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205 How would you explain covariance to someone who understands only the mean? Nov 7 '11
196 Which “mean” to use and when? Feb 19 '12
171 When (and why) should you take the log of a distribution (of numbers)? Nov 23 '11
80 Understanding “variance” intuitively Oct 25 '11
65 What's so 'moment' about 'moments' of a probability distribution? Oct 26 '11
65 How exactly did statisticians agree to using (n-1) as the unbiased estimator for population variance without simulation? May 26 '14
54 Is sampling relevant in the time of 'big data'? Sep 9 '12
49 How should one interpret the comparison of means from different sample sizes? Jun 29 '12
49 Is Amazon's “average rating” misleading? Jul 3 '12
23 Now that I've rejected the null hypothesis what's next? May 27 '14
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