Collaborators may believe a statistician should be able to accomplish proposed work in an unrealistically short time frame. This video depicts a scenario where a researcher expresses an opinion that the statistician’s part of the work should not take much time, and the statistician responds. The video promotes discussion about negotiations, timelines, and expectations.

Keywords: Understanding statistician workload capacity; timeline for analysis; data management; exploratory data analysis; descriptive analysis; co-authorship; workload; negotiation

Video (4.03 minutes)

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To cite the videos, scripts, and discussion questions, please use the following citation:

• Sharp, J. L., Griffith, E., and Higgs, M. D. (2021). “Setting the stage: statistical collaboration videos for training the next generation of applied statisticians,” Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 29(2): 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/26939169.2021.1934202

To cite this video, please use the text:

• • • Sharp, J.L., Griffith, E., and Higgs, M. (2020). Discussion about a realistic timeline for work [Video file]. https://youtu.be/ueF1oe0ct4s.