Measurement error arises when the observed data deviate from true values due to inaccuracies in measurement processes, potentially leading to biased estimates and ...

When publishing socioeconomic survey data, survey programs implement a variety of statistical methods designed to preserve privacy but which come at the cost of distorting the data. World Bank survey ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society), Vol. 180, No. 4 (OCTOBER 2017), pp. 1191-1209 (19 pages) Area level models, such as the Fay–Herriot model, aim to improve ...

Anthony R. Ives, Peter E. Midford and Theodore Garland Jr. Most phylogenetically based statistical methods for the analysis of quantitative or continuously varying phenotypic traits assume that ...

Nielsen’s out-of-home measurement gaffe was worse than the ratings company has presented it, according to a new study by the country’s major TV networks. Last month, Nielsen admitted it had been ...