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Models for learning acquistion process
Imagine such a memory test for a mice. The mice performs an experiment $E$ with two possible issues $0$ (failure) and $1$ (success). If the mice gets $1$ it is "rewarded", if it gets $0$ it is ...
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Can I estimate the parameter of a Poisson arrival process from a low-incidence observation period?
If I know only that the arrival process is Poisson, and I observe it for a pre-chosen (say, unit) period of time, observing $k$ arrivals, is it meaningful to describe an estimate of its time parameter ...
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Distribution to reflect situation where some waiting leads us to expect more waiting
In reading Blake Master's notes on Peter Thiel's lecture on start ups, I came across this metaphor of the technology frontier:
Picture the world as being covered by ponds, lakes, and oceans. ...
