Student Puzzle Corner
Here is a reminder of Anirban DasGupta’s puzzles, Student Puzzle 59. Anirban says, “You can send a solution to one, two, or ideally all three! We hope you will enjoy thinking about these problems.”
Deadline: February 1, 2026
Puzzle 59.1
Suppose $X, Y, Z$ are iid standard normal. Find,…
Anirban DasGupta is offering another three problems in the December 2025 IMS Bulletin issue. He says, “You can send a solution to one, two, or ideally all three! We hope you will enjoy thinking about these problems.”
Puzzle 59.1
Suppose $X, Y, Z$ are iid standard normal. Find, without doing…
Here’s another chance to see if you can solve Anirban DasGupta’s three problems, which are on diverse topics. He says, “You can send a solution to just one, but we would be delighted if you send more! We hope you will enjoy thinking about the different things in these problems.”…
Student Puzzle editor Anirban DasGupta returns with three problems, over diverse topics. He says, “You can send a solution to just one, but we would be delighted if you send more! We hope you will enjoy thinking about the different things in these problems.”
The deadline for solutions is November…
Student members of IMS are invited to submit solutions to bulletin@imstat.org (subject “Student Puzzle Corner”). If correct, we’ll publish your name (and photo, if there’s space), and the answer, in the next Bulletin issue. The Puzzle Editor is Anirban DasGupta. His decision is final.
The student puzzle in this issue …