University Support - Maths and Stats Community

Support for Institutions

A large number of undergraduate and post graduate students have some level of quantitative research in their dissertations but often do not have enough teaching within their courses to enable them to carry out suitable analysis. Academic staff can also lack the basic skills and knowledge to carry out their own quantitative analysis or supervise dissertations with statistical content which impacts on the quality of research.

Degree courses can also have a mathematical element which many students struggle. Anxiety about maths or statistics and higher failure rates in such modules impacts on retention and progression. With cuts to contact time and increased workload of academics across many institutions, support services will play a vital role in improving retention.

Our team have substantial experience coordinating and delivering individual maths and statistics support across at a variety of UK institutions. We know that demand varies during the year and recruitment of experienced staff to provide quality support can be difficult. We can offer regular or on demand online support for an hourly rate when you need it most. We can also run workshops on specific topics for a range of disciplines.

Statistics Support

Having worked in stats support at a variety of institutions, our stats team are aware of the variation in demand over the academic year with peaks just before undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation hand in dates. We can provide online stats support on an hourly rate during these peak times or all year round.

Our individual support sessions can advise on anything including collecting meaningful data, using software such as Excel, SPSS, Jamovi, R or SAS, choosing the right statistical techniques, interpretation and reporting results.

Book an initial meeting to discuss your needs and how we can best help you.

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Maths Support

Our experienced maths support team can provide drop in sessions or targeted teaching for groups of students struggling with the maths content of their courses. As lecturers, the team have also all taught maths at University to maths students and other disciplines such as Engineering.

We can provide online maths support on an hourly rate during peak times, covering absence of employees or all year round.

Our individual support sessions can advise on maths at any level including understanding course content, numeracy tests, and strategies to reduce maths anxiety,

Book an initial meeting to discuss your needs and how we can best help you.

Maths Help Enquiry

Statistics Workshops

We have a range of short statistics courses which can be delivered to students or staff to help participants understand, carry out and interpret key statistical tests.

These can be targeted full day or a series of shorter workshops over several weeks. Our standard courses below give an overview of the topics we could deliver. Fill in our enquiry form and we’ll get back to you to discuss your needs and packages we can offer.

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Current Courses

Study Design

Getting Started with Quantitative Research (half day)

This course is useful for anyone who is starting out with quantitative research and needs to consider how best to address their research questions either by using existing data or considering different methods of collecting useful data. This will include different ideas for data collection, constructing sensible research questions and getting started with your own research.

Add on: Questionnaire Design (half day)

For those who are planning to use questionnaires, this workshop will cover the key considerations to ensure you collect meaningful data to address your research questions. This will include designing questions to allow a wider range of analysis.

Summarising and Visualising Data (half day)

Summarising and visualising data is an important step in quantitative analysis. We teach you how to decide which summary measures are most appropriate for your data, how to display data effectively and how to interpret your results. The course includes understanding data types, checking whether your data is normally distributed or skewed and tips for formatting tables/graphs.

Core Concepts of Hypothesis Testing (full day)

Our main full day core concepts workshop covers the basics of hypothesis testing to help you understand statistical terminology and interpret the results of tests such as Chi-squared, Paired t-tests, independent t-tests and equivalent non-parametric techniques.

Note: You should have attended the summarising data course or be familiar with basic concepts such as averages, data types and charts.

Half Day Add-On Sessions

These workshops assume you have attended the main one day core concepts course and will focus on how to run the tests covered within your chosen package. These sessions will also reinforce your learning from the

Basic data summary and testing in free packages (Excel and Jamovi)
Basic data summary and testing in SPSS
Basic data summary and testing using SAS programming

Choosing the Right Techniques (half day)

In this workshop we cover the terminology needed to help choose the right tests for your research questions including plenty of examples and time for you to identify the tests and summary statistics/charts needed for your data.

Note: It is preferable that you have some understanding of hypothesis testing and data summary statistics/charts to get the most out of the course.

Tailored Courses

Where a group of people using the same statistical package are interested in a two day course, we have some flexibility as to the additional content combined with our one day core concepts course e.g. Core concepts, demonstration of chosen package and either data summary, choosing the right techniques, basic correlation/regression.

Our specific topics courses cover the core concepts of the topics focusing on interpretation with use of specific software taught either in add on sessions or through access to recorded content included in the cost. We can also run a bespoke courses for group with using software built in to the core content and combinations of the following topics.

Please note that it is expected that you have attended our core concepts statistics course or at least be familiar with the basics of hypothesis testing including t-tests, confidence intervals and checking assumptions of normality.

Correlation and Regression (one day)

Our correlation and regression course split into a 5 hour general content section and then either a two hour session or access to recorded content using your chosen software.

Correlation and Linear Regression

Correlation and linear regression are commonly used techniques which test for relationships and significant predictors of continuous dependent variables. Understanding the core concepts of these techniques will aide in your understanding of many more advanced techniques. We focus on the interpretation of results within the workshop with add on sessions teaching you how to carry out these tests in Jamovi or SPSS. We cover all the basics of the techniques including interpretation, checking assumptions, interactions/moderation, multiple regression, and building predictive models.

Software Add-on Sessions (included in the cost)

Specify a Jamovi, SPSS or SAS add on to learn how to carry out correlation and regression in your chosen package and reinforce your learning from the main course. Recorded content is included in the cost of the main course.

Add-on Topic: Logistic Regression (half day)

Standard regressions requires the dependent variable to be continuous but there are other types of regression for different data types. Logistic regression is used when the dependent variable is binary and models can be used to give predicted probabilities as well as test for significant predictors.

ANOVA

Between group Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a technique used to compare means of three or more groups. Repeated measures (within groups) ANOVA compares three or more measures of the same variables either at different time points or under different conditions.

Our full course (two half days) covers both techniques and mixed ANOVA which has a combination of both. If you only want to learn about standard between groups ANOVA, just sign up for the half day version.

ANOVA (half day)

Our half day course covers the core concepts of ANOVA including one way, checking assumptions and the non-parametric equivalent. Then we move to two way ANOVA with interactions.

Add-on Topic: Repeated Measures ANOVA (half day)

For those with data collected at multiple time points or under different conditions, learn how to test for differences using repeated measures ANOVA and it’s non-parametric equivalent, the Friedman test, when assumptions are not met. We will also cover mixed ANOVA where you have repeated measures and wish to compare groups.

Software Add=on Sessions (included in the cost)

Specify a Jamovi, SPSS or SAS add on to learn how to carry out ANOVA in your chosen package and reinforce your learning from the main course. Recorded content is included in the cost of the half day courses.

Are you new to statistical software and need an introduction to key features? Sign up for one of our absolute beginners courses on it’s own or in conjunction with one of our other courses.

Free Packages: Excel and Jamovi

Excel is used by most organisations but it is limited in the level of statistical analysis which can be easily carried out. Jamovi is a free statistical package with easy to use pull down menus covering a wide range of statistical techniques. Excel has more flexibility with charts so we recommend using Jamovi for analysis and summary tables and then Excel for graphs.

Absolute Beginners Excel (half day)

If you are completely new to Excel, this is the course to build your confidence with using this versatile package. We’ll cover the most useful features for editing, formatting and organising data along with formulae for basic data manipulation and summary.

Summarising and Visualising Data in Excel (half day)

This course builds on from the basic introduction to cover a range of summary measures and charts, how to choose the most appropriate summary measures, pivot tables and formatting.

Absolute Beginners Jamovi (half day)

This course includes opening data sets in Jamovi, setting up variable names and labels, basic calculations and summary stats/charts.

SPSS

SPSS is one of the most widely used statistical packages in higher education. It is a pull down menu system which carries out a wide range of techniques and visually appealing graphs.

Getting Started with SPSS (half day)

This course will cover the basics such as importing data, formatting variables in Variable view, creating new variables, basic summary tables and charts.

Addressing maths/stats anxiety

Do you feel stressed when thinking about or doing anything needing numbers? Do you worry that you’ll never understand, don’t know where to start or feel overwhelmed?

Many people have some anxiety about maths but understanding what maths/stats anxiety is, recognising when it is impacting on learning and using strategies to reduce this anxiety will enable you to succeed with maths or stats. Our team are experienced in addressing anxiety and have carried out research in this area to develop resources and group sessions.

We can help address anxiety during individual sessions or through group workshops.

Parents

Have you noticed that your child is anxious around maths or recognise these feelings yourself? Do you struggle helping your child with their homework?

We can run sessions for groups of parents on addressing anxiety to help you and your child. We can add on some extra sessions on core maths topics for primary/secondary school to boost your confidence and help you help your child.

Students

For teaching staff, we can run a session specifically for your students or staff.

Are you a group of people or company looking for specific topics? We can combine any of our half or full day courses to suit your needs or use reduced versions of some. Most common will be a combination of our main core concepts workshop with chosen software demonstration and any of the following:

Data summary and visualisation, getting started in Jamovi/SPSS
Correlation and regression in Jamovi/SPSS/R
Reduced regression and choosing the right test
Demonstration of analysis with your actual data

Book an appointment with our team to discuss your exact needs and possible options for delivery. Use the general register an interest form and indicate which combinations you might be most interested in and we’ll contact you you to discuss the exact content.

Current Courses

Study Design

Getting Started with Quantitative Research (half day)

This course is useful for anyone who is starting out with quantitative research and needs to consider how best to address their research questions either by using existing data or considering different methods of collecting useful data. This will include different ideas for data collection, constructing sensible research questions and getting started with your own research.

Add on: Questionnaire Design (half day)

For those who are planning to use questionnaires, this workshop will cover the key considerations to ensure you collect meaningful data to address your research questions. This will include designing questions to allow a wider range of analysis.

Core Concepts
Summarising and Visualising Data (half day)

Summarising and visualising data is an important step in quantitative analysis. We teach you how to decide which summary measures are most appropriate for your data, how to display data effectively and how to interpret your results. The course includes understanding data types, checking whether your data is normally distributed or skewed and tips for formatting tables/graphs.

Core Concepts of Hypothesis Testing (full day)

Our main full day core concepts workshop covers the basics of hypothesis testing to help you understand statistical terminology and interpret the results of tests such as Chi-squared, Paired t-tests, independent t-tests and equivalent non-parametric techniques.

Note: You should have attended the summarising data course or be familiar with basic concepts such as averages, data types and charts.

Half Day Add-On Sessions

These workshops assume you have attended the main one day core concepts course and will focus on how to run the tests covered within your chosen package. These sessions will also reinforce your learning from the

Basic data summary and testing in free packages (Excel and Jamovi)

Basic data summary and testing in SPSS

Basic data summary and testing using SAS programming

Choosing the Right Techniques (half day)

In this workshop we cover the terminology needed to help choose the right tests for your research questions including plenty of examples and time for you to identify the tests and summary statistics/charts needed for your data.

Note: It is preferable that you have some understanding of hypothesis testing and data summary statistics/charts to get the most out of the course.

Tailored Courses

Where a group of people using the same statistical package are interested in a two day course, we have some flexibility as to the additional content combined with our one day core concepts course e.g. Core concepts, demonstration of chosen package and either data summary, choosing the right techniques, basic correlation/regression.

Specific Topics

Our specific topics courses cover the core concepts of the topics focusing on interpretation with use of specific software taught either in add on sessions or through access to recorded content included in the cost. We can also run a bespoke courses for group with using software built in to the core content and combinations of the following topics.

Please note that it is expected that you have attended our core concepts statistics course or at least be familiar with the basics of hypothesis testing including t-tests, confidence intervals and checking assumptions of normality.

Correlation and Regression (one day)

Our correlation and regression course split into a 5 hour general content section and then either a two hour session or access to recorded content using your chosen software.

Correlation and Linear Regression

Correlation and linear regression are commonly used techniques which test for relationships and significant predictors of continuous dependent variables. Understanding the core concepts of these techniques will aide in your understanding of many more advanced techniques. We focus on the interpretation of results within the workshop with add on sessions teaching you how to carry out these tests in Jamovi or SPSS. We cover all the basics of the techniques including interpretation, checking assumptions, interactions/moderation, multiple regression, and building predictive models.

Software Add-on Sessions (included in the cost)

Specify a Jamovi, SPSS or SAS add on to learn how to carry out correlation and regression in your chosen package and reinforce your learning from the main course. Recorded content is included in the cost of the main course.

Add-on Topic: Logistic Regression (half day)

Standard regressions requires the dependent variable to be continuous but there are other types of regression for different data types. Logistic regression is used when the dependent variable is binary and models can be used to give predicted probabilities as well as test for significant predictors.

ANOVA

Between group Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a technique used to compare means of three or more groups. Repeated measures (within groups) ANOVA compares three or more measures of the same variables either at different time points or under different conditions.

Our full course (two half days) covers both techniques and mixed ANOVA which has a combination of both. If you only want to learn about standard between groups ANOVA, just sign up for the half day version.

ANOVA (half day)

Our half day course covers the core concepts of ANOVA including one way, checking assumptions and the non-parametric equivalent. Then we move to two way ANOVA with interactions.

Add-on Topic: Repeated Measures ANOVA (half day)

For those with data collected at multiple time points or under different conditions, learn how to test for differences using repeated measures ANOVA and it’s non-parametric equivalent, the Friedman test, when assumptions are not met. We will also cover mixed ANOVA where you have repeated measures and wish to compare groups.

Software Add=on Sessions (included in the cost)

Specify a Jamovi, SPSS or SAS add on to learn how to carry out ANOVA in your chosen package and reinforce your learning from the main course. Recorded content is included in the cost of the half day courses.

Software

Are you new to statistical software and need an introduction to key features? Sign up for one of our absolute beginners courses on it’s own or in conjunction with one of our other courses.

Free Packages: Excel and Jamovi

Excel is used by most organisations but it is limited in the level of statistical analysis which can be easily carried out. Jamovi is a free statistical package with easy to use pull down menus covering a wide range of statistical techniques. Excel has more flexibility with charts so we recommend using Jamovi for analysis and summary tables and then Excel for graphs.

Absolute Beginners Excel (half day)

If you are completely new to Excel, this is the course to build your confidence with using this versatile package. We’ll cover the most useful features for editing, formatting and organising data along with formulae for basic data manipulation and summary.

Summarising and Visualising Data in Excel (half day)

This course builds on from the basic introduction to cover a range of summary measures and charts, how to choose the most appropriate summary measures, pivot tables and formatting.

Absolute Beginners Jamovi (half day)

This course includes opening data sets in Jamovi, setting up variable names and labels, basic calculations and summary stats/charts.

SPSS

SPSS is one of the most widely used statistical packages in higher education. It is a pull down menu system which carries out a wide range of techniques and visually appealing graphs.

Getting Started with SPSS (half day)

This course will cover the basics such as importing data, formatting variables in Variable view, creating new variables, basic summary tables and charts.

Feeling Anxious

Addressing maths/stats anxiety

Do you feel stressed when thinking about or doing anything needing numbers? Do you worry that you’ll never understand, don’t know where to start or feel overwhelmed?

Many people have some anxiety about maths but understanding what maths/stats anxiety is, recognising when it is impacting on learning and using strategies to reduce this anxiety will enable you to succeed with maths or stats. Our team are experienced in addressing anxiety and have carried out research in this area to develop resources and group sessions.

We can help address anxiety during individual sessions or through group workshops.

Parents

Have you noticed that your child is anxious around maths or recognise these feelings yourself? Do you struggle helping your child with their homework?

We can run sessions for groups of parents on addressing anxiety to help you and your child. We can add on some extra sessions on core maths topics for primary/secondary school to boost your confidence and help you help your child.

Students

Sign up for one of our group sessions or request a group workshop.

For teaching staff, we can run a session specifically for your students or staff.

Bespoke Courses
Are you a group of people or company looking for specific topics? We can combine any of our half or full day courses to suit your needs or use reduced versions of some. Most common will be a combination of our main core concepts workshop with chosen software demonstration and any of the following:

Data summary and visualisation, getting started in Jamovi/SPSS

Correlation and regression in Jamovi/SPSS/R

Reduced regression and choosing the right test

Demonstration of analysis with your actual data

Book an appointment with our team to discuss your exact needs and possible options for delivery. Use the general register an interest form and indicate which combinations you might be most interested in and we’ll contact you you to discuss the exact content.

Pricing for Institutions

Type of support	Price per hour (one off session)	Price per hour (block booking of 10 hours)
Individual students (bookable appointments)	£40	£35
Drop in sessions	£50	£45
Standard workshop per hour (from our course list)	£100	£80
Bespoke workshops	Contact us to discuss	Contact us to discuss

We offer a variety of different support options and packages for institutions with discounted rates for block bookings.

Our sessions are online so we can provide support to students anywhere in the world but happy to discuss options for face to face support within a certain distance.

Drop in sessions allow any number of students to attend but realistically only a maximum of 4 could be seen per tutor in an hour. We recommend a two hour session for a drop-in.

To ensure students get seen, bookable appointments may be preferable. For stats support, please allow 20-30 mins per student.

For workshops, we can deliver any of the standard courses on our courses page, but do have a set of shorter workshops which have been used within institutions before.

We can discuss these options and more when you make an enquiry or email us at maths.stats.community@outlook.com