uses mathematical and statistical methods to improve efficiency

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An algorithm for pairing

I want to divide $2n$ objects into $n$ pairs according to the Euclidean distance between them, however, I am not sure which algorithm I should use. Should I use one of matching algorithms?
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Designing a Simple (a.k.a 'bad') Ranking value from several values of unknown distribution

I am but a humble developer, so please forgive if I butcher terminology of confuse concepts. I am looking at designing a simple ranking of Average Internet Audience Rank based upon a bloggers ...
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Estimating customer waiting time and server idle time on a finite horizon, stochastic, single-server queue

I am working on a problem of scheduling appointments for a stochastic, single-server queue. There are $n$ customers who each have independent, randomly distributed service durations $Z_i$. The ...
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Which course is more useful in general? [closed]

Operations research or Econometrics. Is seems that the former is more useful for a wider variety of problems.
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Statistically back-calculating: Markov Chain?

I would like to calculate the value of bacteria on 4 surfaces $i=\{1..4\}$. A person touches some of those 4 surfaces at random and a count is made on their finger after each surface contact ($x_i$). ...
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Operations research versus statistical analysis?

What is the difference between operations research and statistical analysis?