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BS Mechanical Engr.
PhD CS(AI)
CS Prof (4yr)
Numerous consulting jobs.
15 yr at http://www.pharsight.com
Published book on CS & several articles
4 kids, 2 grand
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P.S. The picture is a Beta-prime distribution. It shows the program speedup factors you can get if you see a problem twice in 2, 3, 4, and 5 samples.

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What is the intuition behind beta distribution?
Jan 15, 2013
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Relationship between Binomial and Beta distributions
Nov 18, 2010
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What is the role of the logarithm in Shannon's entropy?
Feb 19, 2014
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Sum of squares of residuals instead of sum of residuals
Jan 28, 2013
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Need code for sampling negative binomial with non-integer $r$
Apr 20, 2015
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Is such transformed beta a known distribution?
Nov 19, 2012
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Need code for sampling negative binomial with non-integer $r$
Apr 10, 2015
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How can I determine the best fit normal distribution from this information?
Sep 13, 2010
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What is your favorite layman's explanation for a difficult statistical concept?
Sep 14, 2010
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Why is the null hypothesis often sought to be rejected?
Dec 4, 2015
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