This paper examines further the problem of approximating the distribution of a continuous random variable based on three key percentiles, typically the median (50th percentile) and the 5% points (5th ...

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Using Microsoft Excel you can create charts based on the data and formulas entered in a worksheet. Enter a sample range of numbers in Excel as if you were at an event asking people their ages, for ...

Use Excel to calculate daily returns and standard deviation to gauge stock volatility. Annualize volatility by multiplying daily standard deviation by the square root of 252. Remember, standard ...

Large deviation principles are established for some random combinatorial structures including the Ewens sampling formula and the Pitman sampling formula. A path-level large deviation principle is ...