It's said that statistics don't lie, but they often don't tell the whole truth, either. A Cornell statistics expert has come up with a method he believes can boost statistical power and significantly ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Ross Bayton will present “Gardening on a Warming Planet: Insights from Heronswood” at 10 a.m. Saturday. The presentation will kick off the 2026 Yard and Garden lecture series at ...

American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar awarded renowned historian and professor of history emeritus at Brown University, Gordon S. Wood, the highest honor bestowed by the Institute, on ...

Jobs and inflation data will be released late and with caveats, complicating the Federal Reserve’s interest rate deliberations. By Ben Casselman and Rebecca Davis O’Brien The government shutdown is ...

17 October 2025 - Every five years, World Statistics Day (WSD) is observed on 20 October. Since it was first celebrated in 2010, the Day provides an opportunity to recognize the importance of official ...

The Labor Department is preparing for what would amount to a news and data blackout should the U.S. government suspend operations. The department has several key reports upcoming that will provide ...

Let's be real, building PowerPoint presentations isn't exactly an enjoyable task. Between formatting slides, cutting down text, and finding a flow of slides that makes sense, the process can feel ...

The Department of Labor is initiating an investigation into how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects and reports “closely watched economic data,” according to a letter the department’s Assistant ...

The U.S. labor market was far weaker during much of 2024 and early 2025 than data initially showed, a new government report indicated Tuesday — injecting more uncertainty into the economy and fueling ...

AMES, Iowa — Research suggests the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions each day. Most of those choices are routine and barely noticed — choosing what to eat for breakfast, for instance, won’t ...

President Trump is expected to nominate a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week, days after firing Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following the release of a disappointing jobs report.