What's Causing the Display Issue with My LaTex Code?

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The discussion revolves around a LaTeX code issue related to displaying mathematical expressions correctly. Participants explore the formatting and syntax of the LaTeX code, focusing on how to properly structure complex equations and ensure they render as intended. The scope includes technical explanations and potential corrections to the code.

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  • One participant questions why their LaTeX code is not displaying correctly, specifically regarding the formatting of a complex equation involving sums and fractions.
  • Another participant suggests that the issue may stem from improper use of brackets and the arrangement of terms within the LaTeX environment.
  • Some participants propose that simplifying the equation could help in identifying the source of the display issue.
  • Others argue that the problem might be related to the specific LaTeX compiler being used, as different compilers may interpret the code differently.
  • A later reply questions whether the complexity of the equation is contributing to the rendering problems, suggesting that breaking it down into smaller parts could be beneficial.

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Participants express differing views on the cause of the display issue, with no consensus on a single solution. Some believe it is a syntax problem, while others think it may be related to the compiler or the complexity of the code.

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Limitations include potential missing assumptions about the LaTeX environment and the specific settings of the compiler being used. There are unresolved questions regarding the best approach to simplify the equation for better display.

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What's wrong with my code? Why would LaTex show my work?

[tex]\begin{array}{l}<br /> r = \frac{1}{{k - 1}}\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n - \bar x}}{{S_x }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n - \bar y}}{{S_y }}} \right)} \right]} = \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{k}}}{{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{k}} \right)^2 } }}{{k - 1}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{k}}}{{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{k}} \right)^2 } }}{{k - 1}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm multiply both fractions} \\ <br /> {\rm by }\frac{{\left( {{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/<br /> {\vphantom {1 k}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}<br /> \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$k$}}} \right)}}{{\left( {{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/<br /> {\vphantom {1 k}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}<br /> \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$k$}}} \right)}} = \frac{{k^{ - 1} }}{{k^{ - 1} }} = \frac{k}{k} = 1 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{k}} \right)^2 } }}{{k - 1}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{k}} \right)^2 } }}{{k - 1}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm rewrite the bottoms sums over} \\ <br /> {\rm a common denominator,}\;\left( k \right) \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{k}} \right)^2 } }}{{k - 1}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{k}} \right)^2 } }}{{k - 1}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \\ <br /> \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm Expand the bottom sums to factor } \\ <br /> {\rm out }\left( k \right).{\rm Because we have a sum of } \\ <br /> squares{\rm , we will factor out a }\left( {k^2 } \right) \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } }}{{k^2 \left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } }}{{k^2 \left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm From this, we can solve the square root of} \\ <br /> \;\left( {k^2 } \right)\;{\rm to place this value outside the radical } \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } }}{{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } }}{{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm The }\left( k \right){\rm values will cancel } \\ <br /> {\rm as we multiply:}\;k \cdot \sqrt {\frac{1}{{k^2 }}} = 1 \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}{{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } }}{{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}{{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } }}{{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm We express the bottom radical as a} \\ <br /> {\rm a radical numerator divided by }\sqrt {k - 1} ; \\ <br /> {\rm therefore, we can place }\sqrt {k - 1} {\rm in the } \\ <br /> {\rm numerator of the entire equation } \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left\{ {\left[ {\frac{{\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\sqrt {k - 1} }}{{\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } }}} \right]\left[ {\frac{{\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)\sqrt {k - 1} }}{{\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } }}} \right]} \right\}} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm We can multiply both z - score expressions} \\ <br /> {\rm to simplify the sum and remove }\sqrt {k - 1} \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}{{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\frac{{\left( {k - 1} \right)\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)}}{{\left( {\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } } \right)\left( {\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } } \right)}}} \right]} = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left\{ {\frac{{\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)}}{{\sqrt {\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]} }}} \right\}} = = \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)} \right]} }}{{\sqrt {\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]} }} \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \Rightarrow \left( {{\rm Substitute}\left\{ \begin{array}{l}<br /> a = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } \\ <br /> b = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } \\ <br /> \end{array} \right\}} \right) \Rightarrow \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k^2 - k\left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right) + ab} \right]} }}{{\sqrt {\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k^2 - 2ax_n k + a^2 } \right)} } \right]\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n^2 k^2 - 2by_n k + b^2 } } \right]} }} = \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm We can take out}\left( {ab} \right){\rm from the } \\ <br /> {\rm numerator and the}\left( {a^2 ,b^2 } \right){\rm from the } \\ <br /> {\rm denominator as}\left( {kab} \right){\rm and}\left( {a^2 k,b^2 k} \right) \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \frac{{kab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k^2 - k\left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right)} \right]} }}{{\sqrt {\left[ {a^2 k + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k^2 - 2ax_n k} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 k + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k^2 - 2by_n k} \right)} } \right]} }} \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm Then, we can factor out the} \\ <br /> \left( k \right){\rm from the sum expressions} \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow = \frac{{kab + k\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k - \left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right)} \right]} }}{{\sqrt {\left[ {a^2 k + k\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n a} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 k + k\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n b} \right)} } \right]} }} = = \frac{{k\left\{ {ab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k - \left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right)} \right]} } \right\}}}{{\sqrt {k^2 \left[ {a^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n a} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n b} \right)} } \right]} }} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm The}\left( {k^2 } \right){\rm in the denominator} \\ <br /> {\rm radical can be taken out and} \\ <br /> {\rm will cancel with the }\left( k \right) \\ <br /> {\rm in the equation numerator} \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \\ <br /> = \frac{{ab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n b - y_n a} \right)} }}{{\sqrt {\left[ {a^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n a} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n b} \right)} } \right]} }} = \frac{{ab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n b - y_n a} \right)} }}{{\sqrt {\left\{ {a^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {x_n \left( {x_n - 2a} \right)} \right]} } \right\}\left\{ {b^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {y_n \left( {y_n - 2b} \right)} \right]} } \right\}} }} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{array}{l}<br /> {\rm Replace variables }\left( {a,b} \right) \\ <br /> {\rm with their original assignments} \\ <br /> \end{array} \right) \Rightarrow \\ <br /> \frac{{\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right) + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } - y_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} }}{{\sqrt {\left[ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} } \right]\left[ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)} } \right]} }} = \frac{{\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right) + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } - y_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} }}{{\sqrt {\left\{ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {x_n \left( {x_n - 2\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} \right]} } \right\}\left\{ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {y_n \left( {y_n - 2\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)} \right]} } \right\}} }} \\ <br /> \end{array}[/tex]

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Hmm---I think I fixed it; how do you know when to press enter and start a new command line, so you can see my WHOLE work? (because browser's don't scroll that far!)
[tex]\begin{gathered}<br /> r = \frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n - \bar x}}<br /> {{S_x }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n - \bar y}}<br /> {{S_y }}} \right)} \right]} = \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {k}}}<br /> {{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {k}} \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k - 1}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {k}}}<br /> {{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {k}} \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k - 1}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{multiply both fractions} \hfill \\<br /> \text{by }\frac{{\left( {{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/<br /> {\vphantom {1 k}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}<br /> \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$k$}}} \right)}}<br /> {{\left( {{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/<br /> {\vphantom {1 k}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}<br /> \!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$k$}}} \right)}} = \frac{{k^{ - 1} }}<br /> {{k^{ - 1} }} = \frac{k}<br /> {k} = 1 \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {k}} \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k - 1}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n - \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {k}} \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k - 1}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{rewrite the bottoms sums over} \hfill \\<br /> \text{a common denominator,}\;\left( k \right) \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {k}} \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k - 1}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {k}} \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k - 1}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \hfill \\<br /> \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{Expand the bottom sums to factor } \hfill \\<br /> \text{out }\left( k \right).\text{ Because we have a sum of } \hfill \\<br /> squares\text{, we will factor out a }\left( {k^2 } \right) \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k^2 \left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {{k\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{k^2 \left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{From this, we can solve the square root of} \hfill \\<br /> \;\left( {k^2 } \right)\;\text{to place this value outside the radical } \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{The }\left( k \right)\text{values will cancel } \hfill \\<br /> \text{as we multiply:}\;k \cdot \sqrt {\frac{1}<br /> {{k^2 }}} = 1 \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {\frac{{x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } }}<br /> {{\left( {k - 1} \right)}}} }}} \right)} \right]} \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{We express the bottom radical as a} \hfill \\<br /> \text{a radical numerator divided by }\sqrt {k - 1} ; \hfill \\<br /> \text{therefore, we can place }\sqrt {k - 1} \text{ in the } \hfill \\<br /> \text{ numerator of the entire equation } \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left\{ {\left[ {\frac{{\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\sqrt {k - 1} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } }}} \right]\left[ {\frac{{\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)\sqrt {k - 1} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } }}} \right]} \right\}} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{We can multiply both z - score expressions} \hfill \\<br /> \text{to simplify the sum and remove }\sqrt {k - 1} \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \Rightarrow \left( {\frac{1}<br /> {{k - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\frac{{\left( {k - 1} \right)\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)}}<br /> {{\left( {\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } } \right)\left( {\sqrt {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } } \right)}}} \right]} = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left\{ {\frac{{\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)}}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]} }}} \right\}} = = \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)} \right]} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n k - \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 } } \right]} }} \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \Rightarrow \left( {\text{Substitute}\left\{ \begin{gathered}<br /> a = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } \hfill \\<br /> b = \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right\}} \right) \Rightarrow \frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k^2 - k\left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right) + ab} \right]} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k^2 - 2ax_n k + a^2 } \right)} } \right]\left[ {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n^2 k^2 - 2by_n k + b^2 } } \right]} }} = \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{We can take out}\left( {ab} \right)\text{from the } \hfill \\<br /> \text{numerator and the}\left( {a^2 ,b^2 } \right)\text{from the } \hfill \\<br /> \text{denominator as}\left( {kab} \right)\text{and}\left( {a^2 k,b^2 k} \right) \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \frac{{kab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k^2 - k\left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right)} \right]} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {a^2 k + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k^2 - 2ax_n k} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 k + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k^2 - 2by_n k} \right)} } \right]} }} \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{Then, we can factor out the} \hfill \\<br /> \left( k \right)\text{from the sum expressions} \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow = \frac{{kab + k\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k - \left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right)} \right]} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {a^2 k + k\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n a} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 k + k\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n b} \right)} } \right]} }} = = \frac{{k\left\{ {ab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {\left( {x_n y_n } \right)k - \left( {y_n a + x_n b} \right)} \right]} } \right\}}}<br /> {{\sqrt {k^2 \left[ {a^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n a} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n b} \right)} } \right]} }} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{The}\left( {k^2 } \right)\text{in the denominator} \hfill \\<br /> \text{radical can be taken out and} \hfill \\<br /> \text{will cancel with the }\left( k \right) \hfill \\<br /> \text{in the equation numerator} \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \hfill \\<br /> = \frac{{ab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n b - y_n a} \right)} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {a^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n a} \right)} } \right]\left[ {b^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n b} \right)} } \right]} }} = \frac{{ab + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n b - y_n a} \right)} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left\{ {a^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {x_n \left( {x_n - 2a} \right)} \right]} } \right\}\left\{ {b^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {y_n \left( {y_n - 2b} \right)} \right]} } \right\}} }} \Rightarrow \left( \begin{gathered}<br /> \text{Replace variables }\left( {a,b} \right) \hfill \\<br /> \text{with their original assignments} \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered} \right) \Rightarrow \hfill \\<br /> \frac{{\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right) + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } - y_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left[ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n^2 k - 2x_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} } \right]\left[ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {y_n^2 k - 2y_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)} } \right]} }} = \frac{{\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right) + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left( {x_n y_n k - x_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } - y_n \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} }}<br /> {{\sqrt {\left\{ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {x_n \left( {x_n - 2\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {x_n } } \right)} \right]} } \right\}\left\{ {\left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)^2 + \sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {\left[ {y_n \left( {y_n - 2\sum\limits_{n = 1}^k {y_n } } \right)} \right]} } \right\}} }} \hfill \\ <br /> \end{gathered}[/tex]
 
1.It's in the wrong forum;
2.Don't abuse the latex code and mess up page layout.I don't want to change the # of pixels only to see your nonsense...
3.Use \\ or simply break the code (use [ tex ] & [ /tex ] tags more frequently.

Oh.4.Did i say that your post is a monstruosity which should be deleted?

Daniel.
 
Be nice!

But that is the largest I've seen.

bomba, I suggest you experiment on posts and use the "preview post" feature. Perhaps if you look at some posts by others that use LaTex and hit the "quote" button, as if you were going to reply, you will see how they did the formatting.
 
Sorry,Evo.I'm not (a) Saint : I overreact,sometimes...:redface:

Daniel.

P.S.The monstrusity part is not real,it's SURREAL :-p
 

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