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 ...

Understanding some statistics is important for general science literacy. Below are some common statistics resources that may be useful for your project work. To support your professional development, ...

On Tuesday, October 21, the second LISA short course will be on how to do common statistical tests such as ANOVA (ANalysis Of VAriance), MANOVA (Multiple ANOVA for when you have multiple responses), ...

The question of whether or not all life on Earth has an ultimate common origin is a subtle one, complicated by the phenomenon of lateral gene transfer. It has now been tackled with a formal ...

In many realms of science today, “statistical wisdom” seems to be in short supply. Misuse of statistics in scientific research has contributed substantially to the widespread “reproducibility crisis” ...