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The Abel Prize 2024: Michel Talagrand

The Abel Prize 2024 has been awarded to Michel Talagrand for ground breaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis.

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Maths in a minute: The normal distribution

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What are probability distributions?

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Maths in a minute: The gamma distribution

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Maths in a minute: Probability distributions

They are incredibly useful, but what exactly are they?

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Maths in a minute: The exponential distribution

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Maths in a minute: The Poisson distribution

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Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution

Measuring your chance of success.

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Five tools to explain something technical

There are many ways of explaining technical ideas, and using a range of strategies can give the most intuitive understanding.

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Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution

The probability distribution that measures success and failure.

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Overbooking: How to avoid plane rage

The practice of overbooking has made uncomfortable headlines lately. But how do airlines decide how many tickets to sell for a flight? Here's the maths.

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Content about “probability distribution”

Maths in a minute: Branching processes

The Abel Prize 2024: Michel Talagrand

Maths in a minute: The normal distribution

What are probability distributions?

Maths in a minute: The gamma distribution

Maths in a minute: Probability distributions

Maths in a minute: The exponential distribution

Maths in a minute: The Poisson distribution

Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution

Five tools to explain something technical

Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution

Overbooking: How to avoid plane rage