Mathematics

Should have done more of this in college.

 Random Link ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sep 17, 2018 » Mathematics (12 items) 01. What is Mathematics About?; Bernoulli Processes; The Binomial Random Variable; 02. The Language and Grammar of Mathematics; Conditional Probability; The Bayes Formula; Bayesian Statistics [MIT 18.650]; Frequentist Approach vs. Bayesian Approach; Why Mathematicians Can't Find the Hay in a Haystack [Quanta Magazine]; Probability and Stochastic Systems [ORF 309]; What is Ergodicity?; The Princeton Companion to Mathematics [Gowers, Timothy]; Sep 17, 2018 » Why Mathematicians Can't Find the Hay in a Haystack [Quanta Magazine] 1 min; updated Sep 2, 2021 Why Mathematicians Can’t Find the Hay in a Haystack. Kevin Hartnett. https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-cant-find-the-hay-in-a-haystack-20180917/ . Sep 17, 2018. Irrational numbers occupy most of the number line. If you were to pick a number on the number line at random, there is literally a 100% chance that it will be irrational (probabilities with inifinities are spooky). Yet, we almost never encounter irrational numbers for we can’t write them down. The shapes we know best - lines, parabolas, circles, spheres - are the needles, for they can be expressed by simple equations.... Jan 1, 2008 » The Princeton Companion to Mathematics [Gowers, Timothy] Sep 13, 2017 » Probability and Stochastic Systems [ORF 309] Oct 9, 2017 » Bayesian Rating 1 min; updated Mar 14, 2021 Allows us to weight by review population size. Let $$n_i$$ be the number of reviews that item $$i$$ gets, and let $$r_i$$ be the naive average rating of item $$i$$ Let $$N$$ be the total number of reviews across brands, i.e. $$N = \sum_{i} n_i$$ Let $$R$$ be the average rating over all items across brands, i.e. $$R = \frac{1}{N} \sum_{i} n_i r_i$$... Jun 20, 2020 » 02. Mathematics (1 items) 01. Sum of Powers;