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Undergrad Difference between least, minimal element
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Graduate How many even subsets are there?
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Undergrad Distribution of a random variable , pdf vs probability distribution
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High School Would the cardinality of a set S = {a, b, {c, d}} be 5?
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Undergrad Profit Problem (need to maximize profit) and respective price elasticities
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Graduate Consistency of arithmetic Mod N
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Graduate What is the purpose of a Borel sigma-algebra in defining probability?
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Graduate What Is the Martingale Property in Wald's Equation?
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Graduate A question for the statisticians amongs us
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High School Why Do We Use the Ratio of Favorable to Possible Outcomes in Probability?
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Graduate Statistics Estimator Consistency
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Graduate Quantification logic and equivalence relations
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Graduate Why is the Wiener process defined using step size \(\sqrt{h}Z_j\)?
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Undergrad Proving Equality of Sets - A Quick Question
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Undergrad Understanding Proofs in Math: Tips & Book Suggestions
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Graduate How Much Information Can Nods and Shakes Convey in a Bridge Game?
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Graduate Poisson Martingales and Gambler's Ruin
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Graduate Error Calculation in Large Set of Data
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High School Regressions without calculator
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Graduate Sampling With The Normal Distribution
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Graduate Optimizing Estimator Variance with Cramer-Rao Inequality
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Graduate Brackets indicated a combination
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Undergrad Can someone give me an example of these sets to help me understand it better?
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Graduate How Can the Sum of Independent Normal Random Variables Be Represented?
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Undergrad Understanding Uniformly Distributed Random Variables
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Graduate Mean of a Distribution Question
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High School Finding the WFF of a Truth Table: Strategies Explained
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High School Probability of Drop Chances on Wow Items
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Graduate How to Derive the Joint PDF Using the Ratio of Uniforms Method?
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Undergrad Prove by Induction (Cardinality)
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Graduate Is P(x + a > y + b) Always 0.5 for Independent Variables?
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Graduate How Do You Calculate Standard Errors for Method of Moments and MLE Estimates?
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Graduate How Can Gaussian Random Walks Inform Betting Strategies?
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Graduate Coefficient of Determination in case of repeat points, in linear regression
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Undergrad Can I Simplify This Proof for Rational Numbers and Integers?
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High School Numbers between 100 and 10000 with exactly 3 same figures
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Undergrad Do Infinity and Statistics Always Go Hand in Hand?
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High School Small letters to represent sets
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Graduate There is a point p not in E s.t for any e>0
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Undergrad Whats the difference between a closed set vs a set thats NOT open?
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Undergrad Why do we take the no. of years to compound the interest as power?
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Graduate Moden Infinite Monkey's standard deviation
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Graduate Quadratic Variation of a Poisson Process?
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High School What Is the Difference Between Proper and Improper Subsets? Examples Included!
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Undergrad Kirchoff theorem in graph theory
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Graduate How is a probability measure defined on a sequence of random variables?
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Graduate Every open set in R is a countable union of open intervals. Prove.
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Undergrad Marginal Distribution of X w/ Lambda Parameter: Probability Help
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Undergrad A town has 6 parks. One day, 6 friends, who are unaware of each
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Undergrad Finding randomization algorithm
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Undergrad How to Test for Equality of Selective First Items from Three Factories?
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Undergrad Multivariate regression for project cost estimates
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Graduate Proving Pigeonhole Principle in Set Theory
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Undergrad The appropriate test statistic?
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Graduate Uncertainty of linear and non linear least-squares fit
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Graduate Finding Uncertainty of Theta from Slope 'a' Uncertainty
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High School What divisor does Microsoft Excel use for standard deviation?
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Graduate Does X/Y Follow a Beta Distribution?
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Undergrad Calculating Unique Permutations of 30 'A's and 30 'B's or 1s and 0s
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Graduate What Is the Mean of the Maximum of Independent Chi-square RVs?
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Graduate How to Determine the Transforming Function g(.) from PDFs and CDFs?
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Undergrad I with this STATISTICS problem that deals with Chebyshev's theorem.
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Undergrad What Do Upside-down A, V, and U Symbols Mean in Logic?
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High School Divisors of 55,125: Counting Principle
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Undergrad Proper Subsets in Discrete Math
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Graduate Conventions for Natural Numbers: Debate & Axioms
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Undergrad Logarithmic vs exponential scales
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Graduate Can You Derive the MGF of Y=-X Using MGF of X Directly?
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Graduate Is it Appropriate to Use Big Vee and Big Wedge for Infinitary Logic?
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Graduate Centering to reduce collinearity of x^2?
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Undergrad What is the Optimal Change Strategy for a Baker?
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Graduate Calculating Expected Collisions: Probability Question on Keys and Boxes
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Undergrad A basic question: What does closed form mean?
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Graduate Looking for an example of a random variable that does not have a prob density fn
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Graduate Calculating Probability of Difference of Heads and Tails After n Flips
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Undergrad Error Propagation: Explaining AB Calculation
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Undergrad Calculating the Probability of Hitting a Spinning Fan with a Dart
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Undergrad Integral of the Square of density probability function
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Graduate Statistical mechanics: energy variance of ensemble
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Undergrad Can anyone explain the solution of the Monty Hall problem? (probability)
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High School Interpretation of box-percentile plots
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High School Hints for Proving n^5 = n (mod 10)
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Graduate Is Principia Mathematica outdated?
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Graduate Let α and β be two von Neumann ordinals
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Undergrad Why are random variables needed?
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Graduate Stairstep Interpretation of Catalan Numbers
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Graduate Uncertainty in parameters -> Gauss-Newton
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High School What are subsets and proper subsets in set theory?
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Graduate How Do You Calculate Constants and Probabilities for a Given Joint PDF?
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Undergrad Understanding Statistical Probability: The Mistake of Overestimating Rare Events
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High School Logic behind negative exponents
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High School How can we determine the number of elements in a set?
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Graduate Variation Distance: Explaining Finite Cases
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Undergrad Proving R is a pertial order Set.
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Undergrad How to Determine Statistical Significance Between Two Image Regions?
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Undergrad Calculating Probability for Selecting Tanks with Specific Characteristics
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Undergrad Any connection between 3 concepts and probability
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Graduate Question about probability of union
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Graduate Proof of Hartog's Theorem: Axiom of Replacement Applied
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