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| | [AI summary] This article explores the asymptotic growth of the central binomial coefficient using Laplace's method to analyze random walks on integer lattices.
| | ckrao.wordpress.com
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| | In this post I would like to prove the following identity, motivated by this tweet. $latex \displaystyle n! \prod_{k=0}^n \frac{1}{x+k} = \frac{1}{x\binom{x+n}{n}} = \sum_{k=0}^n \frac{(-1)^k \binom{n}{k}}{x+k}$ The first of these equalities is straightforward by the definition of binomial coefficients. To prove the second, we make use of partial fractions. We write the expansion $latex \displaystyle...
| | www.randomservices.org
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| | [AI summary] The text presents a comprehensive overview of the beta-Bernoulli process and its related statistical properties. Key concepts include: 1) The Bayesian estimator of the probability parameter $ p $ based on Bernoulli trials, which is $ rac{a + Y_n}{a + b + n} $, where $ a $ and $ b $ are parameters of the beta distribution. 2) The stochastic process $ s{Z} = rac{a + Y_n}{a + b + n} $, which is a martingale and central to the theory of the beta-Bernoulli process. 3) The distribution of the trial number of the $ k $th success, $ V_k $, which follows a beta-negative binomial distribution. 4) The mean and variance of $ V_k $, derived using conditional expectations. 5) The connection between the beta distribution and the negative binomial distributi...
| | francisbach.com
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| [AI summary] The blog post discusses non-convex quadratic optimization problems and their solutions, including the use of strong duality, semidefinite programming (SDP) relaxations, and efficient algorithms. It highlights the importance of these problems in machine learning and optimization, particularly for non-convex problems where strong duality holds. The post also mentions the equivalence between certain non-convex problems and their convex relaxations, such as SDP, and provides examples of when these relaxations are tight or not. Key concepts include the role of eigenvalues in quadratic optimization, the use of Lagrange multipliers, and the application of methods like Newton-Raphson for solving these problems. The author also acknowledges contributions...