Misuse of statistics in medical and sports science research is common and may lead to detrimental consequences to healthcare. Many authors, editors and peer reviewers of medical papers will not have ...

For decades, scientists have been counting annual growth rings—similar to tree rings—inside fossilized leg bones of ...

Statistical uncertainty in data—or random error in a measurement—particularly when it is used to inform funding and policies, can lead to a variety of issues ...

A new study reveals that giraffes can use statistical inferences to predict the likelihood of receiving carrot slices rather than zucchini slices, Phys.org reports. According to researchers, this ...

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The gene variant posing the greatest genetic risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called APOE-ε4. A different ...

A recent statistical study has revealed some of the constraints and directions in the evolution of the structure and function of proteins. Better models of protein structural dynamics may allow ...

• An article quotes two sentences from a CDC study out of context to claim that mask mandates had a statistically insignificant effect on coronavirus case and death rates. • The study actually found ...

The study, led by Marco Marani, Ph.D., of the University of Padua in Italy, used new statistical methods to measure the scale and frequency of disease outbreaks for which there was no immediate ...