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Undergrad Central Limit Theorem and fitting data

roam
Apr 27, 2019 · Replies 22 · May 10, 2019

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Undergrad How can I compute Markov transition probabilities from given data?

user366312
May 8, 2019 · Replies 7 · May 9, 2019

Replies: 7

Intro to Logic (prove sequents)

kk12
May 8, 2019 · Replies 1 · May 9, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Estimate the source of a variable when there are several distributions

uzi kiko
May 8, 2019 · Replies 7 · May 9, 2019

Replies: 7

Graduate Reduction of Heteroscedasticity in Time Series

mertcan
May 7, 2019 · Replies 1 · May 9, 2019

Replies: 1

Estimate k0 for Elevator Probability of 10 Stops

sabri
May 7, 2019 · Replies 6 · May 8, 2019

Replies: 6

Graduate Difference between a limiting distribution and a Stationary distribution.

user366312
May 7, 2019 · Replies 2 · May 8, 2019

Replies: 2

Graduate Must On-Line Smooth Forecasted Point relative to previous points.

Cardinal Gramm
Apr 8, 2013 · Replies 1 · May 7, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Newton-Raphson in Least Squares: How is it used? Cost Function?

WWGD
Apr 26, 2019 · Replies 13 · May 6, 2019

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Undergrad Card Draw Probability with 2 copies of the same card

gsyz
May 6, 2019 · Replies 1 · May 6, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Missing(?) rigor in proof involving countable union of countable sets

Uncanny
May 5, 2019 · Replies 10 · May 6, 2019

Replies: 10

Undergrad Nonparametric Hypothesis Tests

Conservation
May 5, 2019 · Replies 4 · May 6, 2019

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Undergrad Is there a term for this type of unknown experimental interference?

.Scott
May 6, 2019 · Replies 2 · May 6, 2019

Replies: 2

Undergrad Error(?) in proof that the rational numbers are denumerable

Uncanny
May 4, 2019 · Replies 3 · May 4, 2019

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Undergrad Is throwing dice a stochastic or a deterministic process?

Aidyan
May 4, 2019 · Replies 6 · May 4, 2019

Replies: 6

Graduate How do I improve my skills in constructing mathematical proofs?

gop
Apr 27, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Where can I find a comprehensive resource for learning discrete mathematics?

tntcoder
Aug 27, 2008 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2019

Replies: 1

Find Probability of Double Throwing 6-Sided Die 5 Times

Josefk
May 2, 2019 · Replies 1 · May 3, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad What is the concept of monotone limits?

jdou86
Apr 29, 2019 · Replies 4 · May 2, 2019

Replies: 4

Undergrad QQplot, question about my textbook's interpretation

Frank Einstein
Apr 28, 2019 · Replies 3 · May 1, 2019

Replies: 3

Graduate "Population-averaged"regression on panel data using Stata

monsmatglad
May 1, 2019 · Replies 1 · May 1, 2019

Replies: 1

Two-element Boolean algebra: How are the equalities derived?

mathmari
Apr 28, 2019 · Replies 13 · May 1, 2019

Replies: 13

Graduate Help with choosing method for duration estimation

redford
Dec 13, 2007 · Replies 1 · Apr 30, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Why Does the Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm Focus on Minimizing Functions?

yellowputty
Dec 10, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 30, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Solving Parlay Payout Formula Deduction

m0j0nz0r
Mar 19, 2010 · Replies 4 · Apr 30, 2019

Replies: 4

Isomorphism of logic, arithmetic, and set theory

Eric2
Apr 28, 2019 · Replies 2 · Apr 29, 2019

Replies: 2

Calculating Conditional Probabilities in Boolean Algebra

mathmari
Apr 28, 2019 · Replies 4 · Apr 28, 2019

Replies: 4

Insights The Sum of Geometric Series from Probability Theory - Comments

Demystifier
Feb 18, 2019 · Replies 13 · Apr 28, 2019

Replies: 13

Undergrad What Is the Upper Bound on White Balls with Given Certainty?

kenewbie
Sep 11, 2009 · Replies 1 · Apr 27, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Financial, Multiple Compound Interest Problem

DKATyler
Apr 27, 2009 · Replies 1 · Apr 26, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate What Are the Optimal Strategies for Player 1 in Kuhn Poker?

jonathan102
Jul 12, 2009 · Replies 1 · Apr 26, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Number of possible unique outcomes help - Binomial

beadmaster
Mar 24, 2009 · Replies 1 · Apr 26, 2019

Replies: 1

If he chooses randomly, how many ways can Akio form his starting lineup

Phani
Apr 26, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 26, 2019

Replies: 1

Chances of Student Getting Hot Chocolate at Dan's Office Hours

f666
Apr 24, 2019 · Replies 2 · Apr 26, 2019

Replies: 2

Undergrad Interpolation and Extrapolation

skp338
Nov 16, 2006 · Replies 1 · Apr 25, 2019

Replies: 1

Probability of a random subset of Z

Statistics4win
Apr 23, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 24, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad "Inverse" probability distribution question

malawi_glenn
Apr 18, 2019 · Replies 9 · Apr 23, 2019

Replies: 9

High School Proof That ##\sqrt{x}## Isn't Rational (Unless ##x## is a Perfect Square)

marino
Jan 16, 2019 · Replies 7 · Apr 23, 2019

Replies: 7

Undergrad Well-formed Formulas Set in Formal Theory

Calculuser
Apr 20, 2019 · Replies 13 · Apr 23, 2019

Replies: 13

Undergrad Can Cantor's diagonal number solve the issue of infinite lists?

Flo Tur
Jan 11, 2019 · Replies 62 · Apr 21, 2019

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Undergrad How Are Infinite Cartesian Products Interpreted in Set Theory?

Calculuser
Oct 31, 2018 · Replies 4 · Apr 21, 2019

Replies: 4

Undergrad More context for formula wanted

birulami
Jan 31, 2012 · Replies 1 · Apr 21, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Formula to compute number of groups from given points with overlap

veda87
Feb 1, 2012 · Replies 1 · Apr 21, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Understanding Markov Chains: Deriving and Solving Probabilities

giglamesh
Feb 18, 2012 · Replies 1 · Apr 21, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Probability distribution of random events

malawi_glenn
Jul 12, 2018 · Replies 4 · Apr 20, 2019

Replies: 4

High School Expectation of the number of successes in Bernoulli trial

Mentz114
Apr 18, 2019 · Replies 7 · Apr 19, 2019

Replies: 7

Graduate Converting Errors for Logarithmic Graphs for Scientists

Fluorescent
Apr 20, 2012 · Replies 1 · Apr 19, 2019

Replies: 1

Calculating Conditional Probability of Male/Female Customers Buying Books A-D

Collins1
Apr 19, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 19, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Estimate a number within two (or more) overlapping ranges of number

lost&found
Apr 29, 2012 · Replies 1 · Apr 19, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Implied Correlation: Var(a/c) Formula Explained

volplayer
Jul 3, 2012 · Replies 1 · Apr 19, 2019

Replies: 1

Levels of Measurement, Basic OLS Regression Questions

lomaxbridges
Apr 17, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 18, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad AICc value derivation (Akaike information criteria for finite samples)

mertcan
Apr 16, 2019 · Replies 2 · Apr 18, 2019

Replies: 2

Undergrad Faulty definition of r.e. set in Wiki?

nomadreid
Apr 17, 2019 · Replies 8 · Apr 17, 2019

Replies: 8

High School A logical problem from Smullyan’s Logical Labyrinths book

pickmenot
Apr 16, 2019 · Replies 11 · Apr 17, 2019

Replies: 11

High School What Mathematical Branch Studies Logic Puzzles Like Zoombinis?

musicgold
Mar 29, 2009 · Replies 4 · Apr 17, 2019

Replies: 4

Graduate Understanding Fisher Information: Visualizations & Explanations

saviourmachine
Sep 21, 2006 · Replies 1 · Apr 16, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Correlation Dimension, what does it mean?

NeoDevin
Oct 30, 2007 · Replies 1 · Apr 16, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Bayesian Information Criterion Formula Proof

mertcan
Apr 13, 2019 · Replies 4 · Apr 16, 2019

Replies: 4

Null hypothesis and alternate hypotheses

rainbow1
Apr 15, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 15, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Why do we use log2(1/p(xi)) in Shannon's entropy definition?

dervast
Oct 23, 2006 · Replies 1 · Apr 15, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Difference between Time, Arrival-Time & Inter-Arrival-Time in Poisson Process

user366312
Apr 14, 2019 · Replies 8 · Apr 15, 2019

Replies: 8

Graduate HMM (Hidden Markov Matrix) Evaluation

jiapei100
Sep 13, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 15, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad How to use Regression In real life

Soley101
Sep 23, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 15, 2019

Replies: 1

High School Brief introduction to the use of statistics

scottdave
Apr 11, 2019 · Replies 7 · Apr 14, 2019

Replies: 7

Undergrad Auto Regressive Moving Average Model (ARMA) Ljung-Box Test

mertcan
Apr 2, 2019 · Replies 8 · Apr 14, 2019

Replies: 8

Graduate Conversion of root mean square or interval velocity into average

taimur
Aug 13, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 14, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Probability equation in case of an exponential distribution

user366312
Apr 14, 2019 · Replies 17 · Apr 14, 2019

Replies: 17

Graduate How can I compute expected return time of a state in a Markov Chain?

user366312
Apr 13, 2019 · Replies 7 · Apr 14, 2019

Replies: 7

Graduate Expected Value, Expected Variance,covariance

prodicalboxer
Oct 7, 2007 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Deriving a Probability Generating Function for Independent Poisson Variables

user366312
Apr 13, 2019 · Replies 8 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 8

Undergrad Permutations with Repetition and Repeated Elements

Big-Daddy
May 12, 2013 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

High School Counting Principles in Math: A Standard Deck of 52 Cards

Caldus
Apr 1, 2004 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Proof By Contradiction Exercises

Galadirith
Sep 8, 2009 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Proof by Induction: Sum r=1 to n (3r+1) = n/2(3n+5)

joshd
May 9, 2007 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Relation between entropys of spatial and frequency domain

Chriszz
Jul 19, 2013 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Challenge II: Almost Disjoint Sets, solved by HS-Scientist

Greg Bernhardt
Aug 8, 2013 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Algorithm for Playoff Scenarios?

brocks
Sep 11, 2013 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Solving expected value problem with logistic function

tlonist
Feb 6, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Simple 2D random diffusion question (collisions with wall)

O2F
Mar 31, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Question about the Poisson distributed of random variable

user366312
Apr 12, 2019 · Replies 5 · Apr 13, 2019

Replies: 5

Undergrad What is exponential distribution

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Weighted average of weights themselves

musicgold
Oct 7, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Half-Life: Definition, Equations, and Extended Explanation

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Testing whether one mean is higher than another

Tom McCurdy
Apr 30, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate What is a Partially Ordered Set and its Properties?

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Partition Definition: What is a Partition?

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate What is an Equivalence Relation and its Examples?

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad R squared or coefficients for prediction

xeon123
Jun 14, 2013 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad What is the AM-GM-HM Inequality and How is it Useful?

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Graduate Solving Random Walk Question in 2D Plane | Monte

Monte_Carlo
Nov 20, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Insights What are Significant Figures? A 5 Minute Introduction - Comments

Greg Bernhardt
Jul 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 1

Undergrad Question: What book would you recommend for reading about mathematical logic?

Calculuser
Apr 9, 2019 · Replies 5 · Apr 12, 2019

Replies: 5

Need assistance to decide with analysis to use for problem

Dants
Apr 9, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 9, 2019

Replies: 1

Require assistance with possible ANOVA use

Dants
Apr 9, 2019 · Replies 3 · Apr 9, 2019

Replies: 3

Require assistance with possible multiple regression analysis

Dants
Apr 9, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 9, 2019

Replies: 1

How Do I Create a Transition Matrix for This Markov Chain Scenario?

spence1
Apr 8, 2019 · Replies 2 · Apr 9, 2019

Replies: 2

How to exclude combinations for defined sequences?

Josefk
Apr 7, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 8, 2019

Replies: 1

Frequency Distribution: Time Reading Political Blog

trina6300
Apr 6, 2019 · Replies 1 · Apr 6, 2019

Replies: 1

High School Do these things affect the probability of this outcome?

BezoomnyBratchny
Apr 4, 2019 · Replies 2 · Apr 5, 2019

Replies: 2

High School How many numbers are there between 0 and 1

Brian Preece
Mar 29, 2019 · Replies 12 · Apr 3, 2019

Replies: 12

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