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6.3 due November 9

This section seems pretty straight forward. I don't follow every step of every proof, (I don't have enough statistics understanding to know what we can and can't do.) but generally it makes sense.

It's always fun to study the parts of math and science that unexpectedly show order where we don't expect it. I love seeing structure and order built into the world.

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