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Identifying the Missing Pieces in the Study of Families

ince the relationships among family members’ characteristics are complex, scientists who study family dynamics should employ statistical strategies that differ from traditional methods ... More>


Hot Hands and Hoops: Irrational Belief in the NBA


Fans Fooled by the “Hot-Hand Fallacy”

Which countries and athletes will rise to the top? Sports provide numerous opportunities to collect statistics, but biases an skew a spectators decision-making when it comes to predicting sports outcomes. ... More>


Understand Uncertainty in Program Effects


Sharpen Your Skills in Chicago

You’ve been meaning to brush up on OpenMX but just haven’t gotten around to it; that free tutorial on the R programming environment hasn’t budged from the bottom of your to-do list since the beginning of last semester. Sound familiar? At the 24th APS Annual Convention, you can stop procrastinating and start practicing data analysis. ... More>