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Senior statistical and methods support for faculty, postdocs, PhD candidates and research teams — from study design and power analysis to analysis, interpretation and reviewer responses.
Sample size and power calculations, design choices and analysis approaches that hold up to grant and ethics review.
Pre-specified analysis plans for grant applications, protocols, registered reports and theses.
Regression, longitudinal and survival analysis, mixed models, missing-data methods and causal inference using R and Python.
Turning raw exports, surveys and multi-site data into documented, analysis-ready datasets.
Independent review of methods, results and reporting before submission, and support responding to reviewers.
Version-controlled, documented code so results can be re-run, audited and extended.
Extra statistical depth for grant-funded projects, without a permanent hire.
Methods guidance and analysis support, with the researcher remaining the author of their own work.
Biostatistics sections, power analyzes and data management plans for NIH and other funders.
A short conversation to understand your question, data and deadline.
A written analysis or evaluation plan with methods, deliverables and timeline.
Analysis by senior specialists, with reproducible code and clear documentation.
Help interpreting results, responding to reviewers and preparing outputs.
Yes. We provide methods guidance, analysis support and review. The researcher remains the author of their own thesis or paper, and we follow the academic integrity rules of their institution.
Primarily R and Python, with reproducible, documented code delivered alongside results.
Yes — including power and sample size calculations, the statistical analysis plan and the data management and sharing plan.
We work under your data use agreements and institutional requirements, using de-identified data wherever possible.
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SmartDaaS is a principal-led firm. Every engagement is directed by the principal and staffed with the senior specialists it needs from our network of biostatisticians, epidemiologists, health economists, data scientists and clinicians.
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