qq-plot is short for quantile-by-quantile plot. You plot one quantile against another and you see if their coordinate pairs form… Read more
Month: September 2011
Evidence of the truth of the Central Limit Theorem
The Central Limit Theorem is really amazing if you think about it. It says that the sum of a large… Read more
Explaining and simulating an F distribution
I remember feeling very uncomfortable with the F distribution when I started learning statistics. It comes up when you’re learning… Read more
Independence vs. Mutually Exclusive
I used to tutor undergrad students in statistics when I was in grad school. One question that almost every student… Read more