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Ppbuk replied to the thread Joint distribution of sequential variables.Simulation is a good way to verify an answer (I did just that here), but will not help you learn anything. No. For part (b) sketch the...
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PThank you. I do just this ^^^^.
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Ppbuk replied to the thread The optimal way of dividing the bet three ways.Indeed. I cannot believe this is what the author intended - see below. Wow, that book should be a lot better than it appears to be...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Joint distribution of sequential variables.You could try drawing the area that satisfies X1 + X2 > 1 on a graph with x2, p(X2=x2) axes and see if that helps.
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Ppbuk replied to the thread The optimal way of dividing the bet three ways.This and your previous question are very poorly worded. In general, betting odds are offered by bookmakers. When a bookmaker offers...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread HTML/CSS Problems with DNS records.Sorry, mail.com - but the same applies, this is a commercial email service which is designed to protect you from spam by silently...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread HTML/CSS Problems with DNS records.Some thoughts: You are in way over your head. If you want to test your email configuration don't try sending to a gmail address which...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Hedging on a weather prediction.Note that the question is: so the answer is in the form "I bet $r with Ra and $s with Su". Neither "I bet approximately $48 with Ra...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Hedging on a weather prediction.If that is the whole statement of the question, I think you have also misunderstood what it means [EDIT: although that doesn't make any...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Hedging on a weather prediction.That is not the correct approach. Instead, Let the person bet ##r## with Ra and ##s## with Su. You should be able to determine the ratio...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread HTML/CSS Problems with DNS records.DNSSEC has nothing to do with email, it is SPF, DKIM and DMARC you need for that, and all of those are set up (although your SPF record...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread HTML/CSS Problems with DNS records.Dunno... They are better than they used to be, but spammers are always going to be a potential problem for cheap VPS providers. One...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread HTML/CSS Problems with DNS records.Even if you manage to set everything up correctly you will still have the problem that you will be sending email from an IP address that...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread How to show R*S(U+TR*S)* is equivalent to (R+SU*T)SU*?.At last! So to return to your original question... There are three ways to do this: show that that they are both implemented by the...