Evidence of plagiarism and complaints about the peer-review process have led a statistics journal to retract a federally funded study that condemned scientific support for global warming.
Environment
May 17, 2011
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Consumers need to know the true perils of purchasing artwork or luxury goods on the Internet, say statisticians in a paper published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical ...
Mathematics
Mar 14, 2011
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Orangutans threatened with extinction could be brought back from the brink with help from a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) statistician.
Ecology
Nov 17, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Air pollution monitors tell us a great deal about their immediate locations -- and not much about the wider area. To fill the gaps on the map, European researchers have developed new statistical tools for ...
Computer Sciences
May 11, 2010
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What is the difference between statistics and data science—and, perhaps more importantly, why do we have two fields with what seems to be the same focus? The best way to understand the emergence of data science as a separate ...
Mathematics
Jul 30, 2018
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Statistics is one of the fastest-growing degrees in the U.S., but the growth may not be enough to satisfy the high demand for statisticians in technology, consumer products, health care, government, manufacturing and other ...
Other
Oct 1, 2015
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University astronomers are inviting people around the world to help solve one of science's enduring mysteries.
Astronomy
Nov 1, 2012
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Australian marine science suffers from acute skills shortages, according to one of Australia's leading marine scientists.
Environment
Jun 11, 2012
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Michael Moritz, a venture capitalist who provided early backing for firms including Google and Yahoo!, is stepping back from management at Sequoia Capital for medical reasons.
Business
May 21, 2012
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(AP) -- When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.
Internet
Mar 20, 2012
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