Here’s a good idea for the next presidential candidate debate: They can insult each other about their ignorance of statistics. Actually, it’s a pertinent topic for political office seekers, as public ...

Whether you rely on fundamental analysis or technical analysis to identify promising investments, it’s helpful to have a working knowledge of statistical terms. Not every investor will be competent to ...

The pursuit of science is designed to search for significance in a maze of data. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. To support or refute a hypothesis, the goal is to establish statistical ...

'Statistical significance' is one of the most widely misunderstood phrases in science, according to a 2013 Scientific American article. It's a controversial topic. Probability values (p-values) have ...