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High School Is There an Easier Way to Understand Polynomial Inequalities?
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Undergrad How many ways can prizes be distributed among lottery finalists?
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Undergrad Understanding Probabilities: Proving P(A/B)=1 and A, B Independence
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Graduate Proof of Positive Definite Matrices: Symmetric & 2x2 w/Tr & Det
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Undergrad Statistics Problem: Sampling Distributions - Somewhat OT
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Graduate Probability distribution of function of continuous random variables
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High School Exploring the Possibility Pyramid: A Simple Model for Understanding Probability
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High School Uncertainties and significant figures
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Undergrad Proof by Induction: 3^n >= 1+2^n
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Graduate Good books for learning topology
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Undergrad Proof by Induction and divisibility
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Undergrad Checking for similar items in sets
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Undergrad Can a Probability Be Greater Than 1 in Statistics?
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Undergrad The Mysterious Math of Chess: Probabilities and Possibilities
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Undergrad Probability of K People Tossing Coins n Times
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Undergrad What Are Proportional Subsets in Infinite Sets?
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Undergrad Solve the Game Theory Problem: How Many Players Started?
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Undergrad Clarification for Probability problem
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Undergrad What is the Sum Formula for Sigma (n^c)?
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Graduate A Drunkard's Walk: Proving Positive Average Displacement
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Undergrad If a 235 lb person falls 2 stories in an elevator
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Undergrad Construct All Transitive Relations on A={1,2,3}: Tips for Students
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Undergrad Trouble w/ injections, surjections, bijections
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Graduate Chi-square to standard normal distribution
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Undergrad I Can't understand this problem
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Graduate Can 'All' Be Quantified with Fibonacci Numbers?
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High School Explaining Logical Implication: "If P Then Q
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Graduate What Is the Domain and Cardinality Representation for an Infinite Summation?
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Undergrad Married couples - geometric distribution
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Graduate Ω:sample space F:set E:belongs For an σ-algebra
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Undergrad Solve Probability Problem: A, B, C Coin Throw
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Undergrad Proof: A, B, and C Sets | A Union B Subset of C
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Graduate What is the distribution of service in a M/M/1 airport simulation queue?
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Undergrad The expected value of a Geometric Series
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Undergrad Error Propagation: Solutions to Complex Equations
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High School Is there a simpler method to prove absolute inequalities?
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Undergrad Prove That GCD(a,b) = 1 Implies LCM(a,b) = ab
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Undergrad Debate Over Card Game Odds: No Consensus Reached
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Graduate Goedel's theorem, some questions.
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Undergrad Show function equality is false
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Undergrad Solving a Chi-Squared Test Divide by Zero Error
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Undergrad Calculating Probability in Magic: The Gathering with a Decreasing Deck
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Graduate Blackjack, random number generators
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Undergrad Need help with two simple proofs
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Graduate Proving f^-1(Y ∩ Z) = f^-1(Y) ∩ f^-1(Z)
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High School Why is the degrees of freedom for variance calculation n-1 instead of n?
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Graduate Proof that a stochastic process isn't a Markov Process
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High School Why is the number 1 a natural number?
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Graduate Cansomeone please explain Godel's incompleteness theorem?
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Undergrad What Are the Key Steps in Prime Number Proofs?
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Graduate Difference between R^2 and R: What distinguishes them in terms of topology?
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Undergrad Probability of Throwing at least 1 "6" vs Double 6 in Dice Rolls
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Undergrad Solving Set Operation Problem w/ Precedence & Symmetric Diff
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Undergrad Seeking Help with Stats: Sample Size Guidance Needed
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Graduate Let $X_n$ a random variable of same law
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Undergrad Figuring out # of possible combos of 3
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Graduate How Can I Prove the Independence of Functions of Independent Random Variables?
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Graduate Mathematics and Infinity: Understanding the Concept of Infinity in Mathematics
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High School What Cool Things Can You Do With Statistics?
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Undergrad Is x not in A or B AND not in C?
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Graduate Set Theory Proofs: f:X->Y Function and Subset B of Y
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Graduate Properties of probability measures
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Graduate Godel - Completeness of axiomatic systems
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Graduate Proving Statements to Help You Out
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High School How can I simulate spinning an 8-sided spinner 100 times on a TI-89 calculator?
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Graduate Attempts until Rnd<constant, has exponential distribution?
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Graduate What is the probability that a subgraph of a connected graph is also connected?
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High School Chi square is useful - but why square?
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Undergrad Probability Question that involves alot of counting
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Graduate What is the Probability a Random Number's Cube Ends in 11?
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Graduate Trying to learn topology and with this proof
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Undergrad A conditional probability question
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Graduate What is the inverse image of an open set with multiple conditions?
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Undergrad Proving x=z Using Boolean Algebra Properties
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Graduate Goedels Incompleteness Theorem
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High School How Many Attempts to Find an Object in Random Boxes?
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Graduate The probability distribution function of
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Undergrad How do you do this? on Probability(without replacement)
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High School Instructions for TI-83 for probabilities
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Undergrad Calculating Probability of 2+ Homeruns for Baseball Player in 4 At-Bats
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Undergrad Probability of object falling into a container
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Graduate Does Brouwer's Fixed-Point Theorem Proof Involve Retraction Contradictions?
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Undergrad Why Standard Deviation is Calculated Differently: Explained
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Undergrad Solving Coffee Shop Customers Problem: Probability Mass Function
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Undergrad Learn More About Relational Theory: Get Tips Here
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High School Finding the Priority Number of My Books
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Undergrad Probability of All Suits in 7-Card Hand
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Undergrad Solving Moon Gravity Problem: 16.2 x 10^-13 N/kg
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Undergrad Excel help with error bar formula
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Undergrad How can I calculate the probability of X = 1,2,3 in a three-toss die experiment?
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Undergrad Normal distrobution? how is it done
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Undergrad Questions about what is an onto function and what is not
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Undergrad Probability of lights burning out in Series Circuit
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Undergrad Stats Question: Anemia, Flu, and Drug Analysis
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High School How to quickly determine a range of output values
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Undergrad What Is the Probability of Age-Related Onset for a Disease?
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Undergrad Confidence Intervals (easy question)
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Undergrad Probability of Drawing a Heart from Standard Deck of Cards
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High School How Do You Calculate Outcomes and Measures in a Binomial Distribution?
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