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Consultant Profile

Lynsey Mccoll

Areas of Consultancy:
Bayesian methods
Calibration
Censuses and surveys
Epidemiology
Exploratory data analysis
Forecasting
GLMs and other non-linear models
Graphics
Multivariate analysis
Non-parametric statistics
Sampling
Statistical inference
Survival analysis
Time series

Region of consultancy:
Worldwide

Profile

As the Managing Director of Select Statistics, I am responsible for the day-to-day management of the company as well as delivering statistical analysis, research and training support to our clients. I am a Chartered Statistician with both a Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Statistics. I am experienced in working with both public and private sector organisations and in applying my statistical knowledge gained during my academic training to a wide range of commercial and public sector real-world problems. I have considerable experience in explaining statistical concepts to a non-statistical audience.

Background

KEY EXPERIENCE - Delivery of statistical analysis for clients in a variety of sectors including environment, finance, eCommerce, education and healthcare. - Development of software for clients with experience of multiple programming languages including R, SPSS and C++. - Development and delivery of bespoke statistical training courses. - Application of a variety of statistical techniques including generalized and general linear regression, time series analysis, parametric and non-parametric hypothesis testing, sample size calculations, imputation of missing data, clustering and ML techniques. PREVIOUS ROLES - Statistical Consultant at Select Statistics (June 2012 - September 2016) - Consultant at the UK Met Office (March 2008 – June 2012). QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIP - Chartered Statistician, Royal Statistical Society - Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Ambassador - Chair of the Advisory Board for the MSc in Statistics, University of Sheffield - Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Sheffield - M.Sc. in Statistics with Distinction, University of Sheffield - B.Sc. in Mathematics, Durham University

Specialisms

I am the Managing Director of Select Statistics. We work in partnership with our clients by combining statistical expertise with industry knowledge to extract actionable insights from data, improve decision making and drive business growth. We operate across a broad range of sectors and offer a wide variety of services that can all be tailored to meet your unique requirements. Our clients range from large international corporations and public sector bodies to SME’s and private individuals.

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