We are a team of over 40 biostatisticians, epidemiologists, statistical geneticists, health economists, psychometricians, and survey design researchers with a mission to advance high quality research at the University of Utah and affiliated institutions.
The following navigation bar describes a typical research process for collaborating with SDBC members on a manuscript. If you are looking for assistance with a grant proposal, you may benefit from reading the Get Started, Request Collaboration, and the grant preparation pages.
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- Literature review
- Develop research question(s)
- Identify potential variables
- Review study design guidelines
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- Our request form is short but vital to us!
- We use it to determine the best research team
- And to track progress and results
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- A statistical plan helps focus the research objectives
- We use it to facilitate communication among the research team
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- Best practices for data collection
- How to format data for analysis
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- We help with all methodological aspects of manuscripts: tables, figures, methods, results, and discussion
- Please send us the final draft for review prior to submission