Failure to complete high school has been recognized as a social problem in the United States for decades and, as discussed below, the individual and social costs of dropping out are considerable.

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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 ...

At a cost of less than one-tenth of one percent of the federal budget, government statistical agencies provide invaluable information that informs millions of decisions made by Americans every day.

Regarding the Nov. 10 op-ed on crime statistics by Richard Rosenfeld and Janet Lauritsen, “Did violent crime go up or down last year? Yes.”: Discrepancies in such numbers not only cause confusion but ...

Our Master of Science in Statistics program is designed to give students a solid foundation in applied and theoretical statistics, enabling them to prepare for careers as statisticians in industry, ...

The education reform movement has made the needs of students at risk for academic failure a key focus. Both nationally and at the state and district levels, many elements of reform have been devised ...