Significance testing, with appropriate multiple testing correction, is currently the most convenient method for summarizing the evidence for association between a disease and a genetic variant.

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 ...

Low statistical power undermines the purpose of scientific research; it reduces the chance of detecting a true effect. Perhaps less intuitively, low power also reduces the likelihood that a ...

The authors present a set of statistical decision rules based on linear regression models that can be implemented in an automated trend system to assist stability studies. Submitted: Feb. 22, 2016.

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Outliers may provide useful information about the development and manufacturing process. Analysts use various statistical methods to evaluate outliers and to reduce their impact on the analysis. This ...

Kevin Dayaratna was Director of the Center for Data Analysis and Chief Statistician for Heritage. A variety of statistical tools can detect potential breaches in the integrity of elections. These ...

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