Statistical significance is a critical concept in data analysis and research. In essence, it’s a measure that allows researchers to assess whether the results of an experiment or study are due to ...

A general class of statistical functionals is introduced and the asymptotic normality of the corresponding estimators is established. Included are certain measures of spread, proposed by Bickel and ...

This article investigates how lack of information may bias the investigator's assessment of the presence of statistical discrimination. We show that the nature of the bias is such that statistical ...

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It gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to the United Nations Headquarters. During its 78-year history, the Statistical Commission has given the world important pillars of data-based ...