When elected officials dismiss data collection and statistics that have met the test of time yet tell a story that they dislike, they are effectively waging a civil war within our nation.

Abstract: Statisticians are not only one of the earliest professional adopters of data visualization, but also some of its most prolific users. Understanding how these professionals utilize visual ...

1 Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States 2 Department of Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, ...

This research provides density functions and descriptive statistics for the distance between points for basic shapes in Cartesian space. Both Euclidean and Rectilinear Distances are determined for ...

I still remember the first time I took my class outside for a descriptive writing lesson. It was a crisp fall morning, and I handed each student a pine cone, asking them to describe it as if the ...

Barry Elad is a finance and tech journalist who loves breaking down complex ideas into simple, practical insights. Whether he's exploring fi... See full bio ...

Barry Elad is a finance and tech journalist who loves breaking down complex ideas into simple, practical insights. Whether he's exploring fi... See full bio ...

Mind wandering is an intriguing phenomenon; the average person spends up to 50% of their waking hours in this semi-dreamlike state. While it is notorious for undermining performance on tasks requiring ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writes about the future of finance and technology, follow for more. It's easy to forget that beneath the surface of every smart ...

When Motorola introduced its first mobile phone in 1984, the company hoped for a buying frenzy. But even the best marketers couldn’t have predicted the success of mobile phones. Today, mobile phones ...