Statistics is a branch of math that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data. But what is a statistic? Let’s find out. The word ...

Statistics has moved beyond the frequentist-Bayesian controversies of the past. Where does this leave our ability to interpret results? I suggest that a philosophy compatible with statistical practice ...

Econometrics uses economic theory, mathematics, and statistical inference to quantify economic phenomena. In other words, it turns theoretical economic models into useful tools for economic ...

Topics in nonasymptotic direct computational methods for statistical inference in data mining. Background in probability and statistics required ...

Here I give an overview of statistical approaches to population association studies, including preliminary analyses (Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium testing, inference of phase and missing data, and ...

We suggest that a central function of statistical inference is in fact the conversion of the first, likelihood, into the second, significance: a linking of the Fisher concepts. A first-order ...