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- From: menees@utkvx2.utk.edu (Menees, Bill)
- Subject: Simple Proof that c=median minimizes E[ |X-c| ] needed.
- Message-ID: <3SEP199213440863@utkvx2.utk.edu>
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- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 18:44:00 GMT
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- I'm a senior math major taking my first p&s course, and this problem
- has come up and it intrigues me. My prof. has a proof for it, but he said it
- was way over my head. Does anyone know of a proof suitable for a senior
- undergrad? Thanks in advance.
-