About our services
We offer biostatistics support services, SPSS software, access to REDCap and training to help healthcare professionals and researchers who use data and statistics in their work.
Metro South Biostatistics Service
Our biostatistics service can help you get the most out of your research data if you contact them in the planning stages of your research project.
Our service provider is QCIF who give expert advice on:
- designing experiments, studies and surveys
- doing tests for different measurements
- analysing and understanding data
- combining different sets of data
- presenting data in a clear way
- how to use statistics software (SPSS) and data management tools (REDCap) and adapt it for each project.
This service is funded by Metro South Health Study, Education and Research Trust Account (SERTA) and is free for Metro South Health employees for the first 6 hours of each research project.
Book an appointment
Our biostatistics service is available every weekday. We offer both face-to-face and online meetings through Teams or Zoom.
To book an appointment you can either:
- fill in the biostatistics support online form
- email biostats@qcif.edu.au
Make sure you share only encrypted data with the biostatistics service, especially if you're working remotely. Please read Queensland Health passwords and encryptions for more information.
We offer research tools, software, services and resources to assist with data analysis. We also offer different training and workshops throughout the year.