What campuses does ISCC support?
ISCC now supports all 8 IU campuses from our Bloomington location. While in-person meetings are preferred where possible, support can also be provided via e-mail and phone.
Is ISCC a part of the Stat/Math Computing Center?
ISCC and the Stat/Math Computing Center are separate units (Stat/Math is in UITS, and ISCC is in the Department of Statistics), but we are housed in the same building and work together in supporting data analysis at IU. The Stat/Math Center provides software, technical support, and answers to questions like "How do I do 'something' in SPSS?"; whereas ISCC answers questions like "What analysis is best to answer my research questions?" When in doubt of whom to call, contact either group, and we'll get you to the right help.
Stat/Math Center: www.indiana.edu/~statmath; statmath@indiana.edu; (812) 855-4724
ISCC: www.indiana.edu/~iscc; iscc@indiana.edu; (812) 855-8526
Does ISCC provide tutoring services?
No. ISCC helps with specific research projects (publications, grant proposals, dissertations, etc.). ISCC does not help with homework or meet with students regularly to teach statistical methods.
Should statistical support provided by ISCC be acknowledged?
We would appreciate it! Most of ISCC's funding comes from IU's College of Arts & Sciences, for the purpose of strengthening IU's research infrastructure. Acknowledgments allow ISCC to document that its services are valued, increasing the chances of renewed funding. Acknowledgment need not be extensive. A typical acknowledgment might read as follows: "The authors are grateful for statistical support provided by the Indiana Statistical Consulting Center."
When should an ISCC consultant be a co-author?
Standards for authorship vary by discipline. In general, authors are the people who make substantial intellectual contributions to a paper's scholarly content. In most cases, ISCC consultants provide routine statistical advice and/or perform routine statistical analyses. These activities do not in themselves warrant co-authorship. Co-authorship is warranted if an ISCC consultant either (1) contributes an important scholarly insight, or (2) develops original statistical methodology for the project in question.
Does paying ISCC from a research grant nullify a case for co-authorship?
No, payment and co-authorship are separate and unrelated concerns. ISCC provides free statistical support to IU's research community to the extent that its budget allows. More extensive support requires compensation from other sources. The case for or against co-authorship for an ISCC consultant does not depend on the source of compensation. Just as an IU faculty member who draws summer support from a research grant authors papers related to that grant, so may an ISCC consultant.