Linear mixed models are emerging as the method of choice for association testing in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) because they account for both population stratification and cryptic ...

In the ever-evolving toolkit of statistical analysis techniques, Bayesian statistics has emerged as a popular and powerful methodology for making decisions from data in the applied sciences. Bayesian ...

The 37th Annual Summer Institute of Applied Statistics at Brigham Young University, sponsored by the Department of Statistics, will be June 13-15. The topic will be "Applied Bayesian Analysis in ...

Ideally, specific treatment for a cancer patient is decided by a multidisciplinary tumor board, integrating prior clinical experience, published data, and patient-specific factors to develop a ...

Invasive species are among the leading threats to forests across North America. Among them, the spongy moth and Douglas-fir tussock moth are responsible for extensive damage to forests from coast to ...