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- The normal (Gaussian) and Poisson approximations to the binomial distribution are demonstrated here. If we fix p and repeat the experiment of flipping n coins with probability p several times, the histogram of the number of successes approaches the normal curve. This is shown here. (It also happens to be a nice demonstration of what is known as a `random walk,' a model that appears in many areas, from physics to biology and finance.)
- Grades for homeworks and exams are available through the UT Academic Blackboard.
- Prof. Persi Diaconis (Stanford) will be speaking on "The Search for Randomness," Fri., Feb. 19 from 3:15-4:15 in GSB 2.124 (McCombs School of Business). See here for more information. For those who are interested, a nice introduction to riffle shuffles (random permutations) is given in this book.
Homework assignments:
- Homework #1 (due Mon., Feb. 01) [solutions]
- Homework #2 (due Mon., Feb. 08) [solutions]
- Homework #3 (due Mon., Feb. 15) [solutions]
- Homework #4 (due Wed., Feb. 24) [solutions]
- Homework #5 (due Wed., Mar. 03) [solutions]
- Homework #6 (due Wed., Mar. 10) [solutions]
- Homework #7 (due Wed., Mar. 24) [solutions]
- Homework #8 (due Wed., Apr. 07) [solutions]
- Homework #9 (due Wed., Apr. 14) [solutions]
- Homework #10 (due Wed., Apr. 21) [solutions]
- Homework #11 (due Wed., Apr. 28) [solutions]
- Homework #12 (due Wed., May 05) [solutions]
Exam solutions:
- In-class exam #1 (Fri., Mar. 26)
- In-class exam #2 (Fri., May 07)