It’s estimated that human adults make about 35,000 decisions a day — the percentage of good decisions depends on the adult. These choices can be as banal as deciding to roll or crumple toilet paper or ...

In this video interview, David Morton, PhD, director of biostatistics at Certara, explains how regulatory momentum is ...

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The FDA has released draft guidance on how sponsors can use Bayesian models for clinical trials.

A man went on an airplane ride. Unfortunately, he fell out. Fortunately, he had a parachute on. Unfortunately, the parachute did not open. Fortunately, there was a haystack below him, directly in the ...

Bayes Theorem is a time-tested way to use probabilities to solve complex problems. Bayes Theorem is the handiwork of an 18th-century minister and statistician named Thomas Bayes, first released in a ...

Having a strong opinion about an issue can make it hard to take in new information about it, or to consider other options when they’re presented. Thankfully, there’s an old rule that can help us avoid ...

“Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way: Understanding Statistics and Probability with Star Wars, Lego, and Rubber Ducks,” by Will Kurt (2019 No Starch Press) is an excellent introduction to subjects ...