Real data often contain anomalous cases, also known as outliers. These may spoil the
resulting analysis but they may also contain valuable information. In either case, the ability to …

Outlier detection has been a topic in statistics for centuries. Over mainly the last two
decades, there has been also an increasing interest in the database and data mining …

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

Soils are the foundation of all terrestrial ecosystems. However, unlike for plants and animals,
a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking. This hampers our …

This study tested the hypothesis that acute exposure to light during nighttime sleep
adversely affects next-morning glucose homeostasis and whether this effect occurs via …

For scientific discoveries to be valid—whether in theory or empirically—a phenomenon must
be accurately described: The scientist must use appropriate counterfactuals and eliminate …

Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial
ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related …

A look at the psychology literature reveals that researchers still seem to encounter difficulties
in coping with multivariate outliers. Multivariate outliers can severely distort the estimation of …

Pre-registration of studies before they are conducted has recently become more feasible for
researchers, and is encouraged by an increasing number of journals. However, because the …

Presents a useful guide for applications of SEM whilst systematically demonstrating various
SEM models using Mplus Focusing on the conceptual and practical aspects of Structural …