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Probability that amoeba population dies out completely - why can't the probability be 1?

Correlation between 2 random variables and $\cos(\theta)$ on vector space

Lagrange polynomial in 3-D. Variable of interest is a vector.

How to derive a generic formula for $\sum_{k=0}^n k^p$ for any $p$? [duplicate]

$f_X(x) \neq \frac{2 \pi \sqrt{R^2 - x^2}}{4\pi R^2}$? $X$ belongs to points uniformly distributed on the surface of a sphere.

How to seat $n$ people in $n$ seats if each person must take a seat next to an already sitting person?

Maximizing the quantity $f = -20p\cdot q + 9p + 9q$

What is the difference between $P(S = s, N = n )$ vs $P(S = s | N =n)$

Expected number of tosses of getting $n$ heads in a row

Why is $\operatorname{Var}(X_{(1)}) = \operatorname{Var}(X_{(n)})$ for i.i.d $X_1, \ldots, X_n \sim U(0,1)$?

How to factor $ 1 - 3x + x^2 + x^3$?

Ball painting probability

Probability that $\max(X_1, \ldots, X_n) - \min(X_1, \ldots, X_n) \leq 0.5$

Maximum likelihood estimation steps

Why does law of large numbers require the independence in IID?

How does $r$ for univariate regression relate to the general definition of $R^2$?

Probability of choosing an edge twice in a tetrahedron

If event $A$ happens with probability $p$, then when is event $B$ guaranteed to not be mutually exclusive with $A$?

jointly discrete continuous & discrete probability - conditioning on a range

Expected number of tosses to get 2 heads in a row - what is wrong with my approach?

Order of accuracy of least squares for computing gradients

Why is a Martingale defined as a discrete process where the conditional expected value of the next observation is equal to the previous?

Where did the $(-1)^n$ in $\det(A - \lambda I)$ come from?

n-th order polynomial written as a function of its roots

Can the mean of 2 consecutive prime numbers be prime?

Positive semi definite hessian at a critical point

Proving covariance matrix is SPD (without the typical method using norms)

Sampling points uniformly inside a sphere; marginal distribution of the dimensions

Number of ways to distribute 13 (out of 52) cards to 4 indistinguishable players.

How find the solution to $ \sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^i \left( \frac{1}{i}\right)$?