Harlan N.

Reliable Math and Statistics Tutor

Reliable Math and Statistics Tutor

I already have a lot of students so new students should use some of the other tutors available.

I like to tutor students taking statistics classes in research methods. I enjoy the challenge and application of this knowledge.

Areas I have successfully tutored:
Research Statistics at the graduate level: statistics for Health Sciences
Business statistics for MBA students.
Research Methods for Masters of Public Health
Mathematical Statistics
Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
Time Series Analysis
Survival Analysis
SQL (Help students with queries on a server)
R and RStudio: Teach how to do analysis with the tidyverse and use markdown with R markdown.
Statistics with SPSS
Statistics with SAS
AP Calculus
AP Statistics

I do may best to help each person, But everyone approaches and values learning differently.
Many times the tutor that best fits you is one with a complementary outlook on education. The Holland code is one method to measure this outlook. My psychological profile, according to the Holland Code is IAS. The codes are I (Investigate), A (artistic/innovative), and S (social/teach). These letters are in order of importance in explaining me. This drives how I approach learning. Based on lots of tutoring and looking at where I was successful, it is clear that students who match my code do the best with me. It also turns out that my profile is somewhat different from the typical 4.0 student. My teaching is focused on learning an less on getting "the right answer."

My analysis comes from the book "What Color is Your Parachute." You can use the directions in that book to get your Holland Code. Here is what the book says about it.

[I] investigative. These are "people who are very curious and like to investigate or analyze things, or people, or data." This is an important attitude to have when approaching the science fields of mathematics and statistics. Doing well in these courses requires the student to tolerate a certain amount of confusion and frustration. This is all normal when learning at a higher conceptual level. It is part of the excitement and challenge of learning.

[A] "The artistic People-Environment: Filled with people who prefer activities involving "ambiguous, free, unsystematized activities and competencies to create art forms or products." At a certain level, math and statistics and clearly language is not systematized. This fact sometimes frustrates students looking for a set of steps to follow.

[S] "The Social People-Environment: filled with people who prefer activities involving "the manipulation of others to inform, train, develop, cure, or enlighten." I certainly like to teach and enlighten others. Learning math and statistics can help people gain a broader perspective on life. Learning English is a key to experiencing culture in the US.

I am really a professional learner. I know how to learn and enjoy it. I then teach what I learn. In the work place I have functioned as a statistician, data scientist, data analyst and statistical programmer. I can teach anything related to that. I have programmed in SAS, R, python, Mathematica, SQL, PIG, and other things. I like to teach Health Outcomes related topics like Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Methods.

I would like to do more calculus and statistics AP tutoring as well as ACT and SAT test prep. I want to teach people the ASA exam P.

I have about four years classroom ESL teaching experience. There are many people who speak English because I taught them. I can diagnose your needs through a simple conversation.

My goal is to give you an understanding of the material so you are comfortable with it and can then master the material. You will tell me what you know and let me see how you think about the material. If there is something that needs to be corrected or if you need additional understanding then I'll cover that. You will be the one driving the session, not me. I don't have any "easy" methods or short-cuts. Not because I am against that, but it is not my gift. I know others who can do that, so if that is what you want there are others who can provide it.

I can deal with people who are very frustrated, but still motivated.

When you learn, learn in 20 minute segments. Then let your brain rest. Whatever you learn today, review tomorrow and again a couple of days later. Your brain learns through repetition. Learn something then force your brain to recall it. That is why writing in the margins is better than a highlighter. When you write, you have to remember. Force yourself to work homework problems without looking at the solutions.
I enjoy learning, I would love to work with you.