StatsWork
2022 Ltd
Biometrics and Statistical consulting for the Biological and other sciences
Lincoln near Christchurch, New Zealand
Highly Experienced, High Statistical Capability:
Working with Students, Scientists and other Researchers
All statistical topics including:
Planning/ design, Sampling, Software, Data Analysis, Coding, Data manipulation, Statistical Modelling, Presenting results
$ negotiable
About Ruth Butler
MSc Biometry; Doctor of Statistics
Ruth has worked as a biometrician/statistical consultant for more than 35 years, initially in the UK, then from the mid-1990s in New Zealand. She has primarily worked with bio-protection scientists (plant pathology, entomology), but also has significant experience working with other non-medical biological scientists including in soils/agronomy, food research and plant breeding.
Ruth enjoys working closely with the scientists from the planning stage, providing appropriate and pragmatic statistical expertise for their projects. Her interests are in good data management practices, well-designed experiments, and in improving communication between statisticians and scientists.
Key Capability and Experience
- Trial Design
choosing treatments; numbers of replicates, appropriate layout. Creating well formatted trial plan diagrams and associated skeleton data collection sheets
- Data Managment and Manipulation
including using Excel and how to arrange your data in Excel
- Statistical Analysis and Data Analytics
especially for counts and percentages; mixed models (ANOVA, REML, GLM, HGLM, spatial, normal, non-normal); linear and non-linear regression/ modelling; multivariate methods, statistical inference
- Sampling
particularly entomology, plant pathology and laboratory procedures
- Tables, Graphics and Report Writing
Accessibly written summaries of the statistical aspects of the project, publication quality tables and figures; interpretation of the statistical analysis results.