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Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And Embrace Uncertainty!

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Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And Embrace Uncertainty!

Scientists and statisticians are putting forth a bold idea: ban the very concept of "statistical significance." A bit more humility would be in order to account for the ambiguity in the world.

Politics

Barr Faces Pressure Over Mueller Report

by Kelsey Snell

Barr Faces Pressure Over Mueller Report

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Europe

The Problems Facing Theresa May

by Frank Langfitt

The Problems Facing Theresa May

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Environment

Climate Series Introduction

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Environment

Adapting To Climate Change In Miami

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Adapting To Climate Change In Miami

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World

BuzzFeed News Investigation Finds World Wildlife Fund Backs Paramilitary Abuses

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Africa

Hundreds Killed In Cyclone Damage

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Sunday Puzzle: Ch-ch-choose Your Words

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: Ch-ch-choose Your Words

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Strange News

A Very Important Study On Cheese And Hip-Hop

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Music

Helado Negro On 'How You Smile'

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Business

The Last American Baseball Glove Factory

by Bill Zeeble

The Last American Baseball Glove Factory

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National

The View Of Midwest Flooding From Kansas City

by Frank Morris

The View Of Midwest Flooding From Kansas City

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National Security

Journalist Garrett Graff On Mueller Report

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Animals

Snakes In A House

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National

Voters Respond To Mueller Investigation's End

by Sarah McCammon

Voters Respond To Mueller Investigation's End

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National

Veterans Sue Manufacturer Over Allegedly Faulty Earplugs

by Jay Price

Veterans Sue Manufacturer Over Allegedly Faulty Earplugs

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Environment

How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents' Health In Miami

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents' Health In Miami

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Asia

Polls Close In Thailand's Election

by Michael Sullivan

Polls Close In Thailand's Election

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National

Immigrant Detainees Say They Were Sexually Abused In CBP Custody

by Silvia Viñas

Immigrant Detainees Say They Were Sexually Abused In CBP Custody

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9 First-Person Perspectives Give Voice To 'The Other Americans'

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9 First-Person Perspectives Give Voice To 'The Other Americans'

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

9 First-Person Perspectives Give Voice To 'The Other Americans'

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Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And Embrace Uncertainty!

by Richard Harris

Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And Embrace Uncertainty!

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