Stats | Issue Cover Articles in 2024–2025

Stats (ISSN 2571-905X) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on statistical science published bimonthly. The journal focuses on methodological and theoretical papers in statistics, probability, stochastic processes and innovative applications of statistics in all scientific disciplines including biological and biomedical sciences, medicine, business, economics and social sciences, physics, data science and engineering.

The articles below have been selected as Issue Cover Articles in 2024 and 2025 by the Editorial Office of Stats. These articles came from multiple fields within the scope of Stats, and we hope they can provide insights and references for scholars in related fields.

	1. “Two-Stage Limited-Information Estimation for Structural Equation Models of Round-Robin Variables” by Terrence D. Jorgensen, Aditi M. Bhangale and Yves Rosseel Stats 2024, 7(1), 235-268; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats7010015 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/7/1/15
	2. “An Optimal Design through a Compound Criterion for Integrating Extra Preference Information in a Choice Experiment: A Case Study on Moka Ground Coffee” by Rossella Berni, Nedka Dechkova Nikiforova and Patrizia Pinelli Stats 2024, 7(2), 521-536; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats7020032 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/7/2/32
	3. “Factor Analysis of Ordinal Items: Old Questions, Modern Solutions?” by João Marôco Stats 2024, 7(3), 984-1001; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats7030060 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/7/3/60
	4. “reflimLOD: A Modified reflimR Approach for Estimating Reference Limits with Tolerance for Values Below the Lower Limit of Detection (LOD)” by Frank Klawonn, Georg Hoffmann, Stefan Holdenrieder and Inga Trulson Stats 2024, 7(4), 1296-1314; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats7040075 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/7/4/75
	5. “Predicting and Mitigating Delays in Cross-Dock Operations: A Data-Driven Approach” by Amna Altaf, Adeel Mehmood, Adnen El Amraoui, François Delmotte and Christophe Lecoutre Stats 2025, 8(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats8010009 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/8/1/9
	6. “An Analysis of Vectorised Automatic Differentiation for Statistical Applications” by Chun Fung Kwok, Dan Zhu and Liana Jacobi Stats 2025, 8(2), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats8020040 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/8/2/40
	7. “A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Procedure for Efficient Bayesian Inference on the Phase-Type Aging Model” by Cong Nie, Xiaoming Liu, Serge Provost and Jiandong Ren Stats 2025, 8(3), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats8030077 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/8/3/77
	8. “Prediction Inferences for Finite Population Totals Using Longitudinal Survey Data” by Asokan M. Variyath and Brajendra C. Sutradhar Stats 2025, 8(4), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/stats8040110 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-905X/8/4/110