People want a simple answer. Is this action safe? But despite Anthony Fauci bouncing responsibility for COVID-19 risk assessment to individuals, your risk can’t be boiled down to one probability.

Natural language processing models capture rich knowledge of words’ meanings through statistics.

A study shows that a select group of NBA players really do go on hot streaks by making more shots in a row than statistics suggest they should.

The lack of large numbers of fossils makes it hard to study sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. But a new statistical approach offers insight into this question and others across science.

We analysed data from almost 88,000 matches played over 26 years across 11 major European leagues. This is what we found.

As governments and health officials navigate pandemic, researchers stress the danger that comes with bad information.

University-wide initiative made possible by gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.

Research from Meta and some scientists shows no harm from social media, but other research and whistleblower testimony show otherwise. Seemingly contradictory, both can be right.

Using a robust statistical model, researchers estimate that coronavirus vaccines had prevented 140,000 deaths by May 9, 2021.

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, the R rate became well-known shorthand for the reproduction of the disease. Yet a new study suggests it’s time for