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Is one SAT guessing strategy better than another?
The context is this paragraph from my SAT & ACT Prep book on page 11.
"There is one thing to keep in mind: Pick one letter for the SAT or a two-letter combo for the ACT and stick to it ...
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What is the use of the theorem on expection on a function of a random variable?
If $X$ is a random variable, then the expectation of $X$ is defined as
$$E[X] = \sum_{x} x p_{X}(x)$$
Where $p_X$ is a pmf on $X$.
If $g$ is a real valued function then I learn the following theorem
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Why do at least half of all random orderings generate a binary space partition of size $n+4n\ln n$ in the random binary space partition algorithm?
Let $S$ be a finite ordered set of non-intersecting finite line segments in the plane. Let's randomly shuffle the elements of $S$ such that each possible permutation of those elements has equal ...
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