Statistics

Researchers find that complex cultural practices tend to proliferate in more niche groups.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Climate models produce incredible amounts of data. Soon, scientists may have to give some of it up.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Geological data holds hidden patterns that can reveal new minerals and undiscovered Earth events.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Scientists explore new ways to analyze classroom interactions with only video.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Here's how to identify when a lone-wolf strategy is better than sharing information.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
Notes on where math, statistics and other forms of analysis play a part in our democracy.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Will there ever be a perfect way to count votes?
Joel Shurkin, Contributor