Researchers across campus now have access to several new services to help them navigate the new tools and methodologies emerging for data-intensive and computational research.
As part of the U-M Data Science Initiative announced in fall 2015, Consulting for Statistics, Computing and Analytics Research (CSCAR) is offering new and expanded services, including guidance on:
- Research methodology for data science.
- Large scale data processing using high performance computing systems.
- Optimization of code and use of Flux and other advanced computing systems.
- Advanced data management.
- Geospatial data analyses.
- Exploratory analysis and data visualization.
- Obtaining licensed data from commercial sources.
- Scraping, aggregating and integrating data from public sources.
- Analysis of restricted data.
“With Big Data and computational simulations playing an ever-larger role in research in a variety of fields, it’s increasingly important to provide researchers with a comprehensive ecosystem of support and services that address those methodologies,” said CSCAR Director Kerby Shedden.
As part of this significant expansion of its scope, the campuswide statistical consulting service CSCAR has been renamed Consulting for Statistics, Computing and Analytics Research. It was formerly known as the Center for Statistical Consultation and Research.
For more information, see the University Record article.