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High School Addition, multiplication, divison and subtraction of error
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MHB Symmetrical Group: Prove Properties & Find Element Count
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MHB Divisibility Problem: Prove Existence of $i,j$
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High School Generating Stats and Probabilities
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Undergrad Probability that a Random String is a Word
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High School Rare Entropy and Hidden Markov
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Undergrad Question on Actuary Exam -- Error?
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MHB Transfinite Induction: Theorem or Axiom?
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MHB Statistical Significance: Manufacturer's Claim Rejected?
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MHB Proper Subsets and Relations of Sets
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High School Opening boxes consecutively to find 1 prize
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MHB Sharing & Splitting Costs: Who Owes Who?
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Graduate Probability of finding a k-subset in a d-dimensional random
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MHB Probability of Student Seating Arrangement in Height Order
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Undergrad Help! Troubleshooting a Technical Problem
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Undergrad Monte Carlo financial simulation
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Undergrad Multiple hypothesis testing for radar tracking in clutter
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MHB Discrete Mathematics - Define a relation R on S of at least four order pairs
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MHB Order Pairs of Relation R on S: Multiply for Even Result
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MHB Find a recursive formula for the number of combinations
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Undergrad Degrees of freedom for t-test for 2 samples, 2 variances
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MHB Optimizing Markov Chain Production System Throughput w/ Exponential Rate of 50
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MHB Find Linear Correlation Coefficient & P-Value for Internet Users & Award Winners
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Graduate The Current State of Mathematical Rigour
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Undergrad Was there any need or utility or aim, for Cantor's theory?
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MHB Some fundamental question in combinatorics
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MHB How Can I Understand and Use the Stars and Bars Selection Formula?
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MHB Count Arrangements of 16 Balls in 4 Drawers-At Least 3 Each
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MHB Average "Hits" on exploding dice
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Graduate Defining the membership relation in set theory?
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MHB Calculation of probability with arithmetic mean of the sum of random variables
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MHB How to calculate $E(X_iX_j)$ with $i\ne j$?
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Undergrad Instrumental error and statistical error
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MHB What Is the Probability of Having Exactly k Boys in a Family of n Children?
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MHB Proof by induction - Really confused
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MHB Likelihood of things happening on with regularity depending on initial probability
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MHB How Do You Solve the Second Part of an Equivalence Relations Problem?
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MHB Predicates and Quanitifiers - Can't understand Question
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High School Probability of n consecutive tails in n coin tosses
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High School Flaw in Godel's Proof: Accepted by Mathematicians?
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Undergrad Inconsistency versus lack of knowledge
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Undergrad Fitting functions based on imperfect data
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MHB İnterest question for my exam toorrow
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MHB Inequality of Cardinality of Sets
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MHB Trying to understand how to formulate null and alternative hypotheses
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MHB What is the probability that the ball was labeled
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Undergrad Gambler's dilemma: should you stop at small wins?
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MHB Proving Set Equivalence with Set Differences?
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High School Random Variable - Mean and Variance
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MHB What is the probability that she selects none of those containing errors
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Undergrad Maximum Likelihood to find the original data or estimation directly
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MHB Success Rate of College Grads: Probability of 1+ Job in 1 Year
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MHB Find the probability that all 7 witnesses would pick the same person.
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High School Calculating Entropy for Independent Coin Toss Sequences with Varying Differences
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Undergrad Can Bayesian Hypothesis Testing Determine the Authenticity of Cables?
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MHB How many balls can fit into a jar
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MHB What is the LMS Estimate of Theta for a Joint PDF on a Triangular Set?
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MHB What are the Probabilities of Committee Compositions and Coin Selections?
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MHB Find P(spade or face card or 3 or club)
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High School The Drunkard's Walk: A Discussion of the Text
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Undergrad Conf.intervals for fitted parameters: divide by sqrt(n)?
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High School Proof of the identity A\(A\B)=B
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Undergrad Calculating Average Value of Damage w/ 30% Crit Chance
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MHB Functions and Relations: Proving R is a Function from A to B
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MHB Expression for normal distribution
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Undergrad Truth, lie and random confusion
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MHB If both pipes are used together, how long will it take to fill 2/3 of the tank?
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High School Solve Ax ≡ B mod C w/ Bezout's Identity
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MHB What Comparison Sign To Assert f^(-1)(f(A))? A True?
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High School Weighing Contribution: Scatter Plot Analysis
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Undergrad Spectrum classification and dimension reduction
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Insights A Simplified Synthesis of Financial Options Pricing - Comments
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Undergrad Stats Q Help: Find Probability of Contaminated Cherry Pies
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MHB Describing Sets: A Comprehensive Guide
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MHB "Two step" Markov chain is also a Markov chain.
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MHB Proving Countability: Positive Rational Numbers & Union of Countable Sets
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High School How to decide between using the z and t tests?
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MHB Optimizing Fuel Usage on a Circular Route with Squares: A Mathematical Proof
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Undergrad Why are linearly ordered R and R/{0} not isomophic?
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MHB How Many Handshakes Did the Hostess Make at the Party?
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MHB Converse, Contrapositive and Negation for multiple Quantifiers
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MHB How many steps are needed to reach 12 from 0 in a probabilistic sequence?
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Undergrad Specific question re Bayesian statistics/analysis
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High School In dire Straights: Straights of 11+ w/ 2 Poker decks
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MHB Understanding Proper Subsets of Ordinals in Searcoid's Theorem 1.4.4 - Peter
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Graduate Using standard deviation values as independent variables
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Undergrad Can Turing Machines Understand Infinity?
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Undergrad How does one formulate continuous probabilities/pdfs?
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High School Seat arrangements around a rectangular table
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Undergrad Help understanding Big O notation
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MHB Calculating overall percentage/probability from multiple categories?
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MHB Well Orders and Total Orders .... Searcoid Definition 1.3.10 ....
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MHB Properties of the Ordinals ....
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Graduate What is the variance of a Gaussian RV
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Undergrad How Can Bayes' Formula Help Understand Price Increases with Overseas Expansion?
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Undergrad Proof of a Lemma regarding absolute values
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Undergrad Definition of a diffusion coefficient
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Graduate Cardinal Number Alephs: Countably Infinite?
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MHB The Recursion Theorem .... Searcoid, Theroem 1.3.24 .... ....
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Graduate Estimation error from estimation quantile of normal distribution
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