We offer applied statistical consulting for research, non-profits, grant management, and mission-driven organizations. We help clients design better assessments, analyze and interpret data, and communicate results.
Igniting ideas for progress
Services
We apply statistical expertise to generate data-driven insights for clients.
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Program evaluation and assessment
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Study and survey design
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Data analysis and interpretation
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Reporting and data visualization
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Internal and external presentations
Non-profits and foundations
Community organizations
Academic researchers and grant managers
Small businesses
Educational organizations
Who we work with
Our approach
We work collaboratively with our clients to integrate their project knowledge with our statistical expertise to provide the most successful outcomes. Our typical projects include discovery, design, analysis, and reporting that is flexible to our client needs. We provide plain language reports and presentations, clear visuals, and concise executive summaries. We are committed to rigorous data confidentiality and ethical collection of data.
Who we are
We are a team of trained psychology professors who specialize in experimental psychology and statistical analysis. We are the co-authors of a popular undergraduate statistics book, Exploring Statistics, and have a combined 59 years of university-level statistical teaching experience.
Marc Sestir
Ph.D., Social Psychology
University of North Carolina, 2008
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Central Arkansas
Program Evaluator for Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission
Jennifer Peszka
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi, 1999
Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Hendrix College
Lindsay Kennedy
Ph.D., Social Psychology
minor in Quantitative Psychology
University of North Carolina, 2011
Professor of Psychology
Hendrix College
J. J. Whitney, Compelling Preaching Initiative Grant Lead
Working with SParK Solutions has truly been a collaborative process that allows me to clearly communicate data from my grant program to our stakeholders. Assessing data that “seems” unquantifiable is a gift for ensuring the project moves forward. I appreciate the openness of the team and their willingness to refine surveys that clearly reflect the goals of my program.
Pamela Owen, Hendrix College Alumni Office
For several years, our office worked with Dr. Peszka in drafting our constituent surveys. She guided us in wording the surveys to subtly asking questions that lead to more nuanced answers. She immediately understood what information we were trying to discern and how we wanted to apply what we learned from the survey. Dr. Peszka was a great partner and her analysis of our results were invaluable.
Client testimonials
Wayne Clark, CEO, The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
I have used SParK several times to support mission and strategic planning for the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas. Some of our surveys have been sent to thousands of participants, while others have gone to only a few hundred. In every case, SParK has been highly professional, timely, and extremely helpful from the earliest planning stages. They excel at framing questions in ways that are unbiased and designed to elicit the most meaningful information in support of the survey’s goals. They are also creative in developing strategies to improve response rates and think “outside the box” when it comes to incentives and engagement.
What truly sets SParK apart, however, is the depth and quality of their analysis. They know how to dig into the granular details of the data to uncover insights that are genuinely useful for decision-making. Their full reports can exceed 100 pages, and their executive summaries are exceptionally helpful for senior leadership and board members. In addition, their work includes an oral presentation of findings supported by a clear, well-designed PowerPoint. Both the presentation and the written materials are rich with practical, actionable information.
Whenever colleagues ask me about conducting surveys, I consistently recommend SParK without hesitation.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss how we can help you with your project. Submit the below form or email us at research@sparksolutions-ar.com.