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Center for Methodology, Evaluation, and Applied Statistics for University Research and Education (C-MEASURE)

Services

C-MEASURE provides consulting services in the areas of study design, statistical analysis, manuscript support, grant proposal development and writing, and workshops on selected topics. Examples of services are provided below:

Study design

  • Power analysis
  • Validity, reliability, and generalizability evaluation
  • Personnel and facilities appraisal
  • Retrospective protocol critique

Quantitative/qualitative analysis for individual projects

  • Data analysis plan
  • Data management and organization
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Data visualization
  • Inferential statistics (e.g., hypothesis testing, modelling)

Dissemination support

  • Manuscript methods and results section writing
  • Manuscript methods and results section review
  • Peer reviewer response assistance
  • Presentation review

Research support for grant proposals

  • Proposal writing support for methods and proposed analyses
  • Methods and statistics consulting research team member
  • Methods and statistics consulting co-principal investigator or co-investigator
  • External evaluation of proposals
  • Grant close-out and progress report assistance

Training workshops

  • Study design and methodology
  • Statistical analysis techniques

Compensation Expectations

C-MEASURE services are provided at the volition of the director and affiliate members. Compensation for our services can be provided through multiple means.

  • For individual projects with intended dissemination, it is expected that assisting C-MEASURE members be awarded with co-authorship in return for their provided expertise and efforts.
  • For grant proposals, services may be compensated by the assignment of assisting C-MEASURE members to formal roles commensurate with services provided (e.g., collaborator, co-investigator). Grants proposals developed with the assistance of C-MEASURE should be submitted using the standard center indirect cost distribution. For more information, please see https://w1.mtsu.edu/research/indirects.php.
  • All C-MEASURE services may also be provided on a fee-for-service basis. Our rate is determined by the scope of the requested services. Fees may be requested as an alternative, or in addition to other forms of compensation previously indicated.
  • To start the process of requesting C-MEASURE services, please complete the form below or email our director at james.houston@mtsu.edu.

Service Request Form

If “Other” selected above, please explain.
Please briefly explain the type of service requested. If you are working on a grant proposal, please include the project summary / abstract of the proposal.

Contact us:

Director: James R. Houston, Ph.D.
James.houston@mtsu.edu
o: 615-898-5641
f: 615-898-5027

Administrator: Jordan T. Gordon, B.S.
Jordan.gordon@mtsu.edu
o: 615-898-5192
f: 615-898-5027