Statistics is to science as steroids are to baseball. Addictive poison. But at least baseball has attempted to remedy the problem. Science remains mostly in denial. True, not all uses of statistics in ...

Science is heroic. It fuels the economy, it feeds the world, it fights disease. Sure, it enables some unsavory stuff as well — knowledge confers power for bad as well as good — but on the whole, ...

As policymakers debate whether government statistical agencies should continue using differential privacy and other disclosure avoidance techniques to protect individuals' privacy in social science ...

Convinced that better use of data will improve research, innovation and literacy across other disciplines, six leading statisticians recently published "Ten Simple Rules for Effective Statistical ...

The 'Statement on Statistical Significance and P-Values' includes six principles underlying the proper use and interpretation of the p-value and is intended to improve the conduct and interpretation ...

Demand is at an all-time high for data analysts who can help organizations, technology companies, governments, and nonprofit agencies grasp their organizational, societal, and scientific needs. The ...

The Department of Applied Mathematics offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Statistics and Data Science through the College of Arts and Sciences. The BA degree is designed with an ...

Duke University’s Master’s in Statistical Science (MSS) programme offers a robust two-year curriculum emphasizing statistical theory, computational methods, and hands-on data applications. Key ...

Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, researchers urge. Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, urges this ...