This week, The American Statistician published a special issue, "Statistical Inference in the 21st Century: A World Beyond p < 0.05," which includes 43 new papers by leading statisticians. The ...

Harvey’s devastating impact on Houston is still unfolding, but the historic event is already being categorized by some as a 500-year or even 1,000-year flood. Those terms can be confusing. They ...

Aaron Clauset, an assistant professor and computer scientist at the University of Colorado, has taken a calculating look at the likelihood of a major war breaking out in the near future. In an article ...

In the middle of the 20 th century, the field of psychology had a problem. In the wake of the Manhattan Project and in the early days of the space race, the so-called “hard sciences” were producing ...

What is the statistical probability of life on other planets? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the ...

The first study of why people struggle to solve statistical problems reveals a preference for complicated rather than simpler, more intuitive solutions -- which often leads to failure in solving the ...

The Iowa caucus reveals surprising statistics, highlighting the power of just eight votes in shaping political outcomes.

When it comes to deciding how significant a statistic is, Université de Montréal education professor Sébastien Béland is clear: "Our goal is to change practices in order to improve quality in the ...