The estimation of quadratic functions of a multivariate normal mean is an inferential problem which, while being simple to state and often encountered in practice, leads to surprising complications ...

Everybody loves democracy—except, that is, when a majority tramples the rights of a minority. Constitutional safeguards provide some protection against the preferences of the many, but these ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Let X:p × n be a matrix of random real variates such that the column vectors of X are independently and identically distributed as ...

In a [previous post](/dotphysics/2008/09/basics-making-graphs-with-kinematics-stuff-part-ii/), I talked about how to plot kinematics data with a spread sheet and how ...

An equation of the form \(y = mx + c\) where \(m\) and \(c\) are numbers, gives a straight line when values of \(x\) and corresponding values of \(y\) are plotted on a grid. A straight line is a ...

The purpose of all of the developmental mathematics courses is to support student success academically and beyond by advancing critical thinking and reasoning skills. Specifically in Algebra II, as a ...