What r/statistics is talking about this week

I think one of the biggest misunderstandings about probability is how people judge predictions after the outcome is known. If something has a 70% chance of happenin, the other outcome should still...

I am learning machine learning for my research in behavioral science and I often come across papers and textbooks with math-heavy notation. I did a little bit of statistics in undergrad so I...

I work in analytics and we send a weekly forecast to ppl with zero stats background for ages they either treated our number like a promise or ignored it. last month we tried a few things, quick...

I've been studying probability independently using Harvard's Stat 110 and am now looking for resources to further explore topics in statistics (enough to cover undergrad stats), ideally enough to...

I've been accepted into three online master's programs in stats: NC State Master of Statistics Purdue MS in Applied Statistics Texas A&M MS in Statistics I have a bachelor's degree in mathematics...

I am currently a freshman stats major and I am really considering adding a pre-med/pre-dental track. I wanted to see if there were any benefits of a stats major in a pre med environment or if I...

As a student at Cornell wishing to do a master's in statistics, I noticed that my school offers a few master's programs, but I'm not sure which is the best fit for me. Currently, I have the choice...

my degree is a materials science degree from Canada but is not an accredited engineering. Im feeling a little discouraged today as I’m being told that everyone in my degree basically must do...

I graduated with my degree in mathematics and statistics from my state school this spring. I did okay, I had maybe a 3.2 GPA. I'm currently employed doing something unrelated to my studies. I've...

With all the recent developments in time series foundation models, I've been wondering how much they actually improve forecasting compared to traditional statistical approaches. Models like...