Consider an optimization problem in standard form: with the variable . Let be the domain for , i.e. the intersection of the domains of the ‘s and the ‘s. Let denote the optimal value of the problem. The Lagrange dual function is the function defined as the minimum value of the Lagrangian over : The […]
Lagrange dual, weak duality and strong duality
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A Bayesian probability worksheet
This is a spinoff from the previous post. In that post, we remarked that whenever one receives a new piece of information , the prior odds ratio between an alternative hypothesis and a null hypothesis is updated to a posterior odds ratio , which can be computed via Bayes’ theorem by the formula where is […]
A Bayesian probability worksheet
What are the odds?
An unusual lottery result made the news recently: on October 1, 2022, the PCSO Grand Lotto in the Philippines, which draws six numbers from to at random, managed to draw the numbers (though the balls were actually drawn in the order ). In other words, they drew exactly six multiples of nine from to . […]
What are the odds?
Don’t Pay UK: Mass civil disobedience is risky – but it could work
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Don’t Pay UK is still in its infancy, but the momentum is encouraging. Over the next month, we will see whether it can mount a serious campaign which will force the government’s hand, or simply wither away.
Don’t Pay UK: Mass civil disobedience is risky – but it could work