eLife

Perceptual predictions track subjective, over objective, statistical structure

This important study reports three experiments examining how the subjective experience of task regularities influences perceptual decision-making. Although the evidence linking subjective ratings to ...
Investopedia

Variance vs. Covariance: Key Differences in Statistics and Investing

Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...
Nature

Directly measuring mean and variance of infinite-spectrum observables such as the photon orbital angular momentum

The standard method for experimentally determining the probability distribution of an observable in quantum mechanics is the measurement of the observable spectrum. However, for infinite-dimensional ...
Risk

Variance estimation for the quantification of the margin of conservatism category C

Financial institutions have to add a margin of conservatism of type C (MoC C) to their estimates of probability of default in order to account for the statistical uncertainty involved. European ...
Investopedia

Standard Deviation vs. Variance: What’s the Difference?

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of ...