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Undergrad Help with proving Biconditional equivalence
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Undergrad Least squares - why the square?
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Graduate Proof of central limit theorem
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Undergrad Tests for Difference in Mean VERSUS Tests for Difference in Median
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Undergrad Expected value of a lottery ticket
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Undergrad Prove that the set of integers has neither a greatest nor a least element
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Graduate Variation of Gambler's ruin problem
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Undergrad Can countability affect the application of induction?
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Undergrad How Can I Assign Probabilities Based on Latency Proximity?
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Graduate Is the following correct? (concerns sets and convergence)
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Graduate Showing that a model is not a good fit
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Graduate Distribution of the maximum of a RV
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Undergrad Can You Beat the Odds in the $100 Envelope Challenge?
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Undergrad What is the relationship between sample size and statistical relevance?
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Undergrad Which math topics for analyzing stock market data?
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Graduate How Does Scaled Boolean Algebra Map to Numerical Operations in Measure Theory?
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Graduate Integral transforms of random processes
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Graduate Quantitive Histogram Comparison
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Undergrad Tien Len/ Thirteen Probability Question
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Graduate Laser Measurement Repeatability on Various Surfaces
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Graduate Modeling a promotion with balls and urns
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High School Motivating the Central Limit Theorem
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Graduate Log-Likelihood ratio in the context of natural language processing
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Undergrad What does it mean for a set to be bounded?
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Undergrad Explaining Skewness: Why E[(x-u)^3] Determines Direction
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Graduate Finding probability of a minimum
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Graduate Does there Exist a Continuous Map ?
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Undergrad How can I find the probability of X being greater than both Y and Z?
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Undergrad Question on mean and standard deviation.
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Graduate Exponential Distribution: Calculating the Half-Life & Survival Rate of a Rock"
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Undergrad Graph Theory: Book recommendations
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Graduate How many different infinities exist in mathematics?
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Graduate How Does the Fourier Transform Handle Non-Deterministic Noise?
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Graduate MLE is biased: are there other estimation methods?
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Graduate How to derive the mode of a Gamma Distribution
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Undergrad Correlation and convolution (function or number)
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High School Speed (within distance) problem, traffic related
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Graduate The sum of two gamma distributions
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Graduate Natural parametrization of pdfs
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Graduate How to Find E(1/(1 + e^Z)) for a Normally Distributed Z?
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High School Very simple probability question
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Undergrad Why are there more irrational numbers than rational numbers?
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Undergrad Finding the Distribution of Balls in Bins with Limited Capacity
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High School Why Use Weighted Averages in Survey Results?
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Undergrad What kind of test should I use for before and after treatment
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Undergrad How to correct for random measurement error?
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Undergrad Propogating Relative Error through an Energy Calculation
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Graduate Multivariable change of variable.
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Graduate How Does Probability Theory Handle Equations with Infinite Variables?
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Undergrad Baye's Rules Help: Probability of Picking a 1-Sided Coin
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Graduate Please check my work: Probability Theory
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Undergrad Fitting a curve in log-linear plot.
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Graduate How to find a critical value of a distribution ?
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Undergrad Probability Rolling Sums BEFORE another sum
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Undergrad How Should We Handle Variants of the Monty Hall Problem?
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Undergrad Updating the mean and sd of a set efficiently
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Graduate How Do I Find the Best Fit for Parameters in Equations with Experimental Errors?
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Graduate Why E[x^2] = autocorrelation of x evaluated in 0 ?
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Undergrad Margin of error in a t-distribution
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Undergrad I need assiatance to understand a problem in Inequality
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Graduate How Does Time Shifting Convert a WSCS Process to a WSS Process?
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Graduate Calculate T: Sum of Correlated Random Variables from i=1 to m
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Undergrad Combinations - order doesn't matter, repetitions allowed
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Graduate Is the Variance of a 2D Random Walk Simply 2n?
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Graduate Proving (∀x.ϕ) →(∃x.ϕ) using Natural Deduction?
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Graduate Inductive Reasoning: Si to Sn & i→∞
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Undergrad Combination Formula with a lockout twist
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Undergrad Linear Regression of estimated measures / outliers
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Undergrad Exponential Distribution and radio active decay
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Graduate Can Monkeys Prove Every Theorem in Mathematics?
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Graduate Not Understanding a Move in Henkin Completeness Proof
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Graduate Solving ∀x(Fx → ∀y(Fy → y=x)) - Help Appreciated!
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Graduate Find PDF of X^3 Given X~N(μ,σ²)
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Graduate Transformation of random variable
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Graduate Spin a dial that has a pointer to n regions
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Graduate Comparing two multivariate distributions (two matrices)
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Undergrad Random choosing of objects from a Normal distribution
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Graduate Why Are Open Balls Essential for Defining Limit Points in Mathematics?
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Graduate Covariance matrix of 2 matrices?
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Graduate Infinite union of closed sets that isn't closed?
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Graduate Statistics of sinc function with normal argument
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Graduate Registered events X in time interval t are distributed linearly n = n0
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Undergrad Graph Theory and Pigeonhole Principle
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Undergrad Is x an Accumulation Point of A in the Real Numbers?
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Graduate Does Nonzero Correlation Between Pairs Imply Correlation Between All?
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Graduate Is the Arbitrary Union of Open Sets in R Open?
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Graduate The set of all sets which are elements of themselves
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Graduate Increasing variance of weights in sequential importance sampling
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Graduate What is the best method for curve-fitting y=Ax^p+C?
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Undergrad How to calculate median of grouped data if group size is variable
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Undergrad Why Are Vacuous Truths in Logic So Counterintuitive?
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Undergrad Formula for dice probability where numbers have different values
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Undergrad Simple stats problem: number of tests to be significant?
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Graduate Why is the cdf G considered a strictly increasing function?
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Graduate Chebyshev's Theorem: Proving it and Explaining its Application
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Undergrad Probability: Male Smoker Probability Calculation
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Undergrad Is Your Set Builder Notation Correct for Describing Pairs in Sets S and W?
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Graduate Are some pseudo-random number generators unpredictable?
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Undergrad What is the definition of greater than or less than in terms of real numbers?
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Graduate What is the PMF of a sum of two discrete random variables?
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