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Kramnik vs Nakamura: A Chess Scandal
Shiva Maharaj, Nick Polson, Vadim Sokolov
We provide a statistical analysis of the recent controversy between Vladimir Kramnik (ex chess world champion) and Hikaru Nakamura. Hikaru Nakamura is a chess prodigy and a five-ti…
Generative Bayesian Computation for Maximum Expected Utility
Nick Polson, Fabrizio Ruggeri, Vadim Sokolov
Generative Bayesian Computation (GBC) methods are developed to provide an efficient computational solution for maximum expected utility (MEU). We propose a density-free generative…
Counting Queens
Nick Polson, Vadim Sokolov
Gauss proposed the problem of how to enumerate the number of solutions for placing queens on an chess board, so no two queens attack each other. The N-queen problem…
Negative Probability
Nick Polson, Vadim Sokolov
Negative probabilities arise primarily in physics, statistical quantum mechanics and quantum computing. Negative probabilities arise as mixing distributions of unobserved latent va…