Key Personnel        

Kate Grayson is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and has many years' experience of statistical consultancy and training.  She has worked extensively in the health, government and commercial sectors, and has worked for over 15 years as a trainer and consultant for SPSS (UK) Ltd.  She now runs Statistics by Design, offering statistical support, consultancy and training for commercial, academic and health service professionals.

Kate is also now IBM SPSS Certified- see details below.

Examples of current and recent projects:

  • mapping the future of pensions
  • perceptual mapping for market research
  • investigating influences on cycling in the UK
  • survival analysis of corneoplastic data
  • assessing the impact of complimentary and alternative treatments for cancer
  • organisation & development support in a social services directorate
  • assessing the mental health of unaccompanied refugee adolescents
  • Employment Survey analysis
  • various academic and market research projects.

IBM SPSS Certification Program July 2010 

Kate Grayson, of Statistics by Design, has been recognized by SPSS, an IBM Company, as “IBM SPSS Statistics Certified.”  She earned this designation by successfully completing an examination covering essential skills in using IBM SPSS Statistics for data analysis.

The IBM SPSS Statistics Certification program was introduced in November 2009 by SPSS, an IBM Company. It creates a body of statistical knowledge that advances the skills of analysts, statisticians and business line managers – across any industry. SPSS, an independent software company for more than 40 years and a leader in predictive analytics, was acquired by IBM in October 2009.