Why tests are not perfect
Kaiser explains why testing can't be perfect. Typically, the test itself can't be perfect; but also errors arise from outside the labs.
False positive
Eight unanswered questions about the coronavirus
Kaiser Fung discusses eight unanswered questions about the coronavirus.
How a fraud detection algorithm conspired to ruin my recent trip
I have been traveling quite a bit lately, and last week, I
Toward a more useful definition of Big Data
The article (link) in Science about the failure of Google Flu Trends
For a change, the FDA earned my trust
I'm very excited to learn that the FDA has ordered
Lance Armstrong beat statistical odds, but it's not enough
Readers of Chapter 4 of Numbers Rule Your World would not be