Random-number functions and CALL routines generate streams of random numbers from an initial starting point, called a seed, that either the user or the computer clock supplies. A seed must be a ...

Forecasting for any small business involves guesswork. You know your business and its past performance, but you may not be comfortable predicting the future. Using Excel is a great way to perform what ...

Random analytic functions are a fundamental object of study in modern complex analysis and probability theory. These functions, often defined through power series with random coefficients, exhibit ...

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We consider functions φ having the following properties: φ(0)=1, φ(-t) = φ(t) φ is continuable to a function analytic in the upper halfplane. We discuss the problem under which conditions such a ...

Ivan Bajic (ibajic at ensc.sfu.ca) Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 13:00-14:00 online (Zoom, see the link in course materials) Introduction to the theories of probability and random variables, and ...