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Algorithms for Computing the Sample Variance: Analysis and Recommendations

The problem of computing the variance of a sample of N data points {x i} may be difficult for certain data sets, particularly when N is large and the variance is ...
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Daon, Pixel in image quality pole positions as paused NIST biometric tests resume

Biometric image quality analysis algorithms are getting better at predicting when facial recognition will fail, according to ...
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Frontiers: Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality? An Analysis in the Context of Airbnb

Zhang, Shunyuan, Nitin Mehta, Param Singh, and Kannan Srinivasan. "Frontiers: Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality? An Analysis in the Context of Airbnb." Marketing Science 40, no.
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A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Expectation Maximization Algorithm for Statistical Analysis of DNA Sequence Evolution with Neighbor-Dependent Substitution Rates

The evolution of DNA sequences can be described by discrete state continuous time Markov processes on a phylogenetic tree. We consider neighbor-dependent evolutionary models where the instantaneous ...