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    Undergrad Simple summation, difficult inference. (game theory)

    thanks lurf i really appreciate it. after staring at your answer for 10 minutes i understood it, this is compared to the 3 hours i took to not understand the proof.
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    Undergrad Simple summation, difficult inference. (game theory)

    hi guys, new user, long time lurker. the following simple proof is proposed with the highlighted summations. you do not need to know what the proof is of to answer my question (it is that the payoff for a skew symmetric game, rock paper scissors, is zero). i need help understanding how you...
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    Graduate Auction theory: reserves vs. take-it-or-leave-it

    alternatively, by the same logic, the expected highest realization is not always 1/2, which is the maximum reserve price irrespective of the number of bidders, i.e. the highest realization of 100 players approaches 1
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    Graduate Auction theory: reserves vs. take-it-or-leave-it

    hello, i am under the impression that the take-it-or-leave-it ("buy it now") price that maximizes expected revenue to the seller is the same as the reserve price that maximizes revenue. this intuitively follows from setting both to the expected maximal realization of N players (for sake of...