Week 4

Practice Consultations

➤ This week we will practice consulting via roleplaying exercises and review techniques that will help you improve the quality of your consultation.

Before Class

Techniques for Working with Clients

🎥 Biologist Talks to A Statistician (4 minutes)

1. Think back to the discussion from Week 1 on communication breakdowns. What are some techniques you can think of that would help reduce the misunderstanding between the statistician and researcher in this interaction?

🎥 Stereotypical Views of Statisticians (4 minutes)

1. Do you think the statistician’s anecdote about her mistake was an effective way to communicate with the researcher? Why or why not?

Supplemental Readings

📖 Textbook Chapter 4.1 - 4.4

In Class

In this week's class, we will perform practice consultations in groups.

Reflection

What information was freely provided by the investigator, and what information did you need to specifically ask about? In retrospect, is there anything additional you feel you should have asked in the consultation today?