square things in statistics- generalized rationale
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Why square the difference instead of taking the absolute value in standard deviation?
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Theoretical motivation for using log-likelihood vs likelihood
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Covariance of order statistics (uniform case)
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Kolmogorov-Smirnov two-sample $p$-values
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Stats - Likelihood function
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Gaussian proof for the sum of squares?
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Multivariate Application of Slutsky's lemma
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An "AGM-GAM" inequality
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statistical method for finding significant numbers in a set
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A path to truly understanding probability and statistics
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Bayesian and frequentist reasoning in plain English
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Expectation and variance of the geometric distribution
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Motivation For Weight Choice In Pooled Variance
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Statistical inference when the sample "is" the population
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Minimal sufficient statistic of $\operatorname{Uniform}(-\theta,\theta)$
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Abstract Integration in Elementary Probability Theory
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Hypothesis testing with the geometric distribution for dummies