Sample size is not magic. It’s a good mantra, worth repeating. It’s even worth putting into song, thanks to Ted Berg. But it’s not magic, and it’s not worth all the inaction it can inspire. Spend all ...

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There is no disputing the importance of statistical analysis in biological research, but too often it is considered only after an experiment is completed, when it may be too late. This collection ...

We say it every year, but this year we mean it: “This is the strangest offseason ever in fantasy baseball.” Most hitters in 2020 had about a third of the normal allotment of plate appearances. But ...

Mitchell Grant is a self-taught investor with over 5 years of experience as a financial trader. He is a financial content strategist and creative content editor. Timothy Li is a consultant, accountant ...

A unified approach to large-sample statistical methods is provided via a quadratic approximation. Various methods of estimation obtained by minimizing (or maximizing) an objective function, and those ...

No matter how many times we see hot and cold streaks come and go in hockey, there is always a tendency to jump to conclusions when early-season results either exceed or fall short of our expectations.