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What is the goal of the new Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI)? The Statistical Performance Indicators measure the capacity and maturity of national statistical systems by assessing the use of ...

Statistical modeling lies at the heart of data science. Well-crafted statistical models allow data scientists to draw conclusions about the world from the limited information present in their data. In ...

An interdisciplinary team of University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers recently published in Biophysical Journal on their development of a new statistical method that improves analysis in ...

Nature Medicine has partnered with the American Statistical Association (ASA) to facilitate the timely, consistent, and thorough statistical peer review of clinical trials. The statistical advisory ...

A recent study that questioned the healthfulness of eggs raised a perpetual question: Why do studies, as has been the case with health research involving eggs, so often flip-flop from one answer to ...

The Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) is a framework of 5 pillars and 22 dimensions to assess the maturity of national statistical systems. The matrix below provides definitions of each pillar ...