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Confused about probability solution
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Normal distribution var(x)=sigma^2
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Why Does This Probability Equation Evaluate to 0.5?
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What is the difference between these two probability problems?
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Confidence that data belongs to distribution
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Distribution Function: Computing P(X-Y > a) w/ f(m,v)
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Distribution Function f(x)= .5e^|x|, find EX and Var(x)
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What Does the Mean Really Represent in Different Contexts?
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How Can Logistic Regression Model Amphibian Breeding Migration Probability?
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Need some clarification with statistics
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What is the Probability of Drawing a Black Ball from Two Urns?
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How to Find EX and Var(X) for a Continuous Random Variable with Given P(X>x)?
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Counting and probablity addition rule?
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How to tell if data is normally distributed?
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Joint probability,-limit values
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Expected Value Problem: Limo Agency Booking
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Relationship between dist. of x and dist. of 1/x?
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Double Tower of Hanoi Puzzle: Minimum Moves & Recurrence Relation
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Sums of Independent (but not identically distributed) Random Variables
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Is there a link between finance mathematics and number theory concepts?
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Understanding the Variance of a One-Dimensional Random Walk
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A dice rolling quesiton (from D&D 4.0)
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Martingale = Independent Increments?
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Poisson Distribution: finding the MEan
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Interpret Probability Distribution: Discrete Probability
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Flowcharting Boardgames: 49/216 Chances of Landing on Scenario 1
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What does it mean for a set to be bounded?
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Example where higher moments are infinite
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Chances of getting pregnant when using 2-3 contraceptives together. Just curious
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Obtaining samples of an RV with a given CDF
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Is the Random Element in Stochastic Processes for Compensating Unknown Actions?
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How to Calculate the Probability of a Pump Failure in a Given Mile Range?
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How do give the recursive form for a certain function?
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Probability for the most frequent number in lottery?
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Why is Nat(hom(A,-),F) a class?
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Metric Spaces: Theorem of Open Unions & Families of Sets
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Is P(A|B) equal to P(A) if and only if P(B|A) is equal to P(B)?
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Need Help Proving Powerset Inequality
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Is there a strategy for combining the German tank and secretary problem?
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Standard error for marginal effect in regression?
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Does P(X>t) Differ from P(Y>t) When X>Y>t?
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Set Theory and Predicate Calculus?
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Determining the covariance matrix of a multivariate normal distribution
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Proving the Independence Problem in Probability Theory
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Find a formula for p(x) = P(X=x)
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Calculating Conditional Probability: A and B Events with A' and B' Notation
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How Do You Solve Normal Distribution Problems in Statistics Homework?
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Cauchy-Schwarz inequality: cov(X,Y)]^2 ≤ var(X) var(Y)
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Explaining the Joint Distribution of T1,T2,...,Tn given N(t)=n
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Minimum number of common elements in sets
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What is the covariance between two binomial distributions?
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Definite integral over random interval
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Proving the Validity of a Bernoulli Distribution Probability Function
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Markov Chain of Stochastic Processes
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How do i show that a markov chain is irreducible?
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What Is a Non-Linear Gaussian Distribution?
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Calculating the mode of a distribution from the characteristic function
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Average vs Mean: Proving Wiki Wrong
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If X is a man, and if X is unmarried, then X is a bachelor
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PDF of Order Statistics for RVs: \gamma_1,\,\ldots,\,\gamma_M
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Is the Central Limit Theorem Applicable to All Random Variables?
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Can Probability Estimation Tools Enhance Scientific Research?
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Supposedly simple statistics problem
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What Should You Choose: Stick with Door A or Switch to Door B?
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Prove Sum of 5s and 7s for n > 23
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Defining relations for an n-tuple
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Prove a map of a space onto itself is bijective
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Proving 0x = 0: A Rigorous Proof and Its Correctness
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Question on Confidence Interval and 95%
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Solving a Statistics Problem: Estimating Unpopped Popcorn Kernels
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Proving Equivalence of Rational Number Statements
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