A new proof, based on the duality theorem of linear programming, is given of a theorem of V. Strassen, which states essentially that the minimum distance between random variables with given ...
Continuous Variable: can take on any value between two specified values. Obtained by measuring. Covariance: a measure of the direction of the linear relationship between two variables. Discrete ...
The world is full of uncertainty: accidents, storms, unruly financial markets, noisy communications. The world is also full of data. Probabilistic modeling and the related field of statistical ...