Statistical significance is a critical concept in data analysis and research. In essence, it’s a measure that allows researchers to assess whether the results of an experiment or study are due to ...

McShane, Blakeley B.; Bradlow, Eric T.; Lynch Jr., John G.; Meyer, Robert J. "Statistical Significance" and Statistical Reporting: Moving Beyond Binary. Journal of ...

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Did you know that gorging on dark chocolate accelerates weight loss? A study published in 2015 found that a group of subjects who followed a low-carbohydrate diet and ate a bar ...

In science, the success of an experiment is often determined by a measure called “statistical significance.” A result is considered to be “significant” if the difference observed in the experiment ...

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 ...

Every research lab is constantly innovating; either by creating something new or by understanding the equations and statistics underlying each vital subject, the stakes are high. With trillions of ...

Here’s a short version of this post (spoiler! I’m making two intentional rhetorical missteps): Last week, the Columbia University Community College Research Center (CCRC) released a working paper ...

Valen E. Johnson receives funding from the National Institutes of Health to perform biostatistical research on the selection of variables associated with cancer and cancer research. In their ...

Both Phase 3 trials met all primary and secondary endpoints with high statistical significance in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque ...