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Dennis Gimlin


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Compute Area from Fixed Sum Cumulative Probability
In Matlab the code v = rand(1,3); v = v/sum(v); is sometimes suggested as a convenient means of generating three rando...

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Rate of event occurence: find percentiles of the distribution (for smallish rates)
*In this problem you need to find the 5th and 95th percentiles of a Poisson distribution defined by parameter _μ_ (the mean rate...

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Mean = Standard Deviation
Create a series with following properties; # All of the members should be positive integer # Mean of the series should be in...

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Given n, create n random numbers such that their standard deviation is also n.
Given n, create n random numbers such that their standard deviation is also n.

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Eliminate Outliers Using Interquartile Range
Given a vector with your "data" find the outliers and remove them. To determine whether data contains an outlier: # Identi...

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Guess the number I'm thinking of
In this game you are competing against two other people to guess the number that I'm thinking of. # I randomly choose an *i...

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Chess probability
The difference in the ratings between two players serves as a predictor of the outcome of a match (the <http://en.wikipedia.org/...

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Cumulative probability of finding an unlikely combination
This is a supplemental problem to the <http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/621-cryptomath-addition CryptoMath> ...

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Probability of red tulips (at both ends of a row)
I planted tulip bulbs in a row on my flower bed. I thought that I had planted white tulips all. However, later, it turned out t...

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Probabilities - More brains than luck
This problem is related to <http://it.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/596-more-luck-than-brains Problem 596. More luck...

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Test Driven Solution - Probability Problem 3
*Problem:* Without any Cody cheats, write code that passes the test suite. *Hint:* The test suite gets samples from the proba...

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Test Driven Solution - Probability Problem 2
*Problem:* Without any Cody cheats, write code that passes the test suite. *Hint:* The test suite gets samples from the proba...

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Test Driven Solution - Probability Problem 1
*Problem:* Without any Cody cheats, write code that passes the test suite. *Hint:* The test suite gets samples from the proba...

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Generating random matrix with given probability mass function
Inspired by <http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/2356-simulating-the-selection-of-a-state-with-given-probabilit...

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Simulating the selection of a state with given probabilities
Lets say we have 3 different states [1,2,3] with the probabilities of occurrences of each state is given as [0.5 0.2 0.3]. Which...

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What are the odds?
Two numbers, A and B are drawn randomly and uniformly on [-R,R]. What is the probability that A*B < A+B. Your function should ...

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If you prick us, do we not bleed?
While doing some quick sewing to fix up your child's Halloween costume, you accidentally jab your finger with the needle. Refle...

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Probability of Choosing a Red Ball
Given two jars of red and blue balls, find the probability of choosing a red ball from Jar 1 after going through the steps. ...

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Throwing Dice - Will You Be Eaten By The Dragon?
You and a dragon have agreed to let dice rolls determine whether it eats you or not. The dragon will roll a single die, of x ...

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Unique dice configurations
Given a number of dice N and the number of sides on each die S, write a MATLAB function that will output how many unique permuta...

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German tank problem
The <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_tank_problem German tank problem> is a well-known statistical problem that attempts to ...

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Penny flipping - calculate winning probability (easy)
Two players are playing a fair penny flipping game. For each flip, the winner adds one penny from the loser's collection to his/...

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Coin change combinations.
Using only pennies (1), nickels (5), dimes (10), quarters (25), half dollars (50), and dollars (100), how many different combina...

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Does the coin touch the line?
If we throw a coin that has a diameter of d, its center will land in a grid n x m. What is the probability that the coin land...

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Coin Tossing: Probability of Same Heads for N tosses
A pair of physicists toss a coin n times each. What is the probability that they tossed the same number of heads? *Input:*...

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The almost-birthday problem.
This is a harder version of the birthday problem. Now, you will have to determine the probability that two or more people in a r...

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Calculate the probability that at least two people in a group share the same birthday.
Calculate the probability that at least two people in a group share the same birthday. Given an integer input n, return to 0.015...

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The Birthday Phenomenon
First off, leap years are not being considered for this. In fact the year that people are born shouldn't be taken into considera...

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Don't be mean. Be nice!
For this problem, you will be given a range of single digits R, and a separate number K. You job is to calculate the mean of al...

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Determine if a Given Number is a Triangle Number
*Description:* Determine if the elements of an input array are triangle numbers and return the result as an array with the sa...

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