Statistical testing and lower bounds in distributed estimation constitute a rapidly evolving area that addresses both the design of robust tests for assessing data properties across networked systems ...

HOUSTON -- (June 5, 2018) -- Researchers from Rice University and Duke University are using the tools of statistics and data science in collaboration with Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) to ...

Abstract: Many rivers in the Western U.S. suffer from high salinity content due to both natural and human-induced causes. Computer simulation models are often used to estimate future salinity levels ...

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 79, No. 4 (Nov., 1997), pp. 1352-1362 (11 pages) This paper uses resampling estimation techniques to develop a statistical mathematical programming ...

Widely available, trustworthy government statistics are essential for policy makers and program administrators at all levels of government, for private-sector decision makers, for researchers, and for ...

Several studies have predicted that not all geomagnetic reversals have been discovered, but it was unknown in which periods they might be hidden. Researchers led by the National Institute of Polar ...