Table 3:
Survey responses stratified by participant sex
| Female (N=185) | Male (N=127) | Fisher’s exact test p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Highest quantitative degree | |||
| Master’s | 85 (45.9%) | 52 (40.9%) | 0.463 |
| Doctorate | 91 (49.2%) | 71 (55.9%) | |
| other | 9 (4.9%) | 4 (3.1%) | |
| Supervisor type [non-missing N=182; N=125] | |||
| methodologist | 152 (83.5%) | 103 (82.4%) | 0.877 |
| other | 30 (16.5%) | 22 (17.6%) | |
| I am frequently given authorship when I feel I should be co-author | |||
| agree | 152 (82.2%) | 98 (77.2%) | 0.313 |
| My expertise as a statistician/methodologist is valued by the collaborators that I work with | |||
| agree | 157 (84.9%) | 114 (89.8%) | 0.235 |
| I have too many different projects to do each project well | |||
| agree | 74 (40.0%) | 46 (36.2%) | 0.554 |
| I am pressured to deliver specific analysis results related to the PIs hypotheses | |||
| agree | 55 (29.7%) | 36 (28.3%) | 0.801 |
| PIs respect and honor my ethical boundaries | |||
| agree | 143 (77.3%) | 105 (82.7%) | 0.258 |
| PIs collaborate with me early in research projects | |||
| agree | 91 (49.2%) | 61 (48.0%) | 0.908 |
| I am adequately informed of study progress | |||
| agree | 90 (48.6%) | 66 (52.0%) | 0.645 |
| I am provided ample calendar time to critically review all abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts before deadlines | |||
| agree | 55 (29.7%) | 55 (43.3%) | 0.016 |
| I have sufficient time and effort available to critically review all abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts before deadlines | |||
| agree | 57 (30.8%) | 54 (42.5%) | 0.041 |
| I am provided intellectual freedom to critically review all abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts | |||
| agree | 151 (81.6%) | 108 (85.0%) | 0.448 |
| In disputes or disagreements with investigators, my supervisor will support me | |||
| agree | 147 (79.5%) | 98 (77.2%) | 0.675 |
| Project managers are available to support project workflow and administration | |||
| agree | 72 (38.9%) | 61 (48.0%) | 0.130 |
| 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 | 19 (10.3%) | 16 (12.6%) | 0.585 |
| 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 | 55 (29.7%) | 40 (31.5%) | 0.802 |
| My interactions with PIs are limited to brief advice and consultations so that they can do their own analyses | |||
| always or often | 6 (3.2%) | 6 (4.7%) | 0.557 |
| I work in collaboration with other statisticians/methodologists, statistics students, or statistical programmers on projects | |||
| always or often | 91 (49.2%) | 83 (65.4%) | 0.005 |
| 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 | 11 (5.9%) | 11 (8.7%) | 0.376 |
| 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 | 60 (32.4%) | 59 (46.5%) | 0.013 |
| The PI and I discuss effort/budgets and project expectations before grants are submitted | |||
| always or often | 80 (43.2%) | 62 (48.8%) | 0.356 |
| Grants are submitted without sufficiently budgeting for my effort | |||
| always or often | 35 (18.9%) | 27 (21.3%) | 0.666 |
| Do you take on grants with <5% annual effort? | |||
| always or often | 16 (8.6%) | 16 (12.6%) | 0.262 |
| The contribution of statisticians/methodologists as collaborative investigators are appropriately recognized | |||
| agree | 92 (49.7%) | 76 (59.8%) | 0.084 |
| The contribution of statisticians/methodologists as PIs or Co-PIs (when applicable) are appropriately recognized | |||
| agree | 70 (37.8%) | 66 (52.0%) | 0.015 |
| Do you have access to colleagues at your institution who you can ask statistical methodology questions? [N=166; N=124] | |||
| yes | 164 (98.8%) | 122 (98.4%) | 1.000 |
| Do you have access to colleagues at your institution who you can ask statistical programming questions [N=165; N=122] | |||
| yes | 151 (91.5%) | 121 (99.2%) | 0.003 |
| I would like to have more opportunities to pursue methodological research | |||
| agree | 90 (48.6%) | 83 (65.4%) | 0.004 |
| Opportunities exist to collaborate with other biostatisticians and methodologists on statistical and methodological research projects | |||
| always or often | 46 (24.9%) | 50 (39.4%) | 0.009 |