Statistical methods are mathematical formulas, models, and techniques that are used in statistical analysis of raw research data. The application of statistical methods extracts information from ...

Aston University biostatistician Dr. Dan Green has identified the top ten errors he commonly sees in research papers in his ...

Milestone articles have highlighted the frequency and types of statistical errors in research,1–5 yet fundamental errors ...

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of "pop-science ...

Under the new leadership of Marty Makary, the FDA should focus more attention on the critical role of real-world clinical data — such as from health insurance databases — in the ongoing assessment of ...

Social statistics is concerned with the development of statistical methods that can be used across the social sciences. Statisticians play an essential role in all aspects of social inquiry, including ...

Isolation Forest detects anomalies by isolating observations. It builds binary trees (called iTrees) by recursively ...

People who experience less stimulation from drinking are more likely to continue seeking alcohol despite its negative ...

The CEO of Capitec does not think Statistics SA considers informal employment sufficiently when calculating the unemployment ...

As the science community’s focus on climate change and adaptation continues to grow, research fellows are playing a pivotal ...

Mediation analysis examines what variables may lie on the causal pathway between an exposure and an outcome. Mediation models are useful for understanding aetiology, providing evidence to confirm and ...