Statistics that tell the whole truth? It's as easy as ABC

It's said that statistics don't lie, but they often don't tell the whole truth, either. A Cornell statistics expert has come up with a method he believes can boost statistical power and significantly ...
Nature

Why the crisis in official statistics matters — and how it can be fixed

Governments that value effective policymaking should be alert to the perils of falling survey-response rates, inadequate ...
Education Week

Data From 50 States: Teachers See Student Behavior as a Significant Problem

Education Week journalists have consistently heard anecdotes about problems with student behavior and engagement, so for the 2026 The State of Teaching survey, we crafted a few questions about how ...

Understanding Objective Probability: Definitions and Examples

Objective probability estimates the odds of an event occurring through data analysis. It uses concrete measures instead of guesses to provide a reliable forecast.
Nature

Statistics reach a ‘crisis point’: nations struggle with a critical lack of data

Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, ...
PsyPost

Correlation vs causation: what they mean and why the difference matters

Stop falling for misleading headlines. Understand the difference between correlation and causation, and learn how researchers prove real scientific facts.
MarketWatch

College sports has a new money problem — and St. John’s may be the latest example: ‘It’s the Wild West’

Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have flooded college sports with hundreds of millions of dollars — but universities and team general managers have been operating with little formal oversight, ...
Morningstar

College sports has a new money problem - and St. John's may be the latest example: 'It's the Wild West'

St. John's University fired its basketball program's general manager, Matt Abdelmassih, this week. He was reportedly managing a $10 million roster. St. John's University spent $10 million on its ...
The Big Lead

Kendrick Perkins points out NBA’s American athlete problem using Ja Morant example

June 8, 2018; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins (21) during the second quarter in game four of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Quicken Loans ...
The Advocate

How the LSU women are using Angel Reese’s example to solve their rebounding problems

On Tuesday afternoon, Bob Starkey was in the LSU women’s basketball team’s locker room when he decided to take out his phone and snap a photo he’d later post to Instagram. Starkey wanted people to see ...
Consumer Reports

EVs Are Getting More Reliable, but They Still Lag Behind Hybrids and Gas-Only Cars

Consumer Reports’ annual reliability survey has found that new electric vehicles (EVs) have fewer problems today than in the past. But EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are still likely to have more ...
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Apex Legends' biggest problem broken down with real examples

Apex Legends is still one of the most exciting battle royale games, but it has a big problem that keeps growing and affecting more players over time. In this video, the issue is broken down in a clear ...