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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion 06_StatisticalInference/homework/hw1.Rmd
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1. 0
2. _$2\sigma^2/n$_
3. $\mu_x$ - $\mu_y$
3. $\mu_x - \mu_y$
4. $2\sigma^2$

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Expand Up @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ You don't believe that your friend can discern good wine from cheap. Assuming
that you're right, in a blind test where you randomize 6 paired varieties (Merlot,
Chianti, ...) of cheap and expensive wines

what is the change that she gets 5 or 6 right expressed as a percentage
1. what is the change that she gets 5 or 6 right expressed as a percentage
to one decimal place?

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a uniform distribution (which has mean 0.5, and variance 1/12) and take their
mean, $\bar X$

what is the approximate probability of getting as large as 0.51 or larger expressed to 3 decimal places?
1. what is the approximate probability of getting as large as 0.51 or larger expressed to 3 decimal places?

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Use the central limit theorem that says $\bar X \sim N(\mu, \sigma^2/n)$
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The number of web hits to a site is Poisson with mean 16.5 per day.
What is the probability of getting 20 or fewer in 2 days expressed

1. What is the probability of getting 20 or fewer in 2 days expressed
as a percentage to one decimal place?

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