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• Review fromBrandon Q

  Date: 07/13/2023

  5 stars
  I've participated in several workshops and attended various webinars with The Analysis Factor and they have always been very helpful in clarifying concepts that I learned about in grad school but never had a solid grasp on. The Q&A forums/live sessions make it easy to ask questions regardless of your time zone or schedule, and I feel more confident in my role as a statistician overall.

• Review fromCharlie F

  Date: 07/11/2023

  5 stars
  My research involves regression techniques, in particular GEE and GLMM. These can be tricky to use, and I wanted to be certain that I was doing things correctly. The team have certainly helped me do that, as well as answer various other questions that have come up about stats over the last year or two. My membership has been worth every penny.

• Review fromJohn W

  Date: 07/06/2023

  5 stars
  The Analysis Factor is a wonderful company, and it's leader, Karen G**** ******, is a superb teacher. I've taken several of her workshops, and she is incredibly well prepared, her presentations are thorough and crystal clear, she is very patient, and she goes the extra mile in terms of making recommendations for further study. The workshop study materials are fantastic, with problems and solutions provided in multiple programming languages. There are several others that lead workshops, and they are all very good.
  The company has Forums covering many different statistical areas, where people can submit any question and problem, and the company responses are prompt and very helpful. The private consultations have been worth every penny to me. Finally, the support staff are friendly and helpful.
  I recommend The Analysis Factor to anyone studying statistics, no matter at what level.

• Review fromGen D

  Date: 05/03/2023

  5 stars
  The Analysis Factor is an amazing resource for students and professional alike who need to receive training on data analysis and modelling. I have attended two workshops and became a member of Statistically Speaking. The workshops allowed be to gain confidence in interpreting analytical outputs of regression coefficients with Karen Grace M***** and taught me how toapply and analyse count data (with Jeff M****). Both workshops were well designed and easy to follow, even when I had to go back to the handouts and recording a few months after attending the live sessions. The statistician who gave the workshops were very knowledgeable, patient, and extremely dedicated to help the attendees understand the subject at hand. The program Statistically Speaking is wonderful - you can ask any questions about your statistical issues directly to the team and get an answer very rapidly. The program helped to get me over the hurdles and issues I was encountering when I was analyzing my data for my PhD thesis. I received useful advice and guidance from Jeff, Karen and Kim L***. In addition to the forum where you chat with the stats team, Statistically Speaking grants you access to many previous workshop and trainings. It offers a guide for beginners and intermediate stats user alike. You can create your own learning path going over workshops recording and training from basic statistics to advanced modelling. Being a member replaces the need to attend or register to university-level stats courses that often glimpse over concepts. This program allows you to learn what you need and at your own pace. I recommend it to anyone who is struggling with their data or analyses, to anyone who want to get more confident about their analyses, or to anyone who want to update their skills and learn new statistical programs (yes, because they also provide code and support to run models and analyses in R, SPSS and STATA.

• Review fromDonald S

  Date: 04/28/2023

  5 stars
  I did a workshop with The Analysis Factor and decided I couldn't live without them! I do statistical consulting for university colleagues and students --- sometimes the colleagues and students stump me with a question (or I stump myself) and I find it reassuring to know that I can ask The Analysis Factor people for their advice. I've also learned a lot from attending their monthly stats talks. As someone who teaches stats to novices, it is good to hang around with people who know more than I do about stats--- it is a nice change and that's how one gets better. Looking forward to learning more from The Analysis Factor!

• Review fromDavid C

  Date: 04/20/2023

  5 stars
  I have been a paid subscriber and attendee of various educational programs provided by the Analysis Factor over the past two years. As a medical research scientist investigating large human datasets, I find the Analysis Factor's programs and consulting services to be extremely helpful for broadening and deepening my skills in applied statistics. The programs are offered in varied and flexible formats to meet my schedule. Karen Grace-Martin and her team offer clear and relevant presentations that can appeal to those with wide-ranging knowledge and experience in statistics, from beginners to experts (I am somewhere in the middle). Well-run company, great statistical services!

• Review fromLisa J

  Date: 04/11/2023

  5 stars
  I LOVE the analysis factor. I have been obsessed with their info and services since maybe 2014. So user friendly and easy to understand, even for non-statisticians.

• Review fromJeff B

  Date: 02/28/2023

  5 stars
  I used The Analysis Factor since ca. 2018. I'm a faculty member in a social sciences faculty. I conduct mid-level quantitative research. I teach quantitative techniques. Very few of my colleagues conduct quantitative research. This means that when I have questions about quantitative research (and in particular, questions about relatively specialized inferential statistics), I have to teach myself. This takes time. Thus, when I stumbled onto The Analysis Factor's website and free resources, I was intrigued.
  I took one of their courses on logistic regression. While I had learned this technique as a grad student, I never actually used it. Finding myself in a project where I might need to run logistic regressions, but lacking time to re-teach myself, I registered for the course. I figured it couldn't be worse than me trying to re-teach myself AND it was cheap (ca. 650 CAD). It was far superior to teaching myself. I could ask questions and get clear, helpful answers. I've since taken more courses, plus subscribed to the annual service.
  During the course registration process, the instructor identifies expectations about students' skills and what will (not) be covered, as they cater to multiple skill levels. I received an access code to the website to get a syllabus, the weekly slide decks, data sets and the corresponding code to practice what we learned. The code is usually a combination of SAS, SPSS, STATA and R, so you don't need to learn new software. My courses met live weekly for a lecture and again for a help session. They were also recorded for replay later.
  The founder (Karen) has a winning service model, probably developed while working as a statistical consultant at Cornell. Like competent experts, the instructors are clear when they are more certain and when they are less certain, and clarify their disciplinary experiences.
  They also provide monthly lectures on statistical topics, and members have access to bulletin boards.

• Review fromSandra S

  Date: 02/17/2023

  5 stars
  The Analysis Factor is a superb asset! it is helpful for people who are just starting out and need basic guidance on data analysis and statistics. However, I am a biostatistician and use this site for learning about things I missed learning previously or getting clearer understanding of things I do know. Their courses and workshops are excellent. Materials are provided in advance and videos are available for repeat viewing. For a small additional fee, one can get one-on-one private consultations. The two consultations I received on some complicated projects helped me produce analyses that were done correctly and enhanced my understanding of the modeling involved. Trainings on most aspects of statistics are available. They are classified by type and level of training. They provide a roadmap for a path through their offerings so that one can pick an choose the best route to learning. And they track it for you. I do not of any other resource like this. They meet you where you are and the price is reasonable. Absolutely a great company!!

• Review fromMark W

  Date: 02/13/2023

  5 stars
  The Analysis Factor has been of huge benefit to me. Interestingly, I teach statistics at a university and I have taken classes at Analysis Factor on techniques that I either already knew or at least had some experience with. However, Karen M***** and all the teachers at Analysis Factor often teach concepts in different ways than I do and this can be very helpful in dealing with my own students. In addition, they often cover areas of a topic I don't so I also learn new things. I can then integrate these new things into my own work (research or teaching) or alter it for the level of students I typically have. My ultimate plan in the next couple of years is to take most of their courses. They are a very good deal financially and intellectually. Really an easy 5/5.