Random-number functions and CALL routines generate streams of random numbers from an initial starting point, called a seed, that either the user or the computer clock supplies. A seed must be a ...

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This paper contains inequalities for the expectations of permutation-invariant concave functions and Schur-concave functions of the partial sums of nonnegative exchangeable random variables. Two ...

Ivan Bajic (ibajic at ensc.sfu.ca) Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 13:00-14:00 online (Zoom, see the link in course materials) Introduction to the theories of probability and random variables, and ...

This Chalk Talk highlights applications of a discrete Gaussian in various areas, following a 2025 paper by Chinta, Jorgenson, Karlsson, and Smajlović. The topics include heat diffusion, Bessel ...

Nonparametric methods provide a flexible framework for estimating the probability density function of random variables without imposing a strict parametric model. By relying directly on observed data, ...

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business. This course is available on the BSc in Data Science, BSc in Mathematics with Data Science, Erasmus Reciprocal Programme of ...