As we continue to cope with COVID-19 uncertainty, social media is abuzz with numerous recommendations seeking to influence people's attitudes about the situation and how they respond to it. Should ...
A recently published statistical analysis of homicide rates in New York City finds strong support for the hypothesis that de-policing resulting from the George Floyd protests caused the 2020 homicide ...
A typical journal article contains the results of only one analysis pipeline, by one set of analysts. Even in the best of circumstances, there is reason to think that judicious alternative analyses ...
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 ...
Given record-setting heat waves around the world in recent years, an international team of researchers led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz investigated if the rate of global warming has increased ...
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As we continue to cope with COVID-19 uncertainty, social media is abuzz with numerous recommendations seeking to influence people's attitudes about the situation and how they respond to it. Should ...