About us
Dr. William M. O'Bannon, Jr., founded StatsWhisperer as a means of providing specialized knowledge regarding quantitative analysis to students, academics, professionals, as well as all other consumers and practitioners of statistical research.
Dr. O'Bannon designed many of his teaching methods while on faculty at several New York City institutions. The diversity of these centers of education allowed him to apply these methods in several fields. Specifically, as a faculty member with a dual appointment within the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Preventative and Community Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. O'Bannon had an opportunity to instruct physicians and nurses, as well as medical and nursing students on quantitative research methods. Bill also served on several other faculty appointments, including those of Fordham University, Hunter College, Yeshiva University, and Adelphi University, where he taught research and statistics at the Masters and Doctoral levels.
During these academic appointments, Dr. O'Bannon became increasingly impassioned about designing teaching and research methods that would meet two objectives. First, quantitative methods must be clear, understandable, thought-provoking, and gratifying to the learner, practitioner, or consumer of that research.
Second, all quantitative research should be made fundamentally sound by adhering to a standard step-by-step method, which reflects that all the necessary methodological considerations have been made for that particular study. Dr. O'Bannon sees this as a pressing issue as decisions made within any professional field based on unsound research will likely result in problems at a societal level.
Toward this goal, Dr. O'Bannon wrote the textbook The 7 Steps of Data Analysis: A Manual for Conducting a Quantitative Research Study (2013) to serve as a guide for completing a fundamentally sound statistical research study.
Statistical Consultation
As an academic Dr. O'Bannon’s research is widely published and has been funded through many sources including the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). He received his doctorate from Columbia University.
StatsWhisperer, Inc. is devoted to providing powerful consultation to businesses, agencies, academic institutions, students, and other individuals. This consultation is geared toward completing data analytic projects that assist clients in meeting the goals that will progress their institutions and careers to the next level of excellence.
Products: An Infrastructure for Learning, Teaching, and Conducting Data Analysis
StatsWhisperer, Inc. provides materials designed to make learning research involving data analysis (a.k.a., quantitative and qualitative research) clear and understandable. These materials provide innovative how-to information that breaks the process of data analytic research down into manageable steps. Learning here becomes a crescendo, where the learner firmly grasps all the essential concepts within each step until the entire process of producing a legitimate and effective research study is apparent.
These materials emphasize not only learning but the practical application of what is being taught. Throughout our materials, you will notice that examples are given that are meant to act as templates that will facilitate the learner in being able to replicate what is being taught on his or her own. In short, our goal is to provide materials that transition students, colleagues, and other interested parties into independent researchers who can produce their original research studies, including dissertation studies, research studies, and Capstone projects (as well as assist other educators in making this transition with their students)!
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Dr. O'Bannon describes the intricacies of his book on quantitative statistical analysis. Written for students and professors, it's quickly growing in loyalty in the community and is highly adopted for its theories and easy-to-follow instructional style.