GR8677 #40
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ramparts 2009-10-30 15:28:46 |
Counting problems use the Poisson distribution, and the error scales as . Just something you've gotta memorize :) Maybe from your freshman physics lab, as it was for me.
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mpdude8 2012-04-15 21:41:44 |
I, personally, like to see problems where I get almost no information in the question. You know, then, that the answer has to be something simple, or something purely based on logic and reasoning.
The only "number" you're given is 9934. Even if you forget the relationship given in the original solution above, you might try the square root as a guess. This yields a result suspiciously close to 100.
Not even a physical or mathematical argument -- but with only 90 seconds allotted per question, sometimes you have to try a clever guess.
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justin_l 2012-11-08 11:05:14 |
Basically, whenever you see standard deviation in statistics/counting, you should see Square Root of N. Standard deviation is ALWAYS related to the square root of n in counting problems, and it's always associated with square roots in general.
Any time you see standard deviation, think square root.
Specifically if it's a counting problem.
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| | erc 2005-11-05 08:01:34 | Typo alert: 9934 ~ 10000 - too many zeros in solution.
yosun 2005-11-05 23:12:47 |
Thanks erc for the correction!
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