Donald A. Berry

The Decrease in Breast-Cancer Incidence in 2003 in the United States

An initial analysis of data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries shows that the age-adjusted incidence rate of brea...

Introduction to Stochastic Dynamic Programming.

Probability and Statistics.

Statistics and probability both fall within the broader scope of the theory of random phenomena. The first deals with providing probability distributions adaptable to the variou...

Effect of Screening and Adjuvant Therapy on Mortality from Breast Cancer

Seven statistical models showed that both screening mammography and treatment have helped reduce the rate of death from breast cancer in the United States.

Multiplicities in Cancer Research: Ubiquitous and Necessary Evils

Scientific inquiry involves observations and measurements, some of which are planned and some of which are not. The most interesting or unusual observations might be regarded as...

Bandit problems