Abstract: Assumptions play a pivotal role in the selection and efficacy of statistical models, as unmet assumptions can lead to flawed conclusions and impact decision-making. In both traditional ...
The social sciences comprise a vast array of research methods, models, measures, concepts, and theories. This appendix provides a brief overview of five common research methods or approaches and their ...
An ad hoc panel of nationally renowned experts in social science research, computing technology, statistical methods, privacy, and use of alternative data sources in the United States and abroad will ...
The Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS) Program links faculty and students from across the college interested in learning things from data. At Smith, students learn statistics by doing—class time ...
Through tumor profiling and statistical analysis, precision oncology uses genomic and other biomarkers to drive discovery, drug development, and clinical care for patients with cancer. It intends to ...
Statistical methods now being used in adaptive biomarker-driven clinical trials are reviewed. Some previous paradigms for clinical trial design can limit the development of more effective methods on ...