Consultation Services

Consultation Services

Consultation Services

Statistical & Epidemiological

Consultation Services

OB-STATS specializes in providing statistical and epidemiological consultation services to researchers as they conduct clinical research projects. As a physician-scientist, having earned both an MD and a PhD, Dr. Howard is passionate about clinical research. There are two very specific areas where many clinicians need help when conducting research, one being statistical analysis. Simply put, most clinicians do not have formal statistical training. They might have brilliant ideas for research projects but once their data is collected they cannot run the analysis. Some researchers are part of large universities and can consult their colleagues in the Statistics or Epidemiology department. However, not all clinicians conducting clinical research have that luxury. Many clinical research projects carried out in the US are being carried out by residents (physicians in training). In many residency programs, residents are required to carry out a research project as part of their graduation requirements.

As a resident back in 2010-2013, Dr. Howard saw fellow residents struggling with the statistical analysis portion of their research projects. The small statistics division at his hospital was overworked with other priorities and had very little time to do pro-bono or even paid work for the physicians in the department. This inspired Dr. Howard to start his own business that provides consultation services to anyone who doesn’t have access to affordable statistical consulting.

Dr. Howard has over ten years of experience using STATA to conduct both small and large scale statistical analyses. This experience originated during his PhD in Epidemiology and has continued since. As a start up company, our rate for statistical consulting is competitive and is currently set at $50 per hour. If you are conducting a research study and need statistical consulting services, please contact OB-STATS.

	OB-STATS	Elsevier	Editage
Cost	$200 for standard 30 page document (15,000 words). Includes ALL additional Add-ons and requests	About $400 not including VAT tax for a manuscript that is 6,001 to 12,000 words.Pricing for a manuscript above 12,000 is not listed. Depends on type and length of document.	The starting price for thesis editing is $400, but you must contact Editage for your individual quote. Price depends on word count, level of service chosen, and turnaround time.
Turnaround Time	7 days	4 (short documents) - 7 business days	4 (short documents) - 7 business days
Editors	Dr. David Howard: President and CEO of OB-STATS, practicing M.D., p.h.D., reviewer for several OBGYN Journals Jasmine Hankey: Bachelor’s Degree in technical and professional writing and Master’s Degree in English Literature	Ambiguous… “a managing editor and a language editor”	Nonspecific… “2,000+ professional editors”
Payment	$50 deposit until entire job is finished. Client will then pay the additional $150. NO extra or hidden fees tacked on at the end	Full payment required before document has been edited	Full payment required before document has been edited
Nature of Editing	• Edits for Language AND content (with client’s approval) • No “choose your level” We treat all manuscripts as if the client has paid for advanced level service • Reference assistance	Strictly English-Language editing. Content editing is a separate package with separate pricing which is not specified on the site.	Language editing and formatting. Reference check depending on level. Different levels of editing give you a different service.
Add-Ons	All add-ons are 100% included	Nothing is all-inclusive. Client pays for any and every additional service	Client must pay for additional services.