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Terribly Non-Transitive Dice

A fine analysis of the difference between the arithmetic mean and the median illuminates some aspects of non-transitivity.

Statistics Win Points in Basketball

The US basketball season is in full swing. Some teams are clocking up good results; others are thinking of transferring players to enhance t

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DR. DOMINIQUE LEGLU

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