NYU's Letisha Smith wins 2018 writing competition
Letisha Smith, of New York University, was last night announced as the winner of the 2018 Award for Statistical Excellence in Early Career Writing.
By Brian Tarran
NYU's Letisha Smith wins 2018 writing competition
Letisha Smith, of New York University, was last night announced as the winner of the 2018 Award for Statistical Excellence in Early Career Writing.
By Brian Tarran
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics wins a last-minute reprieve
Plans to dismantle Puerto Rico’s Institute of Statistics (PRIS) have been altered at the 11th hour, meaning the agency will continue as an independently controlled, government funded entity – at...
By Brian Tarran
How reliable is your wearable heart-rate monitor?
Fitbit, Garmin and other consumer heart-rate monitors are increasingly being used in clinical trials. The problem is, they’re not always very accurate.
A search of ClinicalTrials.gov, the world’s...
By Tim Collins, Ivan Miguel Pires, Salome Oniani and Sandra Woolley
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics wins a last-minute reprieve
Plans to dismantle Puerto Rico’s Institute of Statistics (PRIS) have been altered at the 11th hour, meaning the agency will continue as an independently controlled, government funded entity – at least for the time being.
By Brian Tarran
How reliable is your wearable heart-rate monitor?
Fitbit, Garmin and other consumer heart-rate monitors are increasingly being used in clinical trials. The problem is, they’re not always very accurate.
By Tim Collins, Ivan Miguel Pires, Salome Oniani and Sandra Woolley
Greece's former national statistician is heading back to court
Andreas Georgiou, Greece’s former national statistician, once again faces trial on charges of inflating the country’s 2009 fiscal deficit and causing €171 billion of damage to the Greek economy, after the Supreme Court annulled an earlier acquittal.
By Brian Tarran
