Starting From Zero
No statistics or software is assumed. A short intake call checks where you are, so the group starts together.
Research Cohort
Three to Five Students. Each One Leaves With a Study of Their Own.
A Research Cohort is three to five students with one mentor, for three months. The classes are shared: methodology, statistics, and software. The projects are not. Each student runs their own study, and leaves able to run the next one alone.
Who it is for
Who Is a Cohort For?
Students who want to do real research, not just pass a methods course, and who want more attention than a large class can give.
Grouped by Field and Design
A cohort shares a field and a type of study, such as public health surveys, so every class applies to every project.
Priced for Students
The fee is shared across a small group, so it stays close to a batch course. The mentor still knows every project well.
The three months
Three Months, From Question to Results.
Twelve live online classes a month, thirty-six in all. Each month builds on what the student made the month before.
Month One: Methodology
The question, the design, sampling, and the questionnaire or protocol. Each student ends the month with a study plan for their own project.
Month Two: Statistics
Description, then inference, then the tests your design actually needs. Taught from published papers first, notation second.
Month Three: Software
The analysis in R, SPSS, or Stata, chosen for the cohort before it starts. Tables, figures, and syntax you can rerun.
The Finished Study
Each student submits a protocol, an analysis, and a short write-up, on their own data or a public dataset chosen with the mentor.
Support
Why a Cohort Gets More Attention Than a Batch.
The classes are shared. The attention on your project is not.
Classes of Three to Five
You ask questions in a small group, and hear the answers alongside people working on the same kind of study.
Individual Project Reviews
Every two weeks, each student has a one-to-one review of their own project with the mentor: the design, the data, and the next step.
A Weekly Question Slot
Questions between classes go to a shared weekly slot, so a stuck step does not hold you up for a whole week.
Certificate
A Certificate Someone Can Check.
It is issued for a finished study, not for attendance, and anyone can confirm it on stat.bd.
Earned by the Work
The certificate is issued once the mentor has reviewed your protocol, analysis, and write-up. Attendance alone does not earn it.
Verifiable Online
Each certificate has its own ID and QR code. Scanning it opens a page on stat.bd that confirms it was issued by us.
What It Records
Your name, the cohort, the dates, the mentor, the hours taught, and the title of the study you completed.
It is a Stat.BD certificate of completion. It is not university credit or an accredited qualification. Verify a certificate.
Compare
Three Formats, Side by Side.
| One-to-One | Research Cohort | Batch Course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Professionals and researchers | Students running their own study | Students taking a set course |
| Size | One person | 3–5 students, one mentor | 50–100 students |
| Curriculum | Written for you | Shared: methods, statistics, software | Set by the course |
| Project | Your own work | Your own study, reviewed | Shared exercises |
| Support | One-to-one throughout | Group classes and individual reviews | In class |
| Length | Set in your plan | 3 months, 36 classes | Set by the course |
Next cohort
Tell Us the Study You Want to Run.
Tell us your department, the kind of study you want to run, and where you are starting. We will tell you when a cohort in your field opens and whether it fits.
Working on a professional project, or on a deadline that cannot wait for a group? One-to-one is the better fit. See how one-to-one works.