Circular statistics is a specialised subfield of statistics that focuses on analysing data points distributed on a circle. Unlike conventional linear statistics, circular data is characterised by ...

This course provides a solid basis for further study in statistics and data analysis or in pattern recognition and operations research. It is especially appropriate for students with an undergraduate ...

Vast amounts of data are generated every day. Statistics transforms data into meaningful information. People who practice the science of learning from data are called statisticians. Statisticians ...

Understanding numbers isn’t just for scientists or students. It’s a skill that helps you make smarter choices in your everyday life. Whether you’re calculating the odds of something happening, ...

The empirical rule describes how points are clustered in a normally-distributed data set. It states that 95% of data fall ...

The Federal Government of the United States has collected and published an increasing volume of statistics from the founding of the republic, but its contributions to statistical theory and method did ...

Solve Real-World Problems With Applied Statistics. Applied statistics is the implementation of statistical methods, techniques, and theories to real-world problems and situations in several fields, ...

In 1999, an English solicitor named Sally Clark went on trial for the murder of her two infant sons. She claimed both succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome. An expert witness for the prosecution, ...

Vol. 73, No. 2, The 2004 ISI Special Conference on "The Vital Role of Statistical Science in Assuring National Prosperity" (Aug., 2005), pp. 223-229, 231-232 (9 pages) The relationship of statistics ...