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Abstract: Inferring the causal structure that links n observables is usually based upon detecting statistical dependences and choosing simple graphs that make the joint measure Markovian. Here we ...

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Conditional Flow Matching (CFM) is a fast way to train continuous normalizing flow (CNF) models. CFM is a simulation-free training objective for continuous normalizing flows that allows conditional ...

When is it appropriate to completely reinvent the wheel? To an outsider, that seems to happen a lot in category theory, and probability theory isn’t spared from this treatment. We’ve had a useful ...

Probability Distribution Notes: Probability is a fundamental aspect of mathematics that helps us understand and quantify uncertainty. Mastery of this subject is essential for students, as it has ...

A classical question often asked when designing clinical trials or any experiment is: what is, given the information at my disposal, the probability that my clinical trial will deliver a significant ...

This study develops quantitative estimates of the level of systemic risk in the financial sector that precipitates a financial crisis. When financial firms are undercapitalized, they face difficulty ...