Learn how to calculate hazard rate, its practical implications in engineering and finance, and why it's critical in predicting survival and failure rates.

Peer reviewers judge the validity and quality of new research. These judgements would ideally be impartial, but some reviewers may give a more favourable review if they are cited in the article ...

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I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...

Abstract: The quality control of meteorological data has lately received great attention for its important significance to national ecological security and military security. However, the ...

A new study found mothers with three or more children were more likely to have either all boys or all girls, challenging the traditional thinking that the probability is random and independent, like a ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights I was preparing for my early morning class back in ...

I have been studying planetary defense, particularly being part of past, ongoing, and future small body missions. I was part of the NASA/DART mission. I am currently part of the NASA/Lucy mission and ...

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A person can create a calorie deficit by reducing the number of calories they eat, increasing their activity levels, or both. There are several ways to determine how many calories a person typically ...

The Monte Carlo method is a mathematical algorithm that can be used to calculate probability based on repeated random sampling. It can be used to break down randomness into figures and statistics, and ...