statistical
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Other Sciences
Three statistical things that make everyday items look healthier (or at higher risk)
Credit: Pexel’s Mike Bird It is never easy to carry out scientific research, and in many cases there are major disasters along the way. Researchers accidentally spill coffee on the keyboard, destroying the data. Alternatively, one of the chemicals used in the analysis is contaminated and the list continues. However, when you read the results of your research in a…
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Space & Cosmos
Investigating the statistical possibility of triple star systems containing exoplanets
An example of a triple star system. Credit: Caltech/R. Hart (Infrared Processing Analysis Center, or IPAC) Why is it important to look for exoplanets in triple star systems? And how many planets can we find there? That’s what a recent study accepted in Astrophysics & Space Science seeks to address, after investigating the statistical possibility of a triple star system…
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