Method comparison studies aim to evaluate whether two or more measurement techniques yield sufficiently similar results to be used interchangeably. Traditional approaches such as linear regression and ...

UNTIL just recently, statistics have not been regarded as a very essential part of economics or political science, or indeed of any of the social sciences, but have been looked upon as rather dull and ...

Various statistical forecasting methods exist designed for use with slow-moving products, new product introductions, stable mature products and products with erratic ...

A new statistical method provides a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data that span multiple conditions -- such as cell types or tissues. A new statistical ...

Precision oncology exploits genomic, immunologic, and other biomarkers to drive discovery, drug development, and clinical care for patients with cancer. Precision oncology helps devise individualized ...

No matter the field, if a researcher is collecting data of any kind, at some point he is going to have to analyze it. And odds are he’ll turn to statistics to figure out what the data can tell him. As ...

Abstract: Assumptions play a pivotal role in the selection and efficacy of statistical models, as unmet assumptions can lead to flawed conclusions and impact decision ...

The Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS) Program links faculty and students from across the college interested in learning things from data. At Smith, students learn statistics by doing—class time ...

A relatively simple statistical analysis method can more accurately predict the risk of landslides caused by heavy rain, according to a study coordinated by Brazilian researchers affiliated with the ...