About STATCOM @ ISU
STATCOM (Statistics in the Community) at Iowa State University is a student-run volunteer organization at the Department of Statistics that provides pro-bono statistical consulting to local organizations that work for the common good.
The program offers the expertise of statistics graduate students, free of charge, to non-profit governmental and community organizations in the areas of data organization, analysis, and interpretation.
STATCOM was founded at Purdue, and other chapters exist throughout the U.S.
Note: STATCOM cannot provide consulting for other ISU departments or graduate students. Please refer to the Statistical Consulting at the Department of Statistics
History
Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) is a student-run volunteer organization started in 2001 at the Department of Statistics Purdue University. With support from a Member Initiatives Grant from the American Statistical Association (ASA), a network of Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) programs was started in 2006.
Mission:
The mission of the Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) Network is:
To provide pro-bono statistical consulting to local nonprofit, governmental, and community service organizations
To engage students in voluntary, service-oriented statistical consulting and leadership.
Vision:
The vision of the Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) Network is:
To apply statistical methods and principles to have a positive impact on communities and institutions that serve those communities
To increase communication and collaboration among student statisticians engaged in service-oriented statistics.
We welcome any college or university interested in starting such a program to join this Network.
The materials available on this website will give you a better understanding of our work and help interested students start similar programs. As you review this information, please feel free to contact the current STATCOM presidentor, David Walker, at statcom@iastate.edu if you have any questions.
Thank you for your interest in the Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) program!
About our Volunteers
Our volunteers are students who are interested in serving the community through statistical consulting projects. Our volunteers are mainly comprised of graduate students in the Department of Statistics (MS and Ph.D.). Faculty members serve an advisory role in STATCOM, providing leadership, assistance with client meetings, and statistical consulting advice as needed, especially in initial consultations. However, projects are conducted and led by our student volunteers.