Aalen model Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
A *linear regression model describing the manner in which the *expected value of a response variable, Z(...
absolute value Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
For any real number the absolute value (also called the *modulus) of denoted by is itself if and
acceptance–rejection algorithm Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
A method for generating values of a *continuous random variable for use in a *simulation. Suppose that the random variable ...
access vector Quick reference
A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
A vector that is used in the representation of a *ragged array. For example, the elements of a
adder Quick reference
A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
In its simplest form, a digital electronic device that performs the operation of addition on two binary digits, the augend
addition (of complex numbers) Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
Let the complex numbers z 1 and z 2, where z 1=a+bi and z 2
addition (of vectors) Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
Given vectors a and b, let and be *directed line segments that represent a and b, with
addition law for probabilities Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
Law stating that if two events (see
adjacency matrix Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
For a *simple graph G, with n vertices v 1, v 2,…, v n , the
adjacent angles Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
A pair of angles on a straight line formed by a line or half-line meeting it. Adjacent angles will add
agglomerative clustering methods Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
alternating renewal process Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
A *renewal process in which the process alternates between states A and B. Let the average length of a period in state ...
ambiguous case Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
The case where two sides of a triangle are known, and an acute angle which is not the angle between
ambiguous grammar Quick reference
A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
A *context-free grammar that derives the same word by different *derivation trees, or equivalently by different *
Anderson–Darling test Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
A general test, published in 1952, that compares the fit of the observed *cumulative distribution function with that expected. It was derived by ...
AND gate Quick reference
A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
An electronic *logic gate whose output is logic 1 (true) only when all (two or more) inputs are logic
AND operation Quick reference
A Dictionary of Computer Science (7 ed.)
The logical *connective combining two statements, truth values, or formulas P and Q in such a way that the
Andrews plot Quick reference
A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
A plot suggested in 1972 by the American David Andrews as an alternative method to *Chernoff faces for representing ...
angle of friction Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
The angle λ such that tan λ=μ s , where μ s is the coefficient of static friction. Consider
annulus Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5 ed.)
The region between two concentric circles. If the circles have radii r and r+w, the area of
