A big part of his work is figuring out when a statistical method is truly the best choice. Some problems have straightforward ...

A relatively simple statistical analysis method can more accurately predict the risk of landslides caused by heavy rain, according to a study coordinated by Brazilian researchers affiliated with the ...

Articulate the primary interpretations of probability theory and the role these interpretations play in Bayesian inference Use Bayesian inference to solve real-world statistics and data science ...

Statistical data science represents an interdisciplinary field that merges the rigour of probability theory and statistical inference with modern computational tools to draw insights and make ...

Ben Fulcher receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Complexity is all around us, from the daily fluctuations of financial markets to the intricate web of neurons in our ...

A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific method, an approach to learning about the world by coming up with theories and testing those theories against ...

An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Research Council will plan and organize a workshop to address statistical challenges in assessing and fostering the reproducibility of scientific ...