New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity.
Astrobiology
May 19, 2020
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News tagged with statistical technique
Mathematicians put famous Battle of Britain 'what if' scenarios to the test
Mathematicians have used a statistical technique to interrogate some of the big "what if" questions in the Second World War battle for Britain's skies.
Mathematics
Jan 09, 2020
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Should parents help their kids with homework?
Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework.
Education
Aug 29, 2019
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Powerful machine-learning technique enables biologists to analyze enormous data sets
Researchers at A*STAR have compared six data-analysis processes and come up with a clear winner in terms of speed, quality of analysis and reliability. The top performer took large, complex biological data sets and spat out ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2019
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Tracing languages back to their earliest common ancestor through sound shifts
A team of researchers in the U.S. and U.K. has developed a statistical technique that sorts out when changes to words' pronunciations most likely occurred in the evolutionary history of related languages.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2015
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Salamanders are a more abundant food source in forest ecosystems than previously thought
In the 1970s, ecologists published results from one of the first whole-forest ecosystem studies ever conducted in Hubbard Brook, New Hampshire. In the paper, scientists reported that salamanders represent one of the largest ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2014
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Causes of California drought linked to climate change
The atmospheric conditions associated with the unprecedented drought currently afflicting California are "very likely" linked to human-caused climate change, Stanford scientists say.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2014
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How arbitrary is language?
Words in the English language are structured to help children learn according to research led by Lancaster University.
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2014
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Forensic analysis of car paint
The use of statistical techniques to interpret chemical information has played a key role in developing a more discriminating model for the forensic analysis of car paint.
Engineering
Nov 26, 2013
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New technique traces ejected electrons back to atomic shells
(Phys.org) —In a detailed study of how intense light strips electrons from atoms, researchers used an X-ray laser, SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), to measure and sort the ejected electrons and discover how this ...
General Physics
Oct 02, 2013
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