Welcome to the website of the ASA section on Statistical Consulting!

Statistical consulting is the most challenging and most rewarding part of statistics. A consultant uses the art and science of statistics to solve a practical problem. Problems come from many different fields, e.g. marketing, product design, manufacturing, medicine, agriculture, or genetics, but many of us specialize in just a few application areas. Some consultants work at universities or medical centers, some work in industry, and many run their own business. Good consulting requires a strong technical background in statistics, good people skills, and for many, a good business sense. Other sections of the ASA help with the technical aspects of statistics. The statistical consulting section is here to help with everything else.

The Directory of Statistical Consultants is up and running. Section members will be able to post their availability and consulting expertise. Instructions can be found at the end of this newsletter pages 14 - 16.

The new edition of the Statistical Consulting Newsletter, edited by Chris Holloman, is here. Previous editions can be found in the Newsletter subsection of this web-site. Every issue has a variety of interesting articles. This issue includes items about Statistics and the Internet and JSM 2009.

Chris Holloman is the editor of the newsletter. He is always interested in potential newsletter articles. Send him your comments and ideas.

Your comments, feedback and articles are appreciated.