Table 1:
Survey responses stratified by highest quantitative degree type (omitting bachelor’s and other)
| Master’s (N=137) | Doctorate (N=164) | Fisher’s exact test p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Participant sex [non-missing N=137; N=162] | |||
| Female | 85 (62.0%) | 91 (56.2%) | 0.346 |
| Supervisor type [N=135; N=161] | |||
| methodologist | 123 (91.1%) | 122 (75.8%) | <0.001 |
| other | 12 (8.9%) | 39 (24.2%) | |
| I am frequently given authorship when I feel I should be co-author | |||
| agree | 102 (74.5%) | 140 (85.4%) | 0.020 |
| My expertise as a statistician/methodologist is valued by the collaborators that I work with | |||
| agree | 120 (87.6%) | 141 (86.0%) | 0.735 |
| I have too many different projects to do each project well | |||
| agree | 43 (31.4%) | 74 (45.1%) | 0.018 |
| I am pressured to deliver specific analysis results related to the PIs hypotheses | |||
| agree | 45 (32.8%) | 46 (28.0%) | 0.380 |
| PIs respect and honor my ethical boundaries | |||
| agree | 105 (76.6%) | 132 (80.5%) | 0.480 |
| PIs collaborate with me early in research projects | |||
| agree | 54 (39.4%) | 89 (54.3%) | 0.011 |
| I am adequately informed of study progress | |||
| agree | 64 (46.7%) | 85 (51.8%) | 0.418 |
| I am provided ample calendar time to critically review all abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts before deadlines | |||
| agree | 45 (32.8%) | 61 (37.2%) | 0.468 |
| I have sufficient time and effort available to critically review all abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts before deadlines | |||
| agree | 57 (41.6%) | 53 (32.3%) | 0.118 |
| I am provided intellectual freedom to critically review all abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts | |||
| agree | 110 (80.3%) | 137 (83.5%) | 0.547 |
| In disputes or disagreements with investigators, my supervisor will support me | |||
| agree | 112 (81.8%) | 123 (75.0%) | 0.165 |
| Project managers are available to support project workflow and administration | |||
| agree | 52 (38.0%) | 75 (45.7%) | 0.198 |
| PIs tell me which statistical tests they would like me to perform instead of asking for my expertise based on their hypotheses | |||
| always or often | 23 (16.8%) | 12 (7.3%) | 0.012 |
| PIs contact me with tight timelines that do not allow me to fully consider their hypotheses, determine or develop appropriate tests, or perform analyses well | |||
| always or often | 49 (35.8%) | 46 (28.0%) | 0.171 |
| My interactions with PIs are limited to brief advice and consultations so that they can do their own analyses | |||
| always or often | 6 (4.4%) | 4 (2.4%) | 0.521 |
| I work in collaboration with other statisticians/methodologists, statistics students, or statistical programmers on projects | |||
| always or often | 74 (54.0%) | 91 (55.5%) | 0.817 |
| Abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts have been submitted without my knowledge or review where the PI has used my name in the author block | |||
| always or often | 8 (5.8%) | 14 (8.5%) | 0.506 |
| On grant submissions where the PI is a health professional or basic scientist, I am listed as a Co-I or Co-PI? | |||
| always or often | 16 (11.7%) | 104 (63.4%) | < 0.001 |
| The PI and I discuss effort/budgets and project expectations before grants are submitted | |||
| always or often | 38 (27.7%) | 102 (62.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Grants are submitted without sufficiently budgeting for my effort | |||
| always or often | 24 (17.5%) | 37 (22.6%) | 0.315 |
| Do you take on grants with <5% annual effort? | |||
| always or often | 12 (8.8%) | 19 (11.6%) | 0.452 |
| The contribution of statisticians/methodologists as collaborative investigators are appropriately recognized | |||
| agree | 72 (52.6%) | 89 (54.3%) | 0.817 |
| The contribution of statisticians/methodologists as PIs or Co-PIs (when applicable) are appropriately recognized | |||
| agree | 47 (34.3%) | 82 (50.0%) | 0.007 |
| Do you have access to colleagues at your institution who you can ask statistical methodology questions? [N=130; N=152] | |||
| yes | 129 (99.2%) | 150 (98.7%) | 1.000 |
| Do you have access to colleagues at your institution who you can ask statistical programming questions [N=130; N=149] | |||
| yes | 125 (96.2%) | 139 (93.3%) | 0.426 |
| I would like to have more opportunities to pursue methodological research | |||
| agree | 65 (47.4%) | 107 (65.2%) | 0.002 |
| Opportunities exist to collaborate with other biostatisticians and methodologists on statistical and methodological research projects | |||
| always or often | 37 (27.0%) | 55 (33.5%) | 0.258 |