Questions tagged [probability]
A probability provides a quantitative description of the likely occurrence of a particular event.
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Series expansion of a density function
Here's something I've wondered about for a while, but haven't been able to discover the correct terminology. Say you have a relatively complicated density function that you suspect might have a close ...
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What is Bayes' theorem all about?
What are the main ideas, that is, concepts related to Bayes' theorem?
I am not asking for any derivations of complex mathematical notation.
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What's the difference between probability and statistics?
What's the difference between probability and statistics, and why are they studied together?
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Motivation for Kolmogorov distance between distributions
There are many ways to measure how similar two probability distributions are. Among methods which are popular (in different circles) are:
the Kolmogorov distance: the sup-distance between the ...
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The Monty Hall Problem - where does our intuition fail us?
From Wikipedia :
Suppose you're on a game show, and
you're given the choice of three
doors: Behind one door is a car;
behind the others, goats. You pick a
door, say No. 1, and the host, who
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What are the key statistical concepts that relate to data mining?
What topics in statistics are most useful/relevant to data mining?