Resources
Please click on the items below for links to a variety of biostatistics resources both internal and external to Virginia Tech, including iTHRIV and other CTSA Hubs.
Zoom Drop-in Hours with CBHDS's team of Biostatisticians are held twice a week.
(Please read our FAQ for more details about the services we offer in our Zoom hours)
Learn more about our Team and their Statistical Methods and Tools expertise.
Virginia Tech's Statistical Applications and Innovations Group (SAIG):
- SAIG Short Courses (2 hours)
- Monthly Hour-Long Seminars
- Workshops (2 - 8 hours)
iTHRIV Educational Events
- iTHRIV Research Methods Core Seminar Series
- At the iTHRIV Portal you’ll find information about upcoming events, webinars, and other tools and resources for the iTHRIV research community.
VT Professional Development Network: Courses in Statistical Programming and other Topics
- The University of Minnesota BERD group maintains Biostats4You, a website with carefully selected and vetted training materials especially suited for a non-statistician audience.
- Our BERD colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a resource list of Analysis and Data Management Tools.
- The National Center for Data to Health (CD2H) is funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to act as a computational and data resource for all of the CTSA community. The goal of the Machine Learning Sandbox initiative is to bring data and analytic tools together in one location so that clinical and translational researchers can make the most out of the valuable data to ask questions of interest in various areas, through the use of machine learning algorithms.
- The Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), housed at the University of Rochester, is the coordinating center for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, which supports a network of more than 50 of the nation’s top biomedical research institutions. The purpose of CLIC is to serve the CTSA Program through coordination, transparent communication, actionable metrics, network analytics and innovative collaboration tools for use around the consortium, and to make the work and accomplishments of the CTSA Program vibrantly visible to all stakeholders.
- The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) supports research, education, advocacy and mentoring, integrating multiple disciplines across the full translational science spectrum. Through collaborative efforts, ACTS provides a forum for members to share studies, promote best practices, and form professional relationships.
Resources within Virginia Tech
Please click on orange links below:
1. Software available to VT Students
2. Statistical Applications and Innovations Group (SAIG) Resources
- Walk-in consulting
- Long-term consulting
- Short courses
3. VT University Libraries: Instruction & Workshops
- Custom class sessions
- Full semester courses
ALS 1984: Introduction to Research Practices
Research Skills for Graduate Students
GRAD 5024: Data Management Skills - Workshops
Data management and visualization, copyright and licensing, VT Libraries Studio spaces, etc.
4. VT Libraries Data Consulting Lab
Resources outside of Virginia Tech
Please click on orange links below:
1. YouTube R tutorials in 2 minutes
2. Swirlstats R Training Package
- User-friendly way to learn the R programming language
3. UCLA Institute for Digital Research and Education
- Guidance on using and implementing R, Stata, SAS, SPSS
4. University of Minnesota Biostatistics Resources
- Biostatistics guidance for medical and public health researchers and professionals