Applied Statistics – Cantor's Archive

Statistics

Do Masses of Fundamental Particles Follow Benford’s Law?

How a statistical test used to uncover tax frauds may help us find an explanation to a long-standing puzzle in particle physics

Statistics

Huber Loss: Why Is It, Like How It Is?

On the day I was introduced to Huber loss by Michal Fabinger, the very first thing that came to my mind was the question: “How did someone joined these two functions in a mathematical way?”. Apart from that, the usage of Huber loss was pretty straightforward to understand when he

Applied Statistics

Everything You’ve Ever Known is Statistics

Information is never without uncertainty

Applied Statistics

The Binomial Distribution Explained

You guess all 20 questions on your multiple-choice exam. What are the chances that you pass?

Applied Statistics

The Lacking Wisdom of Crowds

Implications of Condorcet’s jury theorem

Probability Theory

Math-Based Decision Making: The Secretary Problem

How probability theory answers the question “accept or reject?”

Probability Theory

What is the Birthday Paradox?

1. It isn’t a paradox. 2. It’s easy to solve.

Probability Theory

The Coupon Collector Problem

We discuss the well-known Coupon Collector problem, and provide two ways of computing the probability of winning.

Applied Statistics

Will You Drown If You Swim After Eating Ice-Cream?

Do not get fooled by statistical quacks who mislead people using numbers and charts