Student Puzzle Corner
A reminder: guest Student Puzzle editor Stanislav Volkov set this problem in the previous issue. He explains the solution below.
Well done to student members Samprit Chakraborty (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata) and Aniv Mazumder (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi), who both sent full solutions to Puzzle 60, above; and a good…
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 issue. The Puzzle Editor is Anirban DasGupta. His decision is final.
Guest Student Puzzle editor Stanislav Volkov sets …
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.”…