Unlike research findings on risk factors for incident conditions, the evidence on risk factors for disease sequelae among patients with rheumatic diseases have often been inconsistent or paradoxical ...

Researchers have been studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and while much has been learned, diagnosing the disease still needs to be done post-mortem on autopsied brains donated to a brain ...

In the minutes after the NCAA selection committee announced this year's tournament bracket on Sunday night, the most curious decisions became instant debate fodder. On CBS, SI's Seth Davis wondered ...

Case-control studies offer a rapid and efficient way to evaluate hypotheses. On the other hand, proper selection of the controls is challenging, and the potential for selection bias is a major ...

Retired IRS economist Kim Bloomquist discusses his findings of geographic — and perhaps race and class — bias in the tax agency’s selection of audits. This post has been edited for length and clarity.

There aren’t many life events a woman is less likely to discuss with a stranger than abortion. There aren’t many issues where the major media’s bias is stronger and more uniform than abortion. Add ...

It seems that the debate about the success of charter schools will never cease. A new UC Berkeley study claims to break new ground by finding that students who enter charter schools in the Los Angeles ...

Jury selection can be one of the most important parts of a trial. Selecting—or striking—the right jurors can make or break your case. Accordingly, it is imperative to understand the rules about ...

Endogeneity problems such as self-selection and program placement bias are key issues in estimating the impact of microcredit programs. Self-selection problem occurs when borrowers select themselves ...