Third in the series: Nobody becomes a Psych major to study statistics The science of uncertainty. Statistics – much to the regret of many potential psych majors – is the core methodology that links ...

MIT researchers developed a method that generates more accurate uncertainty measures for certain types of estimation. This could help improve the reliability of data analyses in areas like economics, ...

Confidence is attractive. There's no denying it—when someone walks in a room oozing confidence, a natural energy that comes with them that you just can't ignore. For those on the other end of the ...

The change can be baffling to many parents: Their young girls are masters of the universe, full of gutsy fire. But as puberty sets in, their confidence nose-dives, and those same daughters can ...