Health researchers need to fully understand the underlying assumptions to uncover cause and effect. Timothy Feeney and Paul Zivich explain Physicians ask, answer, and interpret myriad causal questions ...

SPSS is the name of a series of software packages used for data analysis. Its main selling point is that it allows scientific researchers, teachers and students to quickly analyze data without needing ...

In recent years, the NBA has seen big changes in how teams approach and strategize their games. These changes are mostly due to the use of analytics, which involves using advanced statistical analysis ...

In December 2014 I wrote a post titled Finding the elusive big wisdom in big data. We have made big advances since then in storing, processing and generally handling large volumes of data in a digital ...

If your business relies on advanced statistical analysis, you may have paired your copy of Microsoft Excel with a program dedicated to providing analytical tools. Minitab, created by the company of ...

When you use the statistical analysis features in Excel, you are leveraging one of the most powerful tools available for data manipulation and interpretation. Excel is not just a spreadsheet ...

Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz needs to only look at NHL rosters to find evidence that advanced statistical analysis is having a significant impact on the league. “Everyone has gone to ...