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Undergrad The Joy of X: Solving the Hilbert Hotel Question with Steven Strogatz
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MHB Random Graphs: Helping Paula Understand Discrete Math
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MHB Which is Greater: $\log_9 25$ or $\log_4 9$?
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Graduate How Can We Prove the Probability Formula for a Two-State System?
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Graduate Standard Deviation with Paired Values
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Undergrad Solving Megastat Problems: Confidence Level Issues
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MHB See if you can create a valid answer
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Graduate Obtaining standard deviation of a linear regression intercep
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Undergrad Deciding Diminishing Returns based on Data (Regression)
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Undergrad Linear Regression with Many y for each x
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Graduate Error propagation when using modulus operator
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Graduate Best visualization of joint/marginal distributions?
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Graduate Can IESDS Determine the Nash Equilibrium in a Game?
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Graduate Are set theory functions sets too?
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Graduate About probability of crossing a circle circumference by a needle
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Graduate How do I calculate an area of joint uniform distribution with domain
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MHB Is Max A $\le$ Sup B for A $\subseteq$ B?
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High School Set builder notation: is it ever used?
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MHB Find the number of arrangements possible
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Graduate Chernoff Bound for Binomial Distribution
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MHB Cartesian Product of Non-Real Sets
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Undergrad Can Mathematical Patterns Predict Changes in Numbers on Game Sheets?
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Undergrad Population proportion from a sample estimate
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MHB Change of bases with log tables
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Graduate Computing the standard deviation in y
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Graduate Separating background data from expected data
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Graduate Lower Bound on Binomial Distribution
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Graduate Is the Marginal CDF of X Correctly Defined with Two Random Variables?
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Graduate Unit circle derived distribution
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Graduate What is a Chi-Squared Test Against Weighted Mean?
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High School When do you begin to prove? which maths lead to proofs?
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Graduate Is Discarding the Higher Random Number in a Stochastic Queue Simulation Correct?
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MHB Percentage in Commission Calculation Issue
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MHB How can I generate a complex loan ammortization schedule with specified figures?
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Graduate A question about Poisson process (waiting online)
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Undergrad Industrial Event Takt Times (production cycle times) and Probability
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Graduate Find Function/Transform for signal that minimizes CV of data
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Graduate Separate noise from signal if I know the noise
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MHB Class Project: Comparing 2 Population Means & Std Devs
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MHB Proving Independence of Axioms in Game Theory: A Case Study
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Graduate Bertrand Paradox Method-1 and Method-2 may be equal
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Graduate Separating gamma-ray signals from background
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MHB Standard deviation, raw score etc
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Graduate Calculating Signal/Background Events in N Events
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MHB Finding Method of Moments Estimates for Uniform Distribution Parameters
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Undergrad Need help with normal distribution
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Graduate Combinations of measurements: obtain mean and errors
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Graduate How to find which variables w, x, y.... 'most' influence z?
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Graduate Probability of a player winning a best of 7
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MHB Test Equivalence: Med Student Seeking Help
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MHB Probability of a Hand Consisting of Clubs or 2 Suits: Answers & Questions
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Undergrad Questions regarding the mathematics used in linked paper
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MHB What Is the Probability of Guessing Correctly on a Multiple Choice Test?
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Undergrad DeMorgan's Law extended to Union AND Intersection
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High School Rules for working with approximation data
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MHB What are the odds of rolling 4, 5, 6, and 7 of a kind with 7 dice?
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MHB Sampling distribution of a statistic
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Undergrad Problem in Geometric Probability
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MHB Unsure what kind of hypothesis test to use
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Undergrad Relation between log function and its characteristic g
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Graduate How to calculate Standard Error for unequal sample sizes
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Undergrad What are the odds of getting a quad aces + royal flush in a Texas Hold'em game?
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High School Birthday Probability: 73rd Grandchild Out of 85
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MHB How Many Polarizing Sheets Are Needed to Rotate Light 90 Degrees?
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Graduate Integral in Gardiner's book on stochastic methods
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Graduate Deduction of Gauss' Normal Distribution Function
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Graduate Infimum and supremum of empty set
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Graduate What is the exact definition of equality?
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Undergrad Are functions partly defined by their domains and codomains?
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Graduate If X(t) is gaussian process, How about X(2t)?
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Graduate Why Do Nonlinear Functions Often Lead to Non-Convex Cost Functions?
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Undergrad (a C b) and (b C a) implies a=b?
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Graduate Agreement between diagnostic tests controlled for raters
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Graduate Proving Expectations at Infinity in a Paper: Tips and Tricks
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High School How to do basic statistical analysis?
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MHB Calculate Flexibility of Budget Distribution: 10 & 90 vs. 50 & 50
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High School XOR or OR: Examining Everyday Logic
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MHB Getting variance from known correlation
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Graduate How to convert a univariate distribution to bivariate distribution
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Graduate Random Walks in 2D: Recurrence of (a), (b), (c)
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Graduate Best goodness of fit test for low expected values
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MHB Countable Chains of Subsets in an Infinite Set
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Graduate Advanced (Or simple?) balls in a jar probability
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Graduate Fitting distribution to histogram with low number of counts
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Undergrad Calculating Spearman's Rho Value Matrix for 6x6 Matrix
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MHB Probability and Contingency tables
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Graduate Solving inverse binomial equation
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Graduate Funny thing I've found in David Griffiths QM textbook
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MHB Exponential Equation Help with Log Tables
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MHB Why Are My Logarithmic Equation Solutions Extraneous?
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Undergrad Rule for Smaller factors become more important when....
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Graduate Problem with calculating the cov matrix of X,Y
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Undergrad 'Reverse' derive correct dataset when given mean + std dev
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MHB Calculating Data Set w/ MEAN=100 & STD DEV=15 & n=3
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MHB Is Two-Colour Bead Necklace Arrangement Possible?
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Graduate Error Propagation with Log2 Concentration: Fluorescence Measurement
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Undergrad Sufficiency and Necessity in Language and Math
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MHB Derivation of snedecors F distribution
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Graduate Propagating uncertainties through Gaussian fit
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High School What is the next shape in the series?
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