Statistical Modeling of Sleep
James Slaven and colleagues report on data quality issues in a sleep study of police officers with minute-by-minute readings of activity levels for 15 days.
An Overview of Observational Sleep Research with Application to Sleep Stage Transitioning
Brian Caffo and colleagues use statistical matching in the design of studies of sleep involving overnight laboratory observations.
Disability: It's Complicated
Michele Connolly relates statistical issues involved in defining and measuring disability.
Healthy People 2010: Measuring Disparities in Health
When HP2010 began in 2000, there was little agreement on how disparities should be measured. Since 2000, consensus has been reached on the measurement of disparities.
Go For It: What to consider when making fourth-down decisions
Three scenarios are examined to make the decision to punt or "go for it."
Jussi Jokinen, Regression to the Mean, and the Assessment of Exceptional Performance
Jokinen's streak, his subsequent cooling off, and the media discussions at the time the streak was maturing raise some interesting questions.
Application of Machine Learning Methods to Medical Diagnosis
Machine learning methods address both problems and enable estimation of statistically reliable classification models for medical diagnosis.
