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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Why are so few questions being answered?

    I am a software developer, currently in graduate school for general mathematics, who intends a career in statistical programming. I have begun...

    Started by SlideRule‎, 02-05-2009 08:22 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Math Typesetting in LaTex

    Talk Stats forum now supports math typesetting in LaTex. We have added two tags math] and /math]. Include your LaTex code within the tags and...

    Started by quark‎, 03-01-2010 05:32 AM
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  1. Why 30 as sample size?

    I've read that 30 is a good rule of thumb in most cases for an adequate sample size. Most places say that this is just an agreed upon approximation...

    Started by Marcmancinelli‎, 04-28-2013 05:39 PM
    sample size
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  2. US investment data source

    Hello! I'm really sorry that my question is somewhat off-topic, but I'd be really grateful if you could still help me. I'm searching for data...

    Started by Amanda_UK‎, 05-16-2013 11:36 AM
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  3. [LINUX QUESTION] Remove text from desktop icons

    This is more of and aesthetics issue, but recently I upgraded to MINT 14 and I would like to remove the text from my "computer" and "home" desktop...

    Started by bugman‎, 05-16-2013 02:49 AM
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  4. Angry mixture of experts of time sereis

    hello, Someone here has to do with the Mixture of Experts model? I need help in parameter estimation. Please help me.

    Started by amintc‎, 05-11-2013 02:57 AM
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  5. Why do these patterns occur in powers

    A strange question but something I have wondered for a long time. If you look at the differences in squares there is an obvious pattern. o 1 ...

    Started by noetsi‎, 05-02-2013 02:44 PM
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  6. Need help to formulate a research design

    HI, I am trying to find out the factors that effect the users adoption of internet banking. I have prepared a questionnaire and have been...

    Started by zombie‎, 04-19-2013 12:45 PM
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  7. Statistics Resources and Worksheets

    Hi, I am doing an exam and would like more practice. I thought I saw a sticky on here, similar to the one titled, "Info for R users (Links,...

    Started by S-C-3-1-3‎, 04-17-2013 11:59 PM
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  8. lmer, p-values and all that, an essay by Douglas Bates.

    Dear Forum people, I found this highly enjoyable to read, and after a few discussion on lmer, likelihood-ratios test, AIC selection and anova...

    Started by TheEcologist‎, 04-17-2013 06:42 AM
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  9. Question License plate number probability

    I have a real life probability question. California license plates are 7 digits. This actually happened: My sister received a randomly...

    Started by caffine‎, 04-13-2013 07:12 PM
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  10. Every chat GretaGarbo has ever posted

    I think Greta would hunt me down if I followed through on the thread title...

    Started by Dason‎, 04-12-2013 04:10 PM
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    04-13-2013, 01:46 PM Go to last post
  11. Default Bayesian alternatives to some simple models

    This thread is more to kick off a discussion than ask questions exactly... maybe even a bit of debate? Ok, so we've all heard time and again that...

    Started by CowboyBear‎, 04-11-2013 12:45 AM
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  12. MDS and PCA doubt

    Hi. I have abundance data for biological species from different samples. I've been trying to study the relationship between the samples. I've tried...

    Started by renan.c.soares‎, 02-14-2013 04:14 AM
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  13. Designing A Poll - Need Your Brilliant Stats Mind!

    Hey guys, I'm new here! I'm creating a poll for my gardening website with a hope of extracting some interesting data. I just want to make sure I...

    Started by philraymond‎, 04-02-2013 11:15 AM
    design, multiple choice questions, poll
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  14. Exclamation When Log10 is not sufficient to achieve normal distribution...

    I've examined numberious ways to get my positive skewed data to conform statistically via Shapiro-Wilkes to no avail - Log10 appears to visually...

    Started by Greybeard‎, 04-01-2013 12:25 PM
    log-transform, normality issue
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  15. Asking multiple research questions of the same data set; when is the n "large enough"

    Hi everyone, Context: I was recently told that I may not use the experimental data I collected from 315 participants for future studies,...

    Started by mclauhs‎, 04-01-2013 12:38 PM
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  16. Question randomization

    nothing happens in the universe at radom since there are spatial, time and universal limits so events happen within such limits but not absolutely at...

    Started by defrawy1950‎, 03-31-2013 08:52 AM
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  17. [SOLVED] [linux] unicode in terminal

    I rebooted my machine this morning and now the terminal is displaying square unicode instead of text. Linux users - have you seen or heard of...

    Started by bugman‎, 03-24-2013 02:36 AM
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  18. Need to know how to calculate the number of distinct combinations

    So I have three people. Person 1. Age group 1 thru 8 Health group 1 to 5 So there are 40 unique possibilities.. easy, right.. 8*5 Move...

    Started by mitchman0‎, 03-19-2013 02:40 PM
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  19. [SOLVED] Ts is gone

    I can't see TS anymore from my home machine, hence my activity will be low to none until it is resolved. I cab see avatars and advertising and I can...

    Started by bugman‎, 03-17-2013 05:15 PM
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  20. Does anyone know a cheaper alternative to this book?

    The book is Statistical Methods: The Geometric Approach...

    Started by Rhodo‎, 03-16-2013 02:59 PM
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    03-16-2013, 03:19 PM Go to last post
  21. Mindless statistics

    Great article about misconceptions of p-values.

    Started by Englund‎, 03-13-2013 04:18 PM
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    03-14-2013, 03:18 PM Go to last post
  22. Cool Pregnancy rate of unprotected sex between a young couple

    This is an interesting study: "...that recruited 782 young couples who did not use artificial contraception and who carefully recorded the day of...

    Started by delta‎, 02-19-2013 08:46 PM
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  23. Question on weighting of survey data

    Hi there, I have recently concluded a survey and am working on the weighting of the survey data. I would like to weight the survey data by...

    Started by Moh555‎, 02-14-2013 03:17 PM
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    02-15-2013, 05:13 AM Go to last post
  24. Statistics in the news

    I come across interesting articles every now and again. I thought I might start sharing them with you guys. Mohan Srivastava and lottery...

    Started by TheEcologist‎, 01-17-2013 03:45 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    02-12-2013, 05:11 AM Go to last post
  25. Systematic review

    Hi all, Trying to do a literature review on the effect of rainfall and temperature on daily trauma admissions to hospital? If you do a study...

    Started by skent1985‎, 02-09-2013 09:40 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    02-10-2013, 11:44 AM Go to last post
  26. Infinite Monkey Theorem flaw?

    Hello everybody, I think I have found a flaw in the Infinite monkey theorem. I came to the conclusion that codes (such as a sample of written...

    Started by alonsovener‎, 09-07-2010 03:42 AM
    • Replies: 6
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    02-02-2013, 05:57 AM Go to last post
  27. Looking to Pay for Help with Specific Probability Questions

    Hey all. I have some probably questions that are probably relatively straightforward for some of you guys. This is poker related as I'm trying to...

    Started by OFCCFO‎, 01-13-2013 10:55 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    01-31-2013, 10:29 AM Go to last post
  28. Question What possibly can be the resolution?

    Hi, I am doing a research paper on social networking website. By calculating the number of likes, comments and shares on each of the politician'...

    Started by zombie‎, 01-24-2013 06:52 AM
    elections, facebook
    • Replies: 2
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    01-24-2013, 10:01 AM Go to last post
  29. [SOLVED] Remove file from remote github repository

    I accidentally uploaded several files to the remote github repo I want to remove (e.g. the .Rproj). Removing them locally and pushing the changes...

    Started by trinker‎, 01-24-2013 09:53 AM
    github
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  30. Statistics Language

    Hi, Could somebody kindly "translate" the following expression in to plain English? "Technique which measures item loadings on their expected...

    Started by deto4ka‎, 01-08-2013 02:28 PM
    • Replies: 2
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  31. A fun party

    One day, all of the world’s famous physicists decided to get together for a party (ok, there were some non-physicists too who crashed the party)....

    Started by quark‎, 08-22-2005 03:45 PM
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    01-07-2013, 10:58 PM Go to last post
  32. Comparison of surveys, the z-test?

    Good day everyone May I ask a question about my research? I've been thinking of this for quite a while but I am a little confused on what method...

    Started by misquared‎, 12-16-2012 02:43 PM
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  33. Statistics lecture in workplace

    Hello I have an unusual question. My boss suggested that I will give a lecture in statistics in my work place, where most of the people are...

    Started by WeeG‎, 10-28-2012 05:47 AM
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  34. Looking to hire a statistician asap - paying well!

    Solved the problem thankyou (Edit)

    Started by jables420‎, 12-06-2012 09:29 PM
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  35. How to type this Symbol in MS Word?

    Hi there, as I am writing an article for journal submission, I have to type the following Poisson mixture representation in my paper. I am using Ms...

    Started by arun‎, 12-05-2012 10:57 AM
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    12-06-2012, 01:45 AM Go to last post
  36. Question on Ph.D. Proposal completion.

    Hello everyone... I am a Statistics Ph.D. student at an Indian University. I am mostly in the final stages of my research period. I am posting...

    Started by arun‎, 11-24-2012 11:41 PM
    general, statistics query
    • Replies: 5
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    12-05-2012, 10:51 AM Go to last post
  37. Exclamation Question about using an instrument

    I am planning to use The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), created by Dr. Aaron T. Beck and other colleagues for my thesis. It is a 21-question...

    Started by mrdecember‎, 12-02-2012 04:50 PM
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  38. Looking for help, analyzing survey questions for grad school.

    Hello.... I did 50 manual survey that have about 40 questions now I need to analyze and find the trends to complete my final paper. Any assistance...

    Started by wilsom04‎, 11-28-2012 11:11 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    11-29-2012, 12:25 AM Go to last post
  39. Computational heavy problems

    Hi All, I compiling a list of computational heavy problems and I want to do a Web of Science search on how the application of these methods are...

    Started by TheEcologist‎, 11-27-2012 09:24 AM
    • Replies: 8
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    11-27-2012, 03:00 PM Go to last post
  40. [SOLVED] MD5 checksums

    What does MD5 checksums mean? I saw it here: http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/ A google search leads me to believe it's way above my pay grade...

    Started by trinker‎, 11-15-2012 12:34 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    11-15-2012, 09:03 AM Go to last post
  41. Efficiency and Completeness of Exchange of Information

    Does anyone know of any metrics or theories used to evaluate the exchange of information. I am looking to examine the completeness, effectiveness,...

    Started by hlsmith‎, 10-19-2012 10:17 AM
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    10-19-2012, 10:17 AM Go to last post
  42. Lightbulb How statisticians read newspaper

    Check out http://stats.org/.

    Started by quark‎, 09-29-2005 06:43 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    10-18-2012, 10:19 AM Go to last post
  43. Online Poker Fairness Evaluation Project

    Hello, I have been playing online poker for many years and have been a winning player over this time. I have been on the worst streak of my life...

    Started by GutShot‎, 10-08-2012 02:16 PM
    fairness, gambling, online, poker, project
    • Replies: 11
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    10-14-2012, 09:04 AM Go to last post
  44. Stistics for a dummy - work related help requested

    We are a food plant, and are looking for a probability or a confidence level that our sanitation is working as planned. We clean and sanitize the...

    Started by waybomb‎, 10-09-2012 09:29 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    10-09-2012, 12:06 PM Go to last post
  45. Global Positioning Metric

    We have latitute and longitude, is there a measurement for how far off the Earth's surface we are, such as I am on the 10th floor? I know we can say...

    Started by hlsmith‎, 10-04-2012 04:10 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    10-04-2012, 04:51 PM Go to last post
  46. experience?

    experience? I post and 8,000 experience points. I'm confused. http://www.talkstats.com/member.php/7781-CTrozado

    Started by bugman‎, 07-31-2012 06:52 AM
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    09-30-2012, 05:33 PM Go to last post
  47. Looking for "endorsements"

    I'm the creator of Correlated.org and am looking for a few "endorsements" by folks with fancy-schmancy statistics creds. To see some examples of...

    Started by shaungallagher‎, 09-25-2012 10:56 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    09-25-2012, 10:56 AM Go to last post
  48. What was your first programming language?

    I'm just wondering what the first programming language you learned was. Or you could list all the languages you learned in order. My first...

    Started by Dason‎, 02-09-2012 10:54 PM
    • Replies: 7
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    09-24-2012, 04:22 AM Go to last post
  49. Best Statistical Add-On To Excel?

    Hello everyone, I was hoping someone could tell me what the best statistical addons are to excel that are under $400? I was looking at...

    Started by MattTC13‎, 09-20-2012 09:04 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    09-21-2012, 12:29 AM Go to last post
  50. regular t-test VS Welch's t: white paper

    Hi, I came accross this interesting white paper. Here is the link. It deals with the topic of the assumptions of traditional t-test and of its...

    Started by gianmarco‎, 09-01-2012 05:09 AM
    t-test, welch
    • Replies: 8
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    09-02-2012, 05:21 AM Go to last post
  51. Dataset on Regulation & Equality

    Hello, I was thinking of researching markets with different types of regulation and how this may affect equality and happiness. Could anyone...

    Started by Radrie‎, 08-24-2012 06:02 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    08-24-2012, 06:02 AM Go to last post
  52. Project Organization -- How do you roll?

    I wanted to ask this question the other day. Since I'm collaborating on a project now, i thought this might serve a dual purpose then. What I'm...

    Started by bryangoodrich‎, 08-23-2012 12:05 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    08-23-2012, 12:40 AM Go to last post
  53. statscrop.com

    Once you get past the broken English that you first encounter ("Free help you explore any web's history and monitor its performance!", "Talkstats.com...

    Started by Mean Joe‎, 08-20-2012 05:17 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    08-21-2012, 01:08 PM Go to last post
  54. Urgent help needed with control charts!

    hi everyone i need help regarding a question I've been given a set of data with 5 subgroups and 10 samples from each subgroup What I need...

    Started by Commando‎, 08-16-2012 08:32 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    08-17-2012, 06:53 AM Go to last post
  55. Can you suggest some international statistical journals?

    I am interested in Quality, Minimum Review Time, low publication fee (better if free) international statistical journals. I have substantial...

    Started by arun‎, 08-15-2012 12:04 PM
    • Replies: 0
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    08-15-2012, 12:04 PM Go to last post
  56. Post IBM Software Support Mastery certification exams

    My boss suggested me to take IBM Software Support Mastery exams for the certification, then I can strong me in my job. However, I do not know which...

    Started by benson0124‎, 08-14-2012 09:19 PM
    software support mastery
    • Replies: 0
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    08-14-2012, 09:19 PM Go to last post
  57. Moved: "Forum" missing in firefox browser

    Started by bugman‎, 08-12-2012 07:06 PM
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    08-12-2012, 07:23 PM Go to last post
  58. What changes would you make to the current publishing system?

    I've read a few articles lately on how certain people feel about the current peer-reviewed publishing system. In short: they don't like it. For...

    Started by Dason‎, 08-02-2012 03:58 PM
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    1 2
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    08-09-2012, 09:31 AM Go to last post
  59. How to lie with and without statistics

    Does anybody else think that "How to lie with statistics" should be the book on the bottom? If somebody wants to lie with statistics, he/she would...

    Started by quark‎, 08-06-2012 02:21 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 457
    08-07-2012, 05:19 PM Go to last post
  60. Breaking into statistical consulting

    Hello all, So I'm looking to do some statistical consulting work in order to boost my income a little to help get myself out of debt, and I was...

    Started by SeW1985‎, 08-03-2012 12:03 AM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 463
    08-03-2012, 12:03 AM Go to last post

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