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MHB Disprove "f(n)=O(f(n)^2): A Mathematical Analysis
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Evaluate 2 logistic functions for the best x to minimize OR.
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MHB Proving $T(2^k)=2^k \cdot k$ with Induction
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MHB Integer Factorization: Help with Pollards P-1 & Quadratic Sieve
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MHB Graphs with N Nodes: Proving Cliques and Anti-Cliques
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Largest and smallest possible values of a probability question
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Discrete distribution taking only non-negative integer values
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MHB Finding an Exact Solution for the Recurrence Formula f(n) = 2f(sqrt(n)) + n
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A little question on Probability
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MHB Recurrence relation - initial condition
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MHB How to Prove Predicate Logic Validity with Induction?
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Am I using these formulas properly? normal distribution+CLT
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Calculate Card Draw Percentages (Aces) - 2/30 to 2/23
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Enumeration of increasing sequences of 2 dice sums
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Can Excel's BINOMDIST function accurately calculate roulette probabilities?
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MHB Solving a Recurrence: $a_0 = 2$
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MHB Proof by Induction: Solving 34n-1 Divisible by 80
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Bayes theorem, answer way too small something wrong?
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How Do You Calculate the Probability of Bus Frame Cracks?
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On standardization of normal distribution
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Sampling from normalized and un-normalized posterior
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Why Use Grouping Methods to Find the Mode in Statistical Data?
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Difference between equivalence and equality
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Error propagation for a sum of means
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MHB Expressing with "product" notation
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MHB (2+sqrt(3))^50 close to being an integer
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Can a Paired Two Sample T Test Reveal Significant Changes in Flux over 8 Hours?
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MHB Sample Size determination question
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Cayley's Theorem (isomorphisms of Cyclics to SN)
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Proof by Mathematical Induction
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Fourier transform for the wave vector dervation problem
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Is Associativity a Required Property for Groups to Be Defined?
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MHB Solve Linear Programming: Find Max Value & Calculate Bounds
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Sampling for hypothesis testing
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Expected Value and Variance for Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
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PCA principal component analysis standardized data
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"Fermat's" proof to Fermat's Last Theorem
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Hilbert's Sixth Problem: Can Physics Be Completely Axiomatized?
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Solving a Combinatorial Problem: Arrangements with Restrictions
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How to Calculate the Mean Fraction of Occupied Seats in a Row?
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How to fit plane onto sampling data?
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MHB What is the probability the second orange is sour if the first one is sour?
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MHB What is the long-term percentage of city dwellers?
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MHB How Do You Calculate Long-Term Proportions in a Markov Chain?
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How can ISO 11929 norm help combine Poisson errors in low counting statistics?
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Translating sentence into symbols
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How do probabilities balance the odds?
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Error propagation for non-normal errors
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Meta Analysis with Several Regression Studies
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What Determines the Transitivity of Relations in a Set?
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Is the Subtraction of Power Sets Possible?
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MHB Definition of $S_n$ for Cantor-Schröder-Bernstein Theorem
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Proper likelihood function of the ratio of two spectra
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MHB Estimating variance of Poisson random variable
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MHB To find the expectation of the greater of X and Y
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Difference unexpressable as intersection
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MHB A math proof within a question about homogeneous Poisson process
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Partitioning Infinite Sets: Equivalence Relations and Set Partitions
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How to - regression of noisy titration curve
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MHB What Is the Standing of a Relation in Set Theory?
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MHB Cardinality of continuous real functions
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McNemar test for N*N contingency tables
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MHB Proving Cardinality of Sets: $\{a_n: n \in \omega\}$
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MHB [a,b) and (a,b) are equinumerous
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MHB The set {0,1}^ω is not countable
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MHB Countable Union of Countable Sets
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MHB Why do we show in this way that it is not the image of the function?
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MHB Prove by induction that the function is injective
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MHB How Can a Bijective Function Demonstrate the Cardinality of a Cartesian Product?
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MHB The set of integers is countable
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Error bars, Chi square distribution
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MHB Show $\bigcup A$ is Finite When $A$ is a Finite Set of Finite Sets
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Simple question about sets in statistics
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MHB Find the expectation and covariance of a stochastic process
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Why Does f(a) < a Imply f(a) is Not a Fixed Point?
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MHB Proving $f(n)+c=O(g(n))$ with $\lim_{n \to +\infty}f(n)=+\infty$
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MHB How can we show that the inverse is bijective?
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MHB Intuitive Proof: $\omega \times \omega$ is Countable
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MHB Proving Properties of Multiplication for Natural Numbers
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Knee deep in Bayesian statistics and
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MHB How Can We Prove Two Open Intervals in $\mathbb{R}$ Are Equinumerous?
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MHB Can Recursion Define Natural Number Addition?
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MHB What is the definition of real numbers in terms of rational sequences?
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MHB Why can we define the set of integers using equivalence relations?
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MHB Why is $Y=\omega$ when $X \cap Y=\varnothing$ implies $X=\varnothing$?
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MHB Understanding the Order of Set $I_A$ - A Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB Do we have to check the second case?
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What happens if you flip an infinite heads and tails coin?
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MHB Expected value and variance of profit
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MHB Can a Minimal Element in a Totally Ordered Set be Considered the Least?
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MHB Proof of Second Sentence:$m<n \leftrightarrow m'<n'$
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MHB Isn't it a non-strict total order?
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MHB Why can we write the set as $\{ m \in \omega: T_m=\omega \}$?
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MHB Prove Natural Numbers Subset Property
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Philosophical question about central limit theorem
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MHB Do we have to show that the relation is irreflexive?
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MHB What independence test should I use for this group of data? <-----------
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MHB We cannot define an order over all the sets
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Is It Wrong to Use ⇒ Where ⇔ Is More Appropriate?
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MHB Prove Relations: $e,b,d\in \mathbb{Z},d\neq 0$
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