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How does saddlepoint approximation work?
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Which has the heavier tail, lognormal or gamma?
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asked Feb 13, 2014 at 6:01
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Examples where method of moments can beat maximum likelihood in small samples?
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asked Dec 22, 2013 at 23:30
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Add gold tag badge privileges to a user's Privileges page
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Nice example where a series without a unit root is non stationary?
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asked Nov 5, 2015 at 4:11
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How do I find values not given in (interpolate in) statistical tables?
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asked Jul 16, 2013 at 23:55
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Impact of data-based bin boundaries on a chi-square goodness of fit test?
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asked Oct 4, 2013 at 1:48
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Shouldn't the help on how to ask a good question include "make sure you ask a question"?
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Why did Jon Snow go to this place in Season 5 (Ep 09)?
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How to interpret a QQ plot?
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Select multiple elements from a list
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Assessing approximate distribution of data based on a histogram
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How to use Pearson correlation correctly with time series
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Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community?
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Why is ridge regression called "ridge", why is it needed, and what happens when $\lambda$ goes to infinity?
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How to choose between t-test or non-parametric test e.g. Wilcoxon in small samples
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Why does ridge estimate become better than OLS by adding a constant to the diagonal?
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Regarding p-values, why 1% and 5%? Why not 6% or 10%?
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Please explain the waiting paradox
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When to use gamma GLMs?
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How can a distribution have infinite mean and variance?
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Does 10 heads in a row increase the chance of the next toss being a tail?
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Explain the xkcd jelly bean comic: What makes it funny?
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Update: an agreement with Monica Cellio
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8 hour sessions require a meal! How can we incorporate meal breaks into the game itself?
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Interpreting QQplot - Is there any rule of thumb to decide for non-normality?
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Does mean=mode imply a symmetric distribution?
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Why is the sampling distribution of variance a chi-squared distribution?
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How exactly did statisticians agree to using (n-1) as the unbiased estimator for population variance without simulation?
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Central limit theorem for sample medians
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Interpreting the residuals vs. fitted values plot for verifying the assumptions of a linear model
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Is there any difference between lm and glm for the gaussian family of glm?
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Why is the square root transformation recommended for count data?
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How to find a good fit for semi-sinusoidal model in R?
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Why does the variance of the Random walk increase?
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Is every covariance matrix positive definite?
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