Through tumor profiling and statistical analysis, precision oncology uses genomic and other biomarkers to drive discovery, drug development, and clinical care for patients with cancer. It intends to ...

The FDA’s new draft guidance on Bayesian methodology signals a shift toward more flexible, data-driven clinical trial designs, enabling sponsors to use prior data and adaptive approaches to improve ...

The field of econometrics and statistical methods encompasses a suite of techniques designed to quantify economic relationships, test theories using real-world data, and forecast future trends. This ...

The Department of Biostatistics research areas include both applied and theoretical statistical methods, statistical genetics, and clinical trials. Faculty, staff, and students participate in a broad ...

Test equating constitutes a critical element of modern assessment practices, ensuring that scores from different test forms are directly comparable. Recent advancements have pooled statistical ...

The Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA) has long been considered the premier journal of statistical science. Science Citation Index reported JASA was the most highly cited journal ...

Abstract: Assumptions play a pivotal role in the selection and efficacy of statistical models, as unmet assumptions can lead to flawed conclusions and impact decision-making. In both traditional ...

Statistical methods find wide application in geology, especially in the study of textures and composition of sedimentary rocks. Certain apparent irregularities in the data, such as highly skewed ...

The Center for Statistics and Advanced Analytics provides support to Boston College researchers related to the collection and the analysis of data. Our team includes statisticians and other data ...

Precision oncology exploits genomic, immunologic, and other biomarkers to drive discovery, drug development, and clinical care for patients with cancer. Precision oncology helps devise individualized ...