Should or can a formatter for Mathematica code be added?
For both Mathematica.StackExchange.com and Math.StackExchange.com there is an available button to format Mathematica code with the installation instructions found at...
View ArticleShould we undelete reasonable questions that have been closed as duplicates?
I occasionally see reasonable questions get deleted by their authors after being closed as duplicates. Here's one recent...
View ArticleWhat should the "MathJax help" link (in the LaTeX section of the "Editing...
The moderators recently received the following message from the SE community team:As you may know, on sites where MathJax is enabled, the /editing-help page includes a LaTeX section, with a "MathJax...
View ArticleObtaining answers with site imposed stumbling blocks that stifle and prevent...
So I'm having a problem with running neural network code presented in an online Python training course. I've checked and double checked the code I've written/copied from the presentation, and it is...
View ArticleHow can I find questions that are easy enough so that I can answer them?
I have been a huge fan of Cross Validated. This community has helped me learn mathematical statistics through a self-study- although it's hard to say that I self-taught myself with such amazing...
View ArticleProfusion of threads on imbalanced data - can we merge/deem canonical any?
We appear to have a number of overlapping threads on imbalanced data. Here are just a few of the more highly-upvoted ones:Are unbalanced datasets problematic, and (how) does oversampling (purport to)...
View ArticleIncorrect number of badges?
In the top bar of this Cross Validated Meta site, I see that I have one gold, six silver, and five bronze badges. In my profile pages, however, I see one gold (fanatic), one silver (enthusiast), and...
View ArticleHow to ask statistical questions about sensitive or taboo topics (e.g....
I recently asked the question Discovering groupings of descriptive tags from porn in a way that I felt avoided being overly explicit. I chose to mention that the question is about the analysis...
View ArticleProfusion of threads on log transform - find candidates for FAQ tag
We regularly get questions about log transforming dependent variables, which in some quarters appears to be seen as a magic silver bullet that solves all problems, because apparently, "everything is...
View ArticleDisappearing questions?
A few hours ago, I posted a comment and an answer to a question (deleted questions are only visible for users with enough rep). Someone had found a nonstandard parameterization of the negative binomial...
View ArticleInstructions on how to use LaTeX on CrossValidated
Questions formatted in LaTeX are easier to read, but not everyone who has permission to review a question/answer knows how to do it (maybe I am an "outlier" here, but not sure).Are there any...
View ArticleRegarding the passing away of Bruce E. Trumbo
Today, it has been noted (by Nick Cox in Ten Fold) that recently Dr. Bruce E. Trumbo, professor emeritus of statistics, biostatistics, and mathematics, author of two books, and most prominently one of...
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View ArticleEditing questions: dos and don'ts
What is the etiquette for editing questions? How much is it OK to modify? What are the guidelines and what are the limits?I am concerned that once a question has been edited, the difficulties facing...
View ArticleWhat to do about answers written by ChatGPT
As you may be aware, over the last week Stack Overflow has been plagued by some users' feeding questions posted there into the chat-bot 'ChatGPT' then copy-&-pasting its responses into purported...
View ArticleWhy was this question closed if they are not directly asking for the answer...
As the title suggests, I saw this question from a new user here. The question was closed as self-study and I can understand why...on the surface it appears to be asking for someone to solve the...
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