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 ...

A century ago, two oddly domestic puzzles helped set the rules for what modern science treats as "real": a Guinness brewer ...

We have all heard the maxim, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Darrell Huff wrote "How to Lie with Statistics" in 1954. Since then, his book has sold more copies than ...

Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, researchers urge. Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, urges this ...

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 ...

I agree with the points you make about statistical significance under the heading 'Significant' in your News Feature 'Disputed definitions' (Nature 455, 1023–1028; 2008). However, you do imply that ...

We have all heard the maxim, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Darrell Huff wrote "How to Lie with Statistics" in 1954. Since then, his book has sold more copies than ...