Various statistical forecasting methods exist designed for use with slow-moving products, new product introductions, stable mature products and products with erratic demand. Determining which ...

Statistical methods articles from across Nature Portfolio Statistical methods are mathematical formulas, models, and techniques that are used in statistical analysis of raw research data.

A variety of statistical tools can detect potential breaches in the integrity of elections. These techniques draw on tools from many fields, including pure mathematics, statistics, and machine ...

Any field that collects and analyzes data relies on statistical techniques to make sense of it all. Modern, more accurate methods should supplant the old ways… but in many cases, they haven’t yet.

A new statistical technique developed by a researcher at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health and colleagues elsewhere offers fresh insights into how diseases affect individual cells ...

Innovations in Federal Statistics examines the opportunities and risks of using government administrative and private sector data sources to foster a paradigm shift in federal statistical programs ...

To claim federal income tax credits for a research project, a taxpayer must prove that the project satisfies each prong of a four-part test. In IRS ...

A story about how a brewer in the Guinness factory in Dublin, Ireland inventing a widely used statistical method while trying to select the best yielding varieties of barley for brewing.

Our findings suggest that integrating machine learning into traditional statistical methods can provide more accurate and generalizable models for disease risk prediction.