The institute was established in March, 1989, as an affiliated research institute in College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, for developing statistical techniques and related software, fostering statistical consultation in or out of school, imparting knowledge through open lectures, and conducting research to promote academic-industrial relationships. The institute undertakes outsourcing projects from various research organizations and business enterprises, and performs consultation services for researchers in various areas including pedagogy, medicine, engineering, life sciences, human ecology, social sciences, etc. It also offers regular and special courses for employees, students and researchers with various topics including basic and advanced statistical methods, big data analysis, usages of R, SAS, SPSS packages, etc.