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how to get the class interval given the distribution starts at 1, 3 as the highest value and 0.65 as the lowest? [closed]
Good day. I know getting the class interval given 3 as the highest value and 0.65 as the lowest value is easy. Here's the catch, the distribution of the interval starts at 1 which …
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Bounds for the median of a set of value bound numbers, given their mean. [closed]
Consider a set of real numbers in $[a,b]$.
I was wondering given their mean (no distribution), can we determine bounds on the median of these numbers?
A wild guess would be the f …
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Concentration of sum of independent random variables
Let $X_1, ..., X_n$ be i.i.d. sub-Gaussian random variables with mean $0$ and variance $1$. That is, we have $Pr[|X_i| > t] \leq \exp(1-t^2/K^2)$ for all $t>0$ and a parameter $K$. …
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Probability that one RV will exceed many others
Assume the $1 \times N$ vector
$\mathbf X = [X_1, X_2, \ldots , X_N]$
contains i.i.d. normal samples such that $\mathbf X$ has a multivariate normal distribution. Now assume anot …
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Probability distribution for two-state system that depends on residence time
I am a statistical physicist, and I've come across a problem that I don't know how to solve. I believe my issue lies with how to formulate it mathematically. I'd be very grateful f …
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Prove that the sum of a certain infinite series is 1
Prove the (numerically-evident) proposition that
\begin{equation}
\Sigma_{i=0}^\infty f(i) = 1,
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
f(i)= 2^{-4 i-6} q(i) \frac{\Gamma(3 i+\frac{ …
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1answer
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correlation for three variables? [closed]
suppose we have three variables here, x,y, z
now, what we know is that the correlation between x and z is 0.6, the correlation between y and z is 0.65.
Here is the question, is t …
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Transition time in finite voter model
I believe the following problem is related to something called the "voter model" in statistics. This is not my area of expertise so please forgive me if the answers turn out to be …
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Normal correlation theorem in Banach spaces
I am looking for a version of the Bayesian Linear Model in Banach spaces.
Background: the finite dimensional case
The following is a well-known theorem about normal correlation …
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1answer
24 views
ROC curve with repeated measures
Hi, I have some repeated measures data, one measurement a day for three days in a row, and the measured variable looks normally distributed. I have two groups, the "really ill" and …
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Placing Bounds on Correlation/Covariance Through Correlation with an Intermediate Variable
I am trying to make the most of computations that have already been performed in previous steps of an algorithm. Throughout this problem statement I am only mentioning correlation, …
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1answer
112 views
Exact sampling from 2D Ising model where coupling is constant?
What progress has been made towards sampling from the 2D lattice Ising model with the following Hamiltonian:
$H=-J\sum_{\langle i,j \rangle}S_iS_j - \sum_i b_iS_i$
Where the firs …
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1answer
88 views
Expectation of the trace of an inverse of a random matrix
Given a $N \times M$ matrix $X$ comprised of standard normal entries ($M > N$), I'm interested in approximating $E[trace((XX^T\frac{\gamma}{M} + I)^{-1}]$ in terms of $N, M$ and $\ …
2
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1answer
66 views
The first eigenvalue of a branching process matrix
Let $M$ be the real square matrix of a typed branching process, such that $M_{ij}$ is the expected value of offsprings of type $j$ emanating from type $i$.
We know that if the fir …
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1answer
349 views
The average number of people that can sit on a bench of a given length.
Let me explain what I mean:
The width of the average person varies, perhaps with a normal distribution.
Given a specific variance, how many people (on average) can sit side-by-si …

