RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Long-Term Statistical Collaboration
For Research Teams and Organizations
A statistical consulting partnership gives clinics, CROs, academic institutions and research organizations one consistent route to statistical analysis, reporting and review across many projects. Every project inside this institutional statistical consulting arrangement is still assessed and scoped on its own.
No Commitment Required
Strictly Confidential
In-House PhD-Level Statisticians
Fixed Project Fee
Same-Day Response
A statistical consulting partnership is a long-term working arrangement between OnlineSPSS and a research team or organization that expects statistical work to recur. The framework is discussed and agreed through direct contact, and each project inside it is then assessed, scoped and confirmed with its own fixed project fee before work begins. OnlineSPSS is a specialist statistical consultancy for academic, clinical and professional research. Analysis is carried out in-house by a PhD-level statistician, and a statistically trained Research Coordinator is the point of contact. The aim is ongoing statistical support for research teams whose statistical work recurs: study design, analysis, reporting and independent review, with the research question, interpretation and conclusions staying with the researchers.
IN PRACTICE
Ongoing Statistical Support for Research Teams
A long-term collaboration shows in how each new project is handled. These six practices describe what research teams can expect each time one arrives.
Confidentiality Before Data Moves An NDA is available where required and can be arranged before sensitive materials are shared, so protocols, datasets and project details are protected from the first exchange.
One Route for New Work Each new project from your organization comes through the agreed route and is reviewed by a statistically trained Research Coordinator, without renegotiating how the collaboration works.
Each Project Scoped on Its Own The analytical work, deliverables, timeline and fixed project fee are confirmed for every project before work begins, so a long relationship never means open-ended scope.
Methods Chosen Against the Design Every new project starts with its own question, design and data structure, and the method is confirmed against them, so a familiar analysis is never reused where it does not fit.
Reporting Format Named in Scope Each project's scope names the reporting format it needs, such as APA 7, a journal or institutional format, or CONSORT or STROBE where the study design calls for a checklist.
Files a Colleague Can Rerun Where syntax or script files are among a project's agreed outputs, the scope lists them, so a later project or a colleague can follow what was run and reproduce the results.
WHO IT SUITS
Institutional Statistical Consulting by Organization Type
The recurring need differs by setting, and so does what a continuing relationship changes. Four kinds of research organization use this arrangement most naturally.
Academic Institutions
Research groups with theses, grant applications and manuscripts in parallel need statistical support for academic institutions through one agreed route, with each project scoped on its own.
Clinics and Hospital Research Units
Recurring audits, outcome studies and registry analyses involve sensitive records, so one confidential route suits them. Typical designs are covered under Medical, Health & Clinical Research.
CROs
Statistical consulting for CROs often means analysis alongside an in-house team, or a second look through Independent Statistical Review, under one agreed framework.
Enterprises and Research Organizations
R&D groups, policy units and market research teams run formal studies repeatedly. A framework agreed once settles confidentiality and the route for new work, so each study can be scoped as soon as it arrives.
COMPARISON
A Single Project Compared With a Partnership
Both start with a conversation and both end with a fixed project fee for the agreed scope. The difference is whether the working arrangements are settled once or for each project.
| Feature | Single project | Partnership |
|---|---|---|
| Who it suits | A researcher or team with one analysis in view | Organizations and teams with recurring statistical work |
| How work is agreed | The project is assessed and its scope and fixed fee are confirmed | A framework is agreed first, then each project is assessed and confirmed in the same way |
| Point of contact | A statistically trained Research Coordinator | A statistically trained Research Coordinator |
| Confidentiality | NDA available where required | NDA available where required, discussed at the first inquiry |
| How to start | Request an Assessment | An email inquiry about your organization and expected work |
HOW PARTNERSHIPS WORK
From First Inquiry to First Project
Three steps take an organization from an introduction to a working arrangement, and the scope of every project stays confirmed before work begins.
Send an Email Inquiry
Tell us about your organization, the kind of research you run, the statistical work you expect to need and any requirements you have for working with an external consultant, and a Research Coordinator will review it.
Agree the Framework
We discuss how the collaboration will work, including confidentiality and any NDA, and agree the arrangements that suit your organization.
Scope Each Project
When a project arrives it is assessed like any other: the analytical work, deliverables, timeline and fixed project fee are confirmed before work starts.
Institutions, clinics, CROs and enterprises can write to us directly.
Email info@onlinespss.comIndividual researchers with a single project can use Request an Assessment, and the full process is described under How It Works.
RESPONSIBILITY
What a Partnership Does Not Change
A longer relationship adds continuity to the working practices, and it leaves the professional boundaries of statistical support exactly where they are.
Agreed Statistical Support
Our role is the agreed methodological, analytical and statistical reporting support. Each project's scope states what is covered, however many projects came before.
No Intellectual Contribution
OnlineSPSS does not claim any intellectual contribution to your research. The question, interpretation, conclusions and authorship remain with the researchers.
Confidential Handling
Research data and project details are handled confidentially and are not published. Names and institutions are not used publicly without permission.
No Promised Results
Statistical work can be prepared to a publication-ready standard, but no outcome is promised, whether significance, acceptance, approval or a particular result.
RESEARCHER VOICE
What Researchers Say
Feedback from a health research investigator and a multidisciplinary research director, on field-specific understanding and on support that adapts to each project's design.
“The main value was having statisticians who understood clinical study design, patient-level data, repeated measures, missing follow-up, and reporting standards. We did not have to explain why those details mattered, and the analysis was structured around the clinical question rather than around the software.”
“Our team works across several research areas, so we needed statistical support that could adapt to very different study designs rather than apply the same template every time. The advice was consistently grounded in the field, the data structure, and the reporting standard expected for each project. That breadth was the main reason we kept coming back.”
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions About Research Partnerships
Organizations ask how a long-term arrangement works, how projects are scoped, which kinds of organization it suits, how confidentiality is arranged and whether a partnership is needed at all.
How does a statistical consulting partnership work?
A partnership is a framework for working together, and each project inside it is still assessed and confirmed separately. The arrangements are agreed in direct conversation with a Research Coordinator, so they fit your organization. Nothing about the framework removes the fixed project fee or the confirmed scope that apply to every project.
Does each project still get its own scope and fixed fee?
Yes. For every project, the analytical work, deliverables, timeline and one fixed project fee are confirmed after review and before work begins, with no hidden extras within the agreed scope. A long-term relationship settles the working arrangements once; it does not replace defining what each study requires.
Can a CRO or clinic use OnlineSPSS for recurring work?
Yes. Statistical consulting for CROs and clinics can cover design support, analysis, reporting and independent statistical review, depending on what each study needs. Because health data are sensitive, an NDA can be arranged before materials are shared, and your research team keeps responsibility for the study, its interpretation and its conclusions. The full range is described under Services.
What does statistical support for academic institutions look like?
Research groups and departments use it for recurring work such as grant statistics, manuscript analyses and thesis projects supervised within the institution. Each project is scoped on its own, and the support remains methodological and analytical, while authorship and scholarly argument stay with the researchers.
Can an NDA be signed before data is shared?
Yes. An NDA is available where required and can be arranged before sensitive materials are shared. Raise it in your first email so it is settled before protocols, datasets or other project details are exchanged.
Do we need a partnership to work with OnlineSPSS?
No. A partnership suits organizations with recurring statistical work, and a single project can start with a request for an assessment. Send your research question, design and materials through Request an Assessment; a Research Coordinator reviews them, responds the same day and confirms the scope and one fixed project fee before anything starts, with no commitment required at that stage. How the work is staffed and agreed is set out under Why Researchers Choose OnlineSPSS.
Still have a question? Find more answers in our full FAQ.
NEXT STEP
Start a Long-Term
Collaboration
Organizations with recurring statistical work can email us to agree a framework. Researchers with one project in view can request an assessment, and a statistically trained Research Coordinator reviews either inquiry.
Institutions and organizations: info@onlinespss.com
No Commitment Required
Strictly Confidential
Fixed Project Fee
In-House PhD-Level Statisticians
Same-Day Response
Serving Researchers Since 2014