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Undergrad Proving De Morgan's Law Without Truth Tables: ~(~p∧~q) = ~p∨~q
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Undergrad Statistics Probability - How do I do this?
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Undergrad Problem with implication and bi-implication.
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High School Is there a law or person that determines what is considered absurd in science?
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Undergrad What is the probability of odd versus even in a football game?
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Undergrad Why is (x,(y,z)) equal to ((x,y),z)?
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Graduate Proving the Log of a Power Rule: log(n^k) is O(log(n)) for any constant k > 0
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High School What is the Probability of Selecting Someone Born on My Birthday?
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Graduate Proof of p^(qvr) <=> (p^q)v(p^r)
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Graduate Square Root of N Law of Random Counts
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Graduate How to determine if distributions are correlated?
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Undergrad Probability of a coincidence - question
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Undergrad What does conjunction of formulas mean?
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Graduate Is the General Binomial Coefficient for Any Rational Value Always Defined as 1?
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Undergrad Probability of consecutive elements in set
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Undergrad Absolute value theorem that I can't convince myself of
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Undergrad Actually, is there a relationship in regression when changing values?
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Graduate Decimal representation of reals
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Undergrad What are some mathematical fields with minimal 'tricks' and logical proofs?
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Graduate Composition of Inverse Functions
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Undergrad What is the conditional rule in propositional calculus and how is it used?
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Undergrad Regression Analysis: Most Sophisticated Methods & Least Squares
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Undergrad Why Is There Exists X Such That X + Y = Z for All Y and Z False?
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Graduate All math statements of the if A then B form?
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Undergrad Solving Probability Questions: Mean & CI Estimate
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Undergrad Can numbers be infinitely large or small in mathematics?
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Undergrad Find # of Solutions for ΣXi <= C: Combinatorics/Integrals
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High School The Student T-Test (Two tailed)
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Graduate Failure of Levene's test for equality of variance
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High School Possibility Problems: Finding 2 of A or B
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Undergrad Conditional Probability (confusing)
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Undergrad Help with Distribution-Free Outlier Test | jophysics
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Undergrad Principal Component Analysis: eigenvectors?
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Undergrad Can Gambling and Probability Puzzles Enhance Cognitive Skills?
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High School Is ]-∞, ∞[ the Same as All Real Numbers?
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Graduate What are the endpoints of the interior points in the Cantor Set?
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Undergrad Simple Discrete Structures problem
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Undergrad A small permutation question just don't get the right answer
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Graduate Is There a Reliable Bayesian Alternative to the P-Value?
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Graduate Understanding Mixed Conditional PDFs in Continuous and Discrete Variables
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Graduate Disjoint Open Sets: Spanning Intervals & Uncountable Infinities
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Undergrad Can Any Starting Word in Shakespeare's Texts Lead to Restore?
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Undergrad What Is PRESS & Why is e_{i,-i} Its Notation?
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High School Proving Basics of Numbers: 2 + 2 = 4
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High School Discrete Probability and Distribution to understand the topic.
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Graduate Decidability of -1<1/0<1 using the ordered field axioms and first order logic
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Undergrad How can I use Markov Chains to predict a user's next choice of color?
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Graduate An infinite union of closed sets?
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Undergrad Confidence and prediction interval
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Graduate Random Matrices Literature Review
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Undergrad Continuous Random Variables and Prob. Distribution
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Undergrad Combinatorial Problem: Analyzing Training Selection for 9 Analysts
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Undergrad What Mathematical Principle Justifies the Equation x=a+b+c?
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High School Quick question about inequality notation
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Undergrad Statistics: Confidence Intervals
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Graduate Help me find or prove an obvious (?) lemma
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Undergrad Given a sample of points how could I determine what distribution does
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Graduate Is the Empty Set Bounded? Proof and Contradiction
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Undergrad What Is the Probability of Passing Through Point B on a City Park Grid Walk?
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Graduate Anyone knows of the Scheffer's formula induction ?
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Undergrad How to filter erroneous reading from distribution of weights
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Undergrad Filter out Gaussian noise from data curve
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Graduate Normal Distribution: Mean & Std Dev for Conditional Expected Values
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Graduate Proofs involving functions and sets. Related questions.
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Graduate Why Is the Set of Real Numbers Larger Than the Set of Natural Numbers?
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Graduate Sets with negative number of elements?
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High School Math Struggles: Probability & Beyond
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Undergrad Sampling random numbers from a distribution
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Undergrad Can Software Predict the Logic of Numerical Sets?
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Graduate Is there a notion similar to a power set for permuted and ordered elements?
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Graduate Why is x*y Not a Subterm of t in Language Terms of Group Theory?
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Undergrad Strange counterintuitive probability problem
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Graduate Cross term gives the autocorrelation?
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Graduate Bayesian Inference: Understanding the Relationship between Events and Causality
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Graduate Intersection of all sets in a family of sets
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Graduate Inquiry about axiom of choice.
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Undergrad Confused about the difference between equivalence and implication
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Undergrad Calculating Success Probability for D20 Skill Challenges in 4E D&D
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Undergrad What is the expected number of fixed points in permutations?
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Undergrad Monty Hall Problem: Does Switching Doors Increase Probability?
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Undergrad Solving Problem in Statistics & Odds: 1 School's Case
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Undergrad Proving Equality of Functions: Theorem on Domain and Output
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Graduate What is the PMF of the number of modems in use at the given time?
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High School Multiple properties and property combinations
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Graduate Sets vs Classes: Is Anything Beyond A Set?
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High School Is probability saved somewhere and somehow ?
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Graduate Understanding a Proof Involving Integrals: Explained
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Undergrad Philosophy of basic set theory proofs involving or .
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High School Combining Sets A and B Using If-Then Clause: AUB with C1 and C2
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High School How many combinations can be made with 10 bowling pins in 10 positions?
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Graduate Calculating Probability with Infinite Product: 0.28
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Undergrad Is this logical reasoning correct?
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High School What do superscripts and subscripts in statistical notation mean?
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Undergrad Predicting World Record Mile Time with Limited Training and Population Data
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