Understanding what a ‘control’ is can help you decide for yourself how insightful new studies are.
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When it comes to transportation, there’s a hidden danger in choosing what feels safer.
Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
Boiling scientific truth down to a single number has had bad consequences for our understanding of the world.
An analysis of Lotto entries shows many players gravitate to the same number combinations, increasing prize sharing and reducing value.
Data science and machine learning algorithms can help us form probabilistic forecasts of things like sporting events.
Kevin Keegan’s cancer diagnosis and a surprising statistical quirk. What car crashes, shark attacks and workplace safety have in common.
In 2022, six jury scores from the second semi-final were nullified on grounds of collusion.
The word misinformation is loaded, and overused. The difficulty of assessing evidence is partly to blame.
Policy research often looks at measures in isolation, ignoring the complex bigger picture.
Students had to compile a portfolio and discuss it in an interview to demonstrate their understanding and ability to apply the knowledge.
Scientific research, artificial intelligence and modern bank security all rely on probability.
Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.
Researchers design studies that might disprove what’s called their null hypothesis – the opposite of the claim they’re interested in exploring.
Early trial results for a multi-cancer blood test have sparked excitement, but the technology still fails to detect three in every five cases.
But the new monthly index might create the impression there’s more inflation than there actually is.
In this age of algorithms, personalized insurance is encountering legal limits, especially the ban on discrimination. Can we balance accurate pricing, solidarity, and fairness?
The main comparisons in the unpublished report are skewed, and it is being presented as stronger evidence than its design really allows.
This is a worthwhile exercise, and over time will provide a scorecard on government performance on key measures.
A new study sheds light on how sharks colonised the oceans and became apex predators.
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Senior Lecturer in Statistics, University of Glasgow
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