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Statistics is a branch of math that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data. But what is a statistic? Let’s find out. The word statistic is ...

Susan Pedersen, the dean of undergraduate education at Harvard University, has been listening to “A Prairie Home Companion” a bit too often. She needs to face up to some basic facts regarding grade ...

Usually when it comes to writing, mathematics and statistics probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. However, quite the number of us have had to face an instance where a source based on ...

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life sciences today conducts statistical tests. To critically assess the validity of the results some basic statistical knowledge is necessary. This two-day workshop of “Basics in Statistics” has the ...