Our statisticians and how we work

Dissertation Statistics Help is a team of PhD-qualified statisticians and methodologists who work exclusively with postgraduate researchers. We support the parts of a dissertation that carry the most risk: choosing a defensible analysis plan, running the correct statistical tests in SPSS, R, or Stata, and reporting results so they survive examination and peer review.

The work is collaborative, not a black box. You keep ownership of your interpretation and conclusions; we make sure the methodology behind them is sound and that you can defend every choice.

Every guide on this site, and every analysis we deliver, is the work of named, qualified statisticians and methodologists, not an anonymous content team. Each specialises in a different part of postgraduate research, from study design and regression to structural equation modelling and results reporting. You can read their full profiles on the our statisticians page.

Every engagement starts with your research questions and the data you have, not a fixed package. We confirm the right analysis and a fixed quote before any work begins, so there are no surprises. Whether you need the full service or a one-off advisory session, the standard is the same: correct, reproducible, and defensible.

We do not write your dissertation for you or invent findings. We provide statistical analysis and instruction so that the result is genuinely yours and stands up to scrutiny.

Every analysis we deliver is reproducible: you receive the syntax or code that produced the results, so the numbers can be regenerated and checked. Each method choice is documented and defensible, with a clear reason it fits your design rather than a default someone reached for out of habit.

Reporting is aligned to APA and the conventions of your target journal, so tables, statistics, and effect sizes read the way an examiner expects. Above all, we hold to academic integrity: we provide analysis support and instruction, and we never ghostwrite your conclusions.

To keep the boundary clear from the first conversation, here is exactly where our work starts and stops:

• We will plan analyses, run the tests, check assumptions, write and format the results, and explain the output so you understand it.
• We will not fabricate data or results, write your interpretation and conclusions for you, or guarantee a particular finding.

If you want to work through the reasoning yourself, our one-to-one statistical consulting walks through the analysis with you so the decisions stay yours.

We work across the fields where postgraduate research leans most heavily on statistics, including psychology, education, health and nursing sciences, business and management, and the life sciences. Quantitative projects and the quantitative arm of mixed-methods designs are both familiar territory, whether the data came from an experiment, a survey, or an existing dataset.

The methods range from the core tests most dissertations rely on to the heavier modelling doctoral work often demands:

• Group comparisons with t-tests and ANOVA, and their non-parametric equivalents when assumptions fail.
• Relationships and prediction with correlation, linear and logistic regression.
• Advanced models including mixed-effects and multilevel approaches, structural equation modelling, and survival analysis.
• Reliability and scale work such as factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha for questionnaire data.

If you are unsure which approach your data calls for, our guide to matching a statistical test to your data is a useful starting point before you get in touch.

The process is deliberately simple. You tell us your research questions and what data you have, we confirm the analysis and a fixed quote with no obligation, and the work begins once you accept it. Everything stays in writing, so you keep a clear record of what was agreed and why.

On delivery you receive the cleaned dataset, the analysis output, the syntax or code, correctly formatted tables, and a written results section, along with a short walkthrough so you can explain every figure in your viva. When data is already collected and you only need the numbers handled, the dissertation data analysis service covers exactly that stage.

People arrive at different points, and the right help depends on the stage:

• At the design stage, still shaping the analysis plan and unsure the study can answer the question. This is where statistical consulting is most valuable.
• With the data collected and a deadline approaching, needing the analysis run and written up cleanly.
• After a reviewer or supervisor has questioned the statistics, needing the method corrected and the reporting tightened.
• Preparing for a viva, needing to understand and defend results that are already in the dissertation.

Doctoral candidates with more demanding modelling can start with doctoral statistics support, while a taught master's on a fixed timeline is better matched to statistics help for a master's thesis.