Measurement error arises when the observed data deviate from true values due to inaccuracies in measurement processes, potentially leading to biased estimates and ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society), Vol. 180, No. 4 (OCTOBER 2017), pp. 1191-1209 (19 pages) Area level models, such as the Fay–Herriot model, aim to improve ...

When publishing socioeconomic survey data, survey programs implement a variety of statistical methods designed to preserve privacy but which come at the cost of distorting the data. World Bank survey ...

Anthony R. Ives, Peter E. Midford and Theodore Garland Jr. Most phylogenetically based statistical methods for the analysis of quantitative or continuously varying phenotypic traits assume that ...

Yang, Mochen, Edward McFowland III, Gordon Burtch, and Gediminas Adomavicius. "Achieving Reliable Causal Inference with Data-Mined Variables: A Random Forest Approach ...

Nielsen’s out-of-home measurement gaffe was worse than the ratings company has presented it, according to a new study by the country’s major TV networks. Last month, Nielsen admitted it had been ...

Objectives This study aimed to (1) develop a new measure of adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool: ATEMPT) based on previously ...

CHAPEL HILL — As a patient undergoing chemotherapy, the last thing that should be on your mind is if you will receive the right dose of medication during treatment. And for parents of pediatric ...