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High School Converse, inverse and contrapositive
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High School P-->Q & R-->S: Meaning Explained
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Graduate Easy-to-compute posteriors / closure under noisy sampling
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Undergrad Looking for a good intro text for game theory
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Graduate Differentproof there are more irrational numbers than rational numbers
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MHB Proving operations of congruence modulo m
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MHB Universal Quantifier Intro: Natural Deduction in Predicate Logic
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Graduate SO(2) simple but not semisimple?
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Graduate Confidence interval interpretation mistake
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Undergrad Unraveling the Explanation of A \bigcup B, A \bigcap B, and A X B
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Graduate Some help with set and vector notation, please
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Graduate Confidence in the means despite high standard deviation?
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MHB Can E(Z) be determined from E(X) and E(Y) when X and Y are independent?
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Undergrad Propagation of Uncertainty in non-load voltage
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Graduate Calculating Gini Coefficient - Unbiased Estimator
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Graduate Is Writing ##2^{\mathcal{A}}## an Abuse of Notation for the Power Set?
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MHB Probability of Selecting a Black Disc
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MHB Expected values: three fair coins
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Undergrad Truth table, implication and equivalence
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MHB How Do You Calculate Expected Values in Probability Games?
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Undergrad Best book on mathematical statistics
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MHB Prove A < B with Log Inequality $\pi\approx3.1416$
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MHB Question on the concept of " Identity "
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MHB Axiomatic Proving: A) a0=0, B) 0<1
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High School Trying to determine probability
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MHB Partial Order Relation on Positive Rational Numbers and Numbers Greater Than 1/2
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MHB Proof of Inequality by Induction
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Undergrad How to Perform a Weighted Fit to a Constant?
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MHB A question on "Change of bound variables" Theorem (predicate logic)
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Undergrad Explaining Why a Set with Operation * Does Not Define a Group
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Undergrad Twice the Preceding Root Number: Proving a Conjecture
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MHB What are all the elements in P[P{P{A}}] and how many elements are there?
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High School What is the probability of picking a certain natural number?
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MHB Proving Induction: (1+1/n+1) to 2-1/n+1
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Undergrad Calculating error with known to be innaccurate decimals
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MHB Number of Divisors: 10 Divisors of 21600 Divisible by 10
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MHB Another tree-related graph theory proof
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MHB The title for this content could be: "Probability of a Water Balloon Fight
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Undergrad Become a Statistician: Get Advice from Experts in the Field
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Graduate Proof Wrong: Where f(A∩B) ≠ f(A) ∩ f(B)
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Graduate Probability of Outcomes in Merge Shuffle
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MHB Distribution of Fractional Polynomial of Random Variables
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Undergrad Mean and SD of the inverse of a population
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MHB Rolling 5 Dice: Probability of At Least 3 Sixes
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Graduate Coins in a box: aa conditional probability problem
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Graduate Function Generator for Sequences of Reals
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Graduate Set Theory Theorem: Existence of Natural Number Sequences & Large Cardinals
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Undergrad Should I Normalize My Data for Host Ranking?
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Undergrad Lottery Probabilities With Supplementary Numbers
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Graduate Statistics pertaining to thermodyanmics
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Undergrad Probability of exactly one when events are dependent
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High School What is the difference between probability & risk neutralprobability?
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Graduate Recomendations for how to improve my backgroud for advanced topics
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MHB A question on substitution in predicate logic
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MHB Using Venn Diagram to Solve Precalculus Quantitative Methods Qs
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MHB Prove Triangle-Free Graph w/ 2n/5 Degree is Bipartite
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MHB Hidden Markov Model Calculation
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MHB Graph theory proof related to trees
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MHB How Does the Euler Circuit Algorithm Solve Mazes?
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MHB Property of independent random variables
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MHB Is induction a circular way to define natural numbers?
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Undergrad Exploring Mathematical Induction: Impactful Examples and Real Life Applications
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Graduate Moment generating functions of continous probability distributions
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Graduate How to analyse the difference between physical and calculated data?
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Graduate Looking for advanced books on error/data analysis
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Graduate How Do Chaos Theory and Statistics Connect?
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Undergrad Is A-(BnC)=(A-B)U(A-C) a Valid Equation in Set Theory?
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Graduate Curve fitting with errors-in-variables
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MHB A probability question: choosing 3 from 25
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Undergrad Formula for most probable horse winner
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Undergrad What is the Relationship Between Modulo and Remainders in Math and Programming?
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Undergrad Boolean Algebra Simplification Property Question
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Undergrad How Do Combinatorial Proofs Work?
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Graduate Statistical significance in experimentally obtained data sets
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MHB Sum of Products of N Natural Numbers
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MHB How Do You Calculate the Sum of Fourth Powers Up to N?
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Graduate Markov Chain Monte Carlo question
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MHB Multiplication Theorem on Probability and proof
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Undergrad How Do Linear Regression and R-Squared Differ?
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Undergrad What Is the Probability of Winning a Lottery with Specific Number Draws?
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MHB Solving Recurrence Relations: Are My Results Right?
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Graduate How can I elegantly express my set theory idea mathematically?
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Graduate Does a Probability of 1 Really mean a Dead Cert
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Graduate How are Natural Numbers Constructed from the Class of All Finite Sets?
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Undergrad Help with an Abstract Binary Math Problem
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MHB Prove that lim y->infinity F(X,Y) (x,y) = F(X)(x)
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Undergrad Converting data to a specified range
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MHB Number of Partitions of n into j Parts not Exceeding m?
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MHB The amount to save annually should be approximately $18,365.09.
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MHB How to Determine the Joint Distribution of X+Y and X-Y?
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Graduate Is There a Connection between Choice Functions and ZFC in Lemma 5.9?
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Graduate How do you prove that this is a Martingale
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MHB Finding Shortest Path in G: Dijkstra's Algorithm
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MHB Total order relations on a finite set
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Undergrad What is Symbolic Logic Useful For?
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Undergrad Conditional Probability Question
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MHB Proving of Y=g(X) as a continuous random variable
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MHB Self-Consistency of Sequence of Statements: Which is True?
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Undergrad What guarantees the 'greater than' sign between r/(r+b)>(r-1)/(r-1+b)?
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MHB Can anyone suggest some reading material for me?
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