News tagged with statistical results

Study confirms link between school climate and violence

School violence is a very important social issue world-wide. It poses a significant threat to the health, achievement, and well-being of students. Although the most highly published incidents involve serious physical violence, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 25, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Poll: Many Americans don't see their kids as overweight

(HealthDay)—Many American parents fail to see that their children are overweight or obese, a new poll finds.

Overweight and Obesity Feb 25, 2013 | not rated yet | 1

Science needs a second opinion: Researchers find flaws in study of patients in 'vegetative state'

A team of researchers led by Weill Cornell Medical College is calling into question the published statistics, methods and findings of a highly publicized research study that claimed bedside electroencephalography (EEG) identified ...

Neuroscience Jan 24, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Obese kids as bright as thinner peers

Obesity is not to blame for poor educational performance, according to early findings from research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). In a study that combines statistical methods with genetic information, ...

Overweight and Obesity Jul 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

'Ambient' bullying gives employees urge to quit

Merely showing up to work in an environment where bullying goes on is enough to make many of us think about quitting, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers writing in the journal Human Relations published by SAGE, have f ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |