We are excited to announce a new line-up of articles for a new series called Novel Statistical Methods. These articles will focus on several topics, including, Bayesian statistics, causal inference, machine learning, and data visualization, in the context of cardiovascular research. There are recent developments on statistical methods in these areas, and they are being increasingly applied in m...

We are excited to announce a new line-up of articles for a new series called Novel Statistical Methods. These articles will focus on several topics, including, Bayesian statistics, causal inference, machine learning, and data visualization, in the context of cardiovascular research. There are recent developments on statistical methods in these areas, and they are being increasingly applied in m...

When my kids were young, one of their favorite TV shows was “The A-Team.” The plots of all the shows were pretty similar. In order to help some vulnerable person or group, the team had to fight against a powerful and cruel enemy, using very limited resources. Team leader Hannibal was usually the brains behind each mission. His well-known tag-line was, “I love it when a plan comes together!”whic...