John G. Martin writes: Although the FCA and most provider contracts with insurance companies do not discuss statistical sampling and extrapolation, it has become routine for the government, ...

A statistics professor raises concerns about Elections Alberta's sampling method used to verify Corb Lund's Water Not Coal ...

There is little dispute that the False Claims Act (FCA) is among the most potent weapons for fighting fraud and government waste. In just this past fiscal year alone, the DOJ utilized the FCA to ...

After waiting over a year to hear what the Fourth Circuit would say about statistical sampling in False Claims Act cases, the court of appeals recently chose to keep us in suspense. Despite initially ...

With statistical sampling, counsel can simplify damage analyses, avoid potential issues with incomplete or missing data, and minimize the risk of error. In our prior ...

During design verification, how many samples should you use for testing? A consultant answers the question. In the “MyQuickConsult Question Grab Bag," a new series, David Amor, cofounder of medical ...

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Publicly held companies, or private companies that apply for credit, must have routine audits of financial transactions conducted. Outside agencies, not affiliated with the company, perform these ...

Statistical significance is a critical concept in data analysis and research. In essence, it’s a measure that allows researchers to assess whether the results of an experiment or study are due to ...

Statistical estimation in survey sampling encompasses a range of methods designed to infer population parameters from observed data in a manner that is both unbiased and efficient. Traditional ...

Monte Carlo sampling methods form a cornerstone of contemporary statistical inference by enabling the approximation of complex integrals and posterior distributions that defy analytical solution. At ...