BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a typical forecast, you often hear or see the words “probability of precipitation.” This value is given as a percentage. Although this value is frequently seen and used, ...

The world is full of uncertainty: accidents, storms, unruly financial markets, noisy communications. The world is also full of data. Probabilistic modeling and the related field of statistical ...

The chance for an inch or more of snow in the Puget Sound region on Christmas is slim but historically exists, according to the National Weather Service. The historic probability of at least 1 inch of ...

Scientists have long thought the Milky Way galaxy would someday collide with its closest neighbor, Andromeda. However, new research suggests the future of our cosmic home is more uncertain than ...

MARCH MADNESS IS AMERICA’S MOST WAGERED ON COMPETITION WITH THE AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION. PREDICTING 68 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BET ON THIS YEAR’S DIVISION ONE BRACKET. SO THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU ...

Circling back to today, a cold front sliding in from the west will bring both rain and storm chances our way this afternoon.

After all these years, Bing Crosby still spurs our dreams of a “White Christmas.” But a new data analysis suggests some of us are better off leaving that dream of snow on Christmas morning to the ...

For years, social media users have been lecturing one another about what percentages mean in weather forecasts. "Y'all know on the weather app the percentage isn't a "chance" of rain. It means it will ...

Traders in the federal-funds market were pricing in a near certain probability that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month, as they assessed the latest report on U.S. inflation.