Welcome to the SSC website

We are specialists in statistical training and consultancy

The SSC is a self-financing consultancy group based at the University of Reading, UK. We work in Europe and worldwide, offering training and advisory services in statistics and data management.

Statistical Consultancy

Our concern is always to address the specific needs of our clients. Read about our consultancy services, study some examples of SSC work, and find out how to contact us.

Statistical Training

On-line: For access to our facilitated, on-line (distance learning or e-learning) courses, visit www.statistics-training.org. Applications are invited for:

• e-SMS: Statistics Made Simple — a statistics foundation course for research students. March–May 2010
• e-SIAC: Statistics in Applied Climatology — open to all users of climatic data. January–March 2010

On-site: We aim to provide a high standard of training in a friendly and relaxed setting. Read about our training services and short courses, and check the programme for 2010. The next courses scheduled to be held in Reading are:

• Regression Analysis: A Hands-on Approach. 10-11 February 2010
• Survival Analysis for Medical & Health Professionals. 17-18 February 2010
• Practical Bayesian Data Analysis. 24-26 February 2010 ** Fully booked **
• The Incomplete and Utter Guide to Statistics. 8-9 March 2010
• Modelling Binary and Categorical Repeated Measurement Data. 15-16 March 2010
• Excel 2007 for Statistics: What You Can and Cannot Do. 17-18 March 2010
• Taking Excel 2007 Further: Macros for Data Management and Statistics. 19 March 2010
• Multilevel Modelling. 13-14 April 2010
• A Review of Basic Statistics. 19-20 April 2010
• Introduction to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). 21-22 April 2010
• Introduction to Capture-Recapture Techniques. 26-27 April 2010
• Practical Bayesian Data Analysis. 28-30 July 2010 ** NEW **
• More courses ...
• Download the 2010 brochure (pdf).

Project Partnerships

As a member of a project team, a SSC statistician can assist in project identification, appraisal, design, implementation, monitoring, review, evaluation and impact assessment.

Partnership with us guarantees that your study design and sampling will be efficiently planned, and data analysis effectively executed, ensuring the best use of resources.

Resources for statistical training and analysis

• An index page of resources
• Our guides to good statistical practice - rewritten and now published as a book
• The SSC Statistical Resources Handbook
• SSC software: Instat and SSC-Stat
• Statistical 'games': simulations of surveys and experiments, used for teaching
• Some case studies demonstrating good statistical practice
• Using Excel for statistics
• Resources for users of GenStat
• External links to sources of statistical software

Last updated 8 February, 2010