  • Publication Preparation
  • Statistical Software: R, SAS, JMP, MINITAB, SPSS, etc.

Review our policies and request a meeting with a LISA statistical collaborator.

 

LISA Walk-in Consulting Service

Summer 2012 Hours: 1-3 PM, Monday through Friday starting on May 21st in the GLC Video Conference Room.

A statistical consultant is available from 1-3 PM Monday through Friday when classes are in session to answer your quick questions or to help with research projects requiring less than 30 minutes of assistance. For more in-depth questions or longer projects, complete the LISA Request Form and a team of statistical collaborators will be assigned to work with you. LISA does not assist with class projects or homework.

 

Contact:

Collaboration Request Form

Tonya Pruitt
LISA Administrative Specialist
405-C Hutcheson Hall (0439)
Email: LISA@vt.edu
Phone: 540-231-8354

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Updates and Upcoming Events

June 11, 2012

First summer short course: Introduction to JMP. See the full Short Course Series here.

May 21, 2012

Summer Walk-In Consulting begins.

March 20, 2012

Want to hear about what we've been up to in preparation for the Hutcheson renovation? We've posted a blog with some pictures of our old and current accommodations.

February 13, 2012

Renovations of the fourth floor of Hutcheson Hall will begin on February 20th. Daily Walk-In Consulting locations will be changing. See our Walk-In page for more information.

February 1, 2012

In a recently published paper, Nigerian statistician Awe Olushina Olawale cites LISA as the example for African universities to follow as he calls for the establishment of statistical consulting centers and the training of young statisticians in consulting in all universities in Africa.

November 11, 2011

LISA's 2010-2011 Annual Report is now available on our About Us page.

September 14, 2011

Interested in learning more about R? Revolution Analytics is offering free R webinars. Visit their website for more information.

Older (still useful):

August 25, 2011

LISA's International Vision is now available on our About Us page.

August 22, 2011

The updated LISA promo slides and LISA brochure are available on our About Us page.

July 29, 2011

Are you a prospective student? Learn more about what LISA has to offer.

June 22, 2011

LISA has compiled a list of computer labs on campus.

June 22, 2011

LISA informational slide available for professors and other indivudals who would like to share the word about LISA's services. Please see our About Us page for a link to the files.

May 7, 2010

Get connected with LISA via your favorite social media network: Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo.  Want to see us somewhere else? Let us know!