We have previously discussed the importance of estimating uncertainty in our measurements and incorporating it into data analysis 1. To know the extent to which we can generalize our observations, we ...

Example 1: The population from which samples are selected is {1,2,3,4,5,6}. This population has a mean of 3.5 and a standard deviation of 1.70783. The next display shows a histogram of the population.

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Although the cumulative distribution function may be differentiated to obtain the corresponding density function, whether or not a similar relationship exists between their asymptotic expansions ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

We examine autoregressive time series models that are subject to regime switching. These shifts are determined by the outcome of an unobserved two-state indicator variable that follows a Markov ...