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    Understanding Linear Perceptrons and their Decision Boundary in Neural Networks

    ^{}This may be a silly question, but if I have an 8x3 matrix X, for example, then the rows of this matrix will span R3 (and will be linearly dependent). When we find the solution to: Xw=t where t is an 8x1 matrix of t's. Then each row can be represented as...
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    Conditional Probability on Intermediate Event

    This is a formula that is seen, for example, in Uniformization: P_{ij}(t) = P(X(t) = j|X(0) = i) = \sum^{n=0}_{\infty} P(X(t) = j|X(0) = i, N(t) = n)P(N(t) = n|X(0) = i) = \sum^{\infty}_{n=0} P^{n}_{ij} \frac{(e^{vt})(vt^n)}{n!} Where P_{ij}(t) is the transition probability in a...
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    'Low Level' Error Terms in Expected Mean Square Calculation

    I'm currently studying experiments where one or more factors are random, i.e. random effects models. In this model a professor explained that the Expected Mean Square calculations for any factor are: Expected Mean Square (factor) = (lower level error terms) + (term relating to factor) For...
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    Conditional Probability on Intermediate Event

    I have seen in class the following formula used: P(A | C) = \sum_{B} P(A | B \cap C)*P(B | C) I don't understand how this formula works? Can anyone help me understand how it can be derived and how I can understand it intuitively? Can a venn diagram be drawn to illustrate this formula?
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    Intuition and Proofs: A Scientist's Perspective

    Homework Statement This isn't a homework question so I apologize if I'm in the wrong section, but I'm wondering if proofs are 'easy' or 'intuitive' to you. I recently took a linear algebra course in which I was sometimes able to get through the proofs without any trouble but was completely...
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    What Are the Eigenvalues of A Transpose A?

    No, that wasn't covered in my course so I suppose that's not what the professor is looking for. Is it relatively ea
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    What Are the Eigenvalues of A Transpose A?

    Homework Statement Let A be an m x n matrix with rank(A) = m < n. As far as the eigenvalues of A^{T}A is concerned we can say that... Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution If eigenvalues exist, then A^{T}Ax = λx where x ≠ 0. The only thing I think I can show is that...
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    Complex Eigenvalue Problem

    I've realized that the matrix given in this problem is an orthogonal matrix, so it rotates the vector x. However, should I be able to see that lamda (and A) perform a rotation if I didn't realize that A was an orthogonal matrix?
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    Eigenvalue for Orthogonal Matrix

    Thank you. I didn't realize what an orthogonal matrix was (yikes!). Once I did the proof fell right out of the definition.
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    Complex Eigenvalue Problem

    Ah, thank you, after fixing the algebra I see the answer is: λ = cos θ ± isin θ. In terms of what this means geometrically, it's been a long time since I've done anything with complex numbers, so can you correct the following if it is wrong? I know that since λ is complex, the...
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    Eigenvalue for Orthogonal Matrix

    Homework Statement Let Q be an orthogonal matrix with an eigenvalue λ_{1} = 1 and let x be an eigenvector belonging to λ_{1}. Show that x is also an eigenvector of Q^{T}. Homework Equations Qx = λx where x \neq 0 The Attempt at a Solution Qx_{1} = x_{1} for some vector x_{1}...
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    Complex Eigenvalue Problem

    Homework Statement Show that the matrix A = [cos θ -sin θ sin θ cos θ] will have complex eigenvalues if θ is not a multiple of π. Give a geometric interpretation of this result. Homework Equations Ax = λx, so det(A-λI) = 0 The Attempt at a Solution In this case...
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    Determining Subspace of Singular 2x2 Matrices in R^2

    I have another similar question and I'm hoping I can't get help with both of them. The 2nd question is: Homework Statement Determine whether the set of all polynomials in P_{4} (where P_{4} is the set of polynomials with degree less than 4) having at least one real root is a subspace of...
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    Finding the Null Space of a Matrix | Solving for x in Ax=0 | Linear Algebra

    Homework Statement Determine the null space of the following matrix: A = [1 1 -1 2 2 2 -3 1 -1 -1 0 -5] Homework Equations Ax=0 where x = (x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, x_{4})^{T} The Attempt at a Solution If I put the system Ax=0 into augmented form: 1 1 -1 2 | 0 2 2 -3 1 | 0...
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    Determining Subspace of Singular 2x2 Matrices in R^2

    Homework Statement Determine if the set of all singular 2 x 2 matrices are a subspace of R^{2} Homework Equations If a, b, c, and d are the entries of a 2 x 2 matrix, then their determinant, ad - bc = 0 if the matrix is singular. The Attempt at a Solution I have been doing other...
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