Student Puzzle Corner
Anirban DasGupta says, “We are continuing with our contest model as in the previous puzzles. Each correct answer receives 3 points, each incorrect answer receives -2 points, and each item left unanswered receives -1 point. The top three scorers will be recognized. You can answer just one of the two…
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.
Anirban DasGupta says, “We are continuing with …
Anirban DasGupta says, “We are going to continue with our contest model introduced in the previous puzzle. Each correct answer receives 3 points, each incorrect answer receives -2 points, and each item left unanswered receives -1 point. The top three scorers will be recognized. You can answer just one of …
Deadline: March 15, 2024.
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.
Anirban DasGupta says, …
Anirban DasGupta sets two puzzles, one on probability and one on statistics, about Erdős–Rényi graphs, among the most basic models of random graphs. Random graphs are used to model network data. Take a vertex set equal to $\{1, 2, \cdots , n\}$ where $n \geq 2$. Given two distinct vertices…