How your brain keeps time: Consistent probability calculations help you react rapidly

Humans respond to environments that change at many different speeds. A video game player, for example, reacts to on-screen ...
BMJ Global Health

Public preferences and decision-making for mpox vaccination in the African region: a multinational discrete choice experiment

Introduction After the WHO prequalified the first vaccine against mpox, we aimed to identify the influence of vaccine ...
Healio

IDSA suggests using scoring system to guide strep throat tests

In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that clinicians use a scoring system to determine which ...
thorax.bmj

Development and validation of PRECISE-X model: predicting first severe exacerbation in COPD

Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...
Investopedia

Understanding Subjective Probability: Definitions and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Monash University

Basic probability

Probability is a fundamental concept in mathematics and statistics that deals with the likelihood of events occurring. It provides a framework for quantifying uncertainty and making predictions based ...
The Motley Fool

What Is a Conditional Use Permit in Real Estate?

Conditional use permits allow deviation from zoning laws, enhancing property utility. Getting a CUP involves an application, fee, and possibly a public hearing. CUPs can increase property value and ...
Scientific American

Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist

Life is uncertain. None of us know what is going to happen. We know little of what has happened in the past or is happening now outside our immediate experience. Uncertainty has been called the ...