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What is the difference between independent and mutually exclusive events?
Sep 22 '14 at 5:46
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When to give up on a hard math problem?
Jun 4 '14 at 3:07
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Bayes' rule with 3 variables
May 14 '15 at 8:24
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In proofs, are “for each” and “for any” synonyms?
Mar 18 '18 at 6:49
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The “assumption” in proof by induction
Apr 15 '18 at 12:18
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Intuition for probability of drawing first ball = probability of drawing second ball
Aug 3 '17 at 3:36
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Is there any difference between $P$ and $\Pr$ to represent probabilities?
Jul 22 '14 at 23:59
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In a proof by contradiction, what if both the proposition and its negation lead to contradictions?
May 29 '18 at 2:25
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Given 10 white, 9 green and 7 black. In how many ways you can select one or more balls?
Mar 19 '16 at 13:20
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Probability of drawing the Jack of Hearts?
May 22 '18 at 1:48
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Total number of unordered pairs of disjoint subsets of S
Apr 7 '15 at 5:34
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High school Math: confusion about the basic probability
Nov 16 '15 at 6:41
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How many words (i.e. not “math” symbols") should I use in my proofs? ${}{}$
Mar 21 '18 at 3:42
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Proof of linearity for expectation given random variables are dependent
Jun 2 '16 at 23:58
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Simple Trig Equations - Why is it Wrong to Cancel Trig Terms?
Sep 1 '15 at 4:40
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A coin is flipped ten times. What is the probability that the first three are heads if an equal number of heads and tails are flipped?
May 4 '15 at 0:57
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Unambiguous summation notation
May 31 '17 at 0:41
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$4$ dogs have been born in the same week. What is the probability that they were born on different days?
Oct 19 '16 at 0:12
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Probability of Head in coin flip when coin is flipped two times
Mar 28 '14 at 9:56
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Monty hall problem probability 2/6?
Aug 7 '17 at 13:40
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You are dealt five cards from a standard deck. What is the probability that you'll have at most three kings in your hand?
Mar 16 '16 at 3:09
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Prove that $E(X) = \int_{0}^{\infty} P(X>x)\,dx = \int_{0}^{\infty} (1-F_X(x))\,dx$.
Mar 9 '16 at 23:30
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What does “dual” mean exactly in mathematics?
Nov 8 '15 at 6:50
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Much less than, what does that mean?
Nov 7 '15 at 5:03
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Is the disjunction of these two false statements true?
May 17 '18 at 3:16
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Why, logically, is proof by contradiction valid?
Mar 23 '18 at 0:31
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Conditional expectation of random variable given a sum
Nov 7 '17 at 2:39
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The distribution of the minimum of two independent geometric random variables
Nov 27 '14 at 4:33
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Expected value of a non-negative random variable
Oct 4 '14 at 22:04
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Functional Notation.
Aug 17 '14 at 15:27
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