Attribute data are characteristics that aren’t readily quantified by hard numbers. It is a discrete data type. Making use of it requires more data on hand, as well as a robust method of measuring. The ...

While graphical models for continuous data (Gaussian graphical models) and discrete data (Ising models) have been extensively studied, there is little work on graphical models for datasets with both ...

As America’s healthcare system continues to evolve, it is critical that our perception of care and its value to patients evolve with it. In the past, value assessments have marginalized patients’ ...

Digital technologies are becoming ubiquitous, effective, and cost efficient, but are underutilized in medicine. These technologies — like wearable health monitors, sensors, and even ingestible devices ...

Which is more important – understanding what happened to your business last week or understanding what's happening right now? Well, both can provide useful insights that you might be able to use to ...

What could a plant manager from a process manufacturer that makes yarns and fabrics for industrial applications possibly learn from an automaker such as Toyota? Conventional wisdom says companies ...

Two major theories have fueled a now 1,500 year-long debate started by Saint Augustine: Is consciousness continuous, where we are conscious at each single point in time, or is it discrete, where we ...