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I Why Not P(A)*(1-P(A)) for Probability?
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B Understanding Modus Tollens: Deductive Reasoning with an Example
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I Estimating Gene Mutation Proportion: A & B Approaches
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I What would the pdf look like for 'N' chess computers with the same rating
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MHB Master Theorem-Relation of the two functions
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A Good Examples of Causation does not Imply Correlation
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B Introduction to logic - website?
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B Probability of n events over a time period
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MHB De Morgan Rules - Logical statements
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MHB Draw a NAND-gate to get that output
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MHB Satisfying S∘S=S: What Are The Conditions?
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MHB How to calculate conditional expectation E[g(x) | x>= Q] for x ~ exp(1)
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MHB Translate the statements into set inclusion
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MHB Log likelihood and Maximum likelihood
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MHB How many reflexive relations on set A with 4 elements?
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I Supremum proof & relation to Universal quantifier
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I Quine's New Foundations and the concept of a Universal Set
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MHB How Many Elements Are Found in Each Mathematical Set?
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I Is There a Simpler Way to Calculate the Probability of a Needle Crossing a Line?
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B Stats: Determining significance level in problem
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I Distributivity/Inheritance of Max Likelihood Estimators
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I Principal Component Analysis with dependent variable?
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I How to Get Final Fisher Matrix from 2 Matrices
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B Solving a RNG Problem: What is the Expected Value of N?
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I Failure rate for a uniformly distributed variable
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MHB Summation and product notation rules
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I Tell me how scientific journals scrutinize statistical work
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I Radon-Nikodym Derivative and Bayes' Theorem
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A Dense set vs no isolating points
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B Simple probability question: Suppose P(B|A)=1. Does that mean that P(A|B)=1?
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I Cardinality of Unions of Powersets
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B Different sample methods in statistics
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I Direction of logical implication in bijectively related sets
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I Expected value of a variable and its reciprocal
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B Are proofs needed for definitions? Conditional probabilities
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I Proving Probability of Union with Indicator Variables in Three Events
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I Linear regression with error term
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I Understanding different Monte Carlo approximation notations
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MHB How to Efficiently Distribute Change Using Five and One Dollar Bills
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I Conditional distribution of geometric series
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MHB Can Predicate Properties Be Neither True nor False?
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I How do I compute the cumulative probabilites of multiple bell curves?
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Union of sets and indexed sets question from Vellerman
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I Question regarding quantifier statement
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I How do you calculate the probability without using the complement?
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MHB Sequence of b_{k} with Explicit Formula: Proving by Math Induction
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B Another consequence of Cantor's diagonal argument
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I Computer languages as examples in formal logic
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A Feature Selection, Information Gain and Information Entropy
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I How to prove the Cauchy distribution has no moments?
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I How to find the moments using the characteristic function?
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I Does the definition of cardinality assume distinguishability?
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B One thing I don't understand about Cantor's diagonal argument
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I An Alternative Variance Formula
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I Are there unprovable theorems with unprovable unprovability?
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A The meaningfulness item on math probability
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B A given integer can be written in how many different ways?
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I Limit inf < Limit superior(proof)
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B Choosing the number of trials when the data stream is unlimited
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B Dice calculation of p(7), two different values?
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MHB Attempting to add logic mathematics to a college paper - need your input
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Mosteller lectures - available online?
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A Optimal strategy for repeated coin toss game - with possible bias
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MHB What is the Pigeonhole Principle Problem in the African Rally?
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MHB Proof by induction? No Idea what I should do :(
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I 'Conservative' p-values adjusted
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MHB Exponential distribution question
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MHB Question about Successor Function
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I Does Using 365.25 Instead of 365 Affect the Birthday Problem Calculation?
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A Identification of a probability density function
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MHB Can we prove that (m+1)/(n+1) > m/n if n>m>0 using synthetic proof?
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MHB Digital Clocks: Binomial Problem Analysis and Results
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A What is the Derivation of the Inverse Gaussian Distribution by Schrödinger?
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A Variation coefficient property
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MHB ZFC and the Axiom of Power Sets ....
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B Simple Die Game: Win by Rolling 1-5 Before 6 - Odds of Winning?
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B Deductive reasoning and hypothesis
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B Normalization versus Percent Change
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MHB Solve Math Problem: Mixing Milk & Water to Get 50% Milk
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MHB Maximising the difference between multiple distributions
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MHB Construct grammar and find its type
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A A trend formula for the variance
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MHB Bipartite Graphs: Does $\alpha(G) =|U|$?
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I Who Really Copied the Assignment?
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A Combining model uncertainties with analytical uncertainties
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A How to transform a probability density function?
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MHB How Can I Solve a Problem Using Euler's Totient Function for Odd Prime Numbers?
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MHB Optimal time for scheduling the tasks
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MHB How Do You Calculate the Total Weight of a Huffman Code?
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I Confidence interval on Standard deviation
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I Reduced chi square for few data points
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I Which method should I use for a linear fit of data with error on both z and y?
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B Probability in a dice game
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I "Theory" in multi-valued logic?
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I Akaike Information Criterion Vs Likelihood Ratio Test
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A How to change the support of a probability density function?
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MHB Find the general formula of the recurrence relation
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MHB Construct circuit that implements truth table
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