Statistical analysis

News and Updates

A close-up of a virus particle shows spikes protruding from the particle's surface and blobby sugars that cling to the spikes.

New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

September 28, 2023

A better picture of the sugars can increase our understanding of how humans get infected by the virus behind COVID-19 and other pathogens.

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Spotlight: Meet a Mentor for Summer Undergraduates: NIST Quantum Physicist Krister Shalm

January 23, 2023

Quantum physicist Krister Shalm has a few spots in his laboratory for motivated undergrads. Do you know any STEM-centric college students who might be

Where Once Were Black Boxes, NIST’s New LANTERN Illuminates

June 22, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new statistical tool that they have used to predict protein function.

Events

Abstract blue image Advancing UV Germicidal Efficacy Measurement: Metrology, Standards, Data and Protocols

Workshop: Advancing UV Germicidal Efficacy Measurement: Metrology, Standards, Data and Protocols

Tue, Mar 18 - Thu, Mar 20 2025

The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Ultraviolet

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Building a Path Forward for Meaningful Cannabis Breathalyzer Realization

Wed, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 17 2025

We are bringing together participants from government, forensic laboratories, industry, academia, law enforcement

Projects and Programs

Standards Development to Ensure Reliable Breath Analysis in the Field

Ongoing

Numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been identified in human breath. These compounds can be produced by the body or by organisms in the body (e.g., bacteria or viruses) and provide a non-invasive window into human health. Inexpensive point-of-care devices are being developed to diagnose

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Short Courses

Ongoing

Staff members of the Statistical Engineering Division regularly offer short courses on uncertainty analysis, design of experiments, and other topics in statistical metrology at NIST, at conferences open to the public, and at other government agencies. Prospective attendees of short courses at NIST

e-Statistics

Ongoing

Coming soon.

Charpy Impact Machine Verification Program

Ongoing

The low cost and simple configuration of the test have made it a common requirement in codes for critical structures. However, the test is not useful if the variation in test results between laboratories is not tightly controlled. The control is accomplished by requiring the indirect verification of

Publications

Value assignment and uncertainty evaluation for certified reference gas mixtures

September 9, 2024

Author(s)

Christina Cecelski, Jennifer Carney, Antonio Possolo

The procedures used to assign values to certified reference gas mixtures and to evaluate their associated uncertainties, which are described in ISO 6143, and

Benford's law in atomic spectra and opacity databases

April 21, 2024

Author(s)

Yuri Ralchenko, Jean-Christophe Pain

The intriguing law of anomalous numbers, also named Benford's law, states that the significant digits of data follow a logarithmic distribution favoring the

Improving the TENOR of Labeling: Re-evaluating Topic Models for Content Analysis

March 23, 2024

Author(s)

Zongxia Li, Andrew Mao, Jordan Boyd-Graber, Daniel Stephens, Emily Walpole, Alden A. Dima, Juan Fung

Topic models are a popular tool for understanding text collections, but their evaluation has been a point of contention. Automated evaluation metrics such as

Continuous Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement Data

January 18, 2024

Author(s)

Omar Aboul-Enein, Henry Medeiros, Mili Shah, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Roger Bostelman, Ann Virts

Mobile manipulators, which are robotic systems integrating an automatic or autonomous mobile base with a manipulator, can potentially enhance automation in many

Statistical analysis

News and Updates

New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

Spotlight: Meet a Mentor for Summer Undergraduates: NIST Quantum Physicist Krister Shalm

Where Once Were Black Boxes, NIST’s New LANTERN Illuminates

Events

Workshop: Advancing UV Germicidal Efficacy Measurement: Metrology, Standards, Data and Protocols

Building a Path Forward for Meaningful Cannabis Breathalyzer Realization

Projects and Programs

Standards Development to Ensure Reliable Breath Analysis in the Field

Short Courses

e-Statistics

Charpy Impact Machine Verification Program

Publications

Value assignment and uncertainty evaluation for certified reference gas mixtures

Benford's law in atomic spectra and opacity databases

Improving the TENOR of Labeling: Re-evaluating Topic Models for Content Analysis

Continuous Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement Data

Software

Smart Investment Tool

Cost Assessment Tool for Sustainable Manufacturing (CATS)

Extreme Winds and Wind Effects on Structures