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Reducing download time using prime numbers
probability
prime-numbers
factorial
±1-random walk from 5 until 20 or broke [closed]
probability
random-walk
gambling
Computing the Expectation of the Square of a Random Variable: $ \text{E}[X^{2}] $.
probability
random-variables
The mode of the Poisson Distribution
probability
probability-distributions
numerical-methods
Probability brain teaser with infinite loop
probability
markov-chains
puzzle
If Monty Hall doesn't know where the prize is, should the contestant still switch doors, after Monty opens one door and unveiss a goat?
probability
monty-hall
Maximum Likelihood Estimator for $\theta$ when $X_1,\dots, X_n \sim U(-\theta,\theta)$
probability
statistics
maximum-likelihood
Probability that sum of independent uniform variables is less than 1
probability
probability-theory
probability-distributions
uniform-distribution
What is the proof that covariance matrices are always semi-definite?
probability
matrices
vector-spaces
proof-writing
positive-semidefinite
What are ways to compute polynomials that converge from above and below to a continuous and bounded function on $[0,1]$?
probability
polynomials
uniform-convergence
approximation-theory
simulation
Expected Value of the maximum of two exponentially distributed random variables
probability
statistics
Conditional expectation to de maximum $E(X_1\mid X_{(n)})$
probability
order-statistics
conditional-expectation
What is the name of this theorem, and are there any caveats?
probability
probability-theory
probability-distributions
expectation
Derivation of chi-squared pdf with one degree of freedom from normal distribution pdf
probability
statistics
probability-distributions
Probability question about married couples
probability
combinatorics
Probability of dice sum just greater than 100
probability
game-theory
probability distribution of coverage of a set after $X$ independently, randomly selected members of the set
probability
statistics
probability-distributions
Exercise 1.6.3 from Alon & Spencer's *The Probabilistic Method*: prove that $Pr[|X-Y| \leq 2] \leq 3 Pr[|X-Y| \leq 1]$ for i.i.d. real RVs $X$ and $Y$
probability
combinatorics
probability-theory
measure-theory
inequality
Probability $P(Y_1 = 2 | Y_2 = 0)$ where $Y_1 = X_1 + X_2$ and $Y_2 = X_1 - X_2$ - $X1, \, X_2 \in \lbrace 1,2,3,4 \rbrace$ with uniform distribution
probability
conditional-probability
uniform-distribution
Why does this not seem to be random?
probability
statistics
random
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