Phys.org

Statistical tools for valid causal inference with fewer assumptions

Causal inference is important in medical research to help determine if treatments are beneficial and if natural exposures are harmful. In many settings, data collection makes causal inference ...
Nature

Statistical Inference in Linear Models

Statistical inference in linear models centres on estimating relationships between a response variable and one or more predictors under the assumption that these relationships can be expressed as a ...
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Refining the Concept of Scientific Inference When Working with Big Data

Big Data—broadly considered as datasets whose size, complexity, and heterogeneity preclude conventional approaches to storage and analysis—continues to generate interest across many scientific domains ...
Forbes

Parrots Make Predictions Based On Statistical Probabilities

All of the captive kea were given the opportunity to participate in the sampling task, but not all of them were interested. (Credit: Amalia Bastos.) Those remarkable kea are at it again: now the ...
Phys.org

Study shows giraffes can use statistical reasoning

Humans make decisions using statistical information every day. Imagine you're selecting a packet of jellybeans. If you prefer red jellybeans, you will probably try to find a packet that shows the most ...
IFLScience

For First Time, Crows Have Been Found To Use Statistical Inference To Make Decisions

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...