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 ...

Statistics is a useful tool for understanding the patterns in the world around us. But our intuition often lets us down when it comes to interpreting those patterns. In this series we look at some of ...

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Statistics and science have been publicly slammed by some. The issues of climate change and COVID-19, in particular, have stirred accusations of bias, conspiracies, and even hoaxes (Philipp-Muller et ...