David Boniface - Statistician
Welcome to my statistics web page.
I am a semi-retired statistician with 30 years experience of statistical work as a university lecturer and researcher experienced in a range of statistical techniques. In addition I have worked as an independent consultant for many organisations.
Qualifications
I qualified in mathematics and mathematical physics at the University of Edinburgh. Subsequently I obtained masters degrees in statistics at the London School of Economics and in psychology at the University of London Institute of Education. I have obtained Chartered Statistician status from the Royal Statistical Society and Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society.
Experience
I started my working life as a mathematician and computer specialist but soon discovered ‘Statistics’ and knew immediately that I wanted to become a Statistician.
I worked for the Medical Research Council as a statistician for five years, and as Head of Statistics at the University of Hertfordshire (UH) for 12 years. While at UH I founded the Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit for UH and wrote a popular text book on statistics which has sold nearly 2000 copies.
For the last ten years I have worked as statistician/researcher at University College London where I was author, with colleagues, of some 30 research papers. Now that I am semi-retired I enjoy taking on a wide variety of statistical projects as an independent consultant.
Consultancy
I have expertise and practical experience of most of the main methods of statistical design, analysis and interpretation.
The techniques I regularly apply include:
- Summarising data into tables, graphs and charts
- Obtaining best estimates with confidence intervals
- Fitting statistical models in order to describe data and make predictions
- Dealing with longitudinal or repeated measurements
- Estimating missing values in a data set
- Analysis of survival data
- Identifying underlying factors or constructs hidden in a set of measurements
- Tests of statistical comparisons
- Design of surveys and experiments including estimate of the appropriate sample size
- Interpreting the results of statistical analyses for use by non-specialists
Examples of contracts I have carried out successfully in recent years include:
| COMPANY | DATE | CONTRACT |
|---|---|---|
| Eastman Dental Institute, London | July 2013 – Aug 2019 | Statistical support for wide range of dental research projects. |
| John Stonehouse Consulting Ltd. | July 2017 | Analysis of probability of numbers of water main bursts in given stretch of road in Newcastle. |
| European Blood and Marrow Transplant Assn. | Feb 2016 | Analysis of EBMT annual conference registrations. |
| PiC - Performance in Context | May 2015 | Examination of alternative measures of diversity in UK law firms. |
| NHS Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex | March 2015 | Survey of residents’ daily tooth care in care homes in Kent. |
| Birkbeck College (University of London) | Jan 2013 | Statistical analyses for investigation of strategies and activities of multinational IT corporations. |
| Advertising Standards Authority | January 2010-ongoing | Several reviews of design and analysis of product trials, health claims etc. |
| Legal Department, Kent County Council | February 2009 | Expert witness work in connection with reliability of disputed determinations of child age assessment methods. |
| John Fuller & Partners Ltd | August 2009 | Review of police crime statistics. |
| Matrix Evidence Ltd, Moorgate, London | March 2008 | Statistical support for survey work. |
| Crawford & Co, International loss adjusters | October 2008 | Independent statistical review of disputed insurance claim. |
| Building Research Establishment (BRE) | November 2007 | Advising on methods for researching aircraft cabin noise for Boeing Aircraft Company. |
| Hertfordshire Police | June 2001 | Design, analysis and report of survey of police stop and search activity. |