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Find hidden faults and vulnerabilities with smaller test sets, plus learn more about FDA curves and the ICH pharma shifts.

| View in browser January 2026 The Analytics Advantage In this month’s issue, we highlight teams and industries making progress by challenging the status quo. See how functional data analysis helps scientists understand the full shape of their data, how a global regulatory overhaul is redefining what “good science” looks like in the pharmaceutical industry, and how combinatorial testing strengthens resilience and security by testing smarter.    Here’s to a year of smarter questions and innovative approaches.    One solution, five industries: The power of functional data analysis As their data grew richer and more complex, five teams found traditional analysis wasn’t telling the full story. Pharma teams, NASA engineers, Dow process experts, Henkel engineers, and sustainability researchers all ran into the same problem: their instruments produced rich curves, but classic analysis reduced those curves to a few points. With functional data analysis, these teams were able to see patterns that traditional methods missed.   ➡️Read the full blog post to explore five real-world examples that showcase the power of FDA. Read the blog post Inside the regulatory revolution that reshaped pharmaceutical development  Ben Franklin once said there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. In the pharmaceutical industry, guidelines and regulations are just as certain. As the pace of new discoveries in pharma increased – and global development became more complex – a regulatory revolution was needed to transform fragmented standards into a globally aligned, science-driven framework. This blog examines the key moments that led to ICH guidelines and the four-phase timeline that reshaped what “good science” means in regulated pharma    Read the full post Master in a minute Inferential statistics Inferential statistics can help you turn small samples into big insights. Learn about the process behind statistical inference – defining a population, sampling, computing sample statistics, and more.  Learn more Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend or subscribe here. Complex, resilient, and secure systems How do you test massively complex systems without blowing your budget or missing critical security gaps? Dimitris Simos demonstrates how combinatorial testing can shrink the input space by orders of magnitude while still surfacing hard-to-find software faults and cyber vulnerabilities by using real examples from the automotive industry and supply-chain security.   Watch if you want to learn: How combinatorial testing methods can strengthen security. How to uncover faults and vulnerabilities with smaller, smarter test sets. How to achieve high assurance without huge test suites. Watch the video Top-rated software loved by data pros! See why users trust JMP for breakthrough discoveries. Read real stories Get your free JMP trial today JMP and all other JMP Statistical Discovery LLC product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of JMP Statistical Discovery LLC in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © JMP Statistical Discovery LLC. All Rights Reserved. JMP Statistical Discovery LLC, 920 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC, 27513, USA   Your Subscription You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Analytics Advantage. To stop these emails, visit our unsubscribe page, and enter the email address associated with your subscription: |
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