statistical consulting

Program Information

  • Host Company
    Dataville Research LLC is a consortium of global development professionals and public policy think-tank with head office in Abuja, Nigeria and field offices in Jos, Lagos, Maiduguri, Nairobi, Johannesburg and New Delhi. We work with a wide range of clients, including international NGOs, national governments, regional organizations, bilateral and multilateral donors, private corporations and philanthropies. Find out more: https://datavillegroup.com
  • Program Description
    Statistical consulting is the most challenging and most rewarding part of statistics. A consultant uses the art and science of statistics to solve a practical problem. Problems come from many different fields – community development, marketing, manufacturing, public health, agriculture, or education, but many of us specialize in just a few application areas. Some consultants work at universities or public health agencies, some work in industry, and many run their own business. This remote statistical internship programme will help you develop skills that cover the whole range of the steps in the statistical consulting process: communication and managing client sessions, applying appropriate statistical techniques, interpreting results and communicating the findings in clear, non-mathematical terms. The hands-on exercises consist of real-life datasets from industry, healthcare and government. Therefore, it serves as a model for your analysis in this programme.
  • Target Audience
    Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a field related to statistics, economics, computer science, epidemiology, public health, or mathematics with good academic standing; Degrees in theoretical physics, engineering and other fields that deliver high-level training in mathematical modeling and other advanced quantitative techniques may also be eligible; Non-quantitative candidates with strong interest and passion for data analysis and machine learning may apply to this programme.
  • Program Content
    A First Look at Statistical Consulting; Establishment of a Statistical Consulting Business; How to Build Your Clientele Base; Managing a Session; Issues in Consultant-Client Interactions; Statistical Software Packages; Ethics in Statistical Consulting; Billing Statistical Consultation; Industry Interaction and Networking; Sources of Statistical Data; Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Research Methodology; Mobile Data Collection; Quantitative Data Analysis; Qualitative Data Analysis; Data Visualization; Writing Statistical Reports; Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Timeline
    2-3 months
  • System Requirements
    A laptop or computer with a web camera, headphones with a microphone, and WiFi with a good connection. Our primary collaboration tool is Microsoft Teams. As the interaction progresses, other tools such as Zoom and Google Meet could be deployed by Host Companies as a redirect link in Microsoft Teams platform.
  • Career Prospects
    Statistical consulting is the most challenging and most rewarding part of statistics. A consultant uses the art and science of statistics to solve a practical problem. Problems come from many different fields – community development, marketing, manufacturing, public health, agriculture, or education, but many of us specialize in just a few application areas. Some consultants work at universities or public health agencies, some work in industry, and many run their own business.
  • Program Fee
    Company internship fee: N50,000 | Personalized mentorship fee: N10,000
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