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| + | Clever Central Limit Theorem proof: If you have a sequence Xn of random variables, start with a Normal sequence Zn with Xn's means and variances. The Theorem for Zn is trivial. The Lindeberg trick is to swap Xn for Zn one term at a time. | ||
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Econ Media Library | Econ Media Library | ||
@EconMedia on Twitter. https://twitter.com/EconMedia | @EconMedia on Twitter. https://twitter.com/EconMedia | ||
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"The Economics of Seinfeld" site, video clips indexed by concept (large site): https://yadayadayadaecon.com/index/ | "The Economics of Seinfeld" site, video clips indexed by concept (large site): https://yadayadayadaecon.com/index/ | ||
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Florian Ederer | Florian Ederer | ||
@florianederer | @florianederer | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 23 January 2021
Proving the Central Limit Theorem
Clever Central Limit Theorem proof: If you have a sequence Xn of random variables, start with a Normal sequence Zn with Xn's means and variances. The Theorem for Zn is trivial. The Lindeberg trick is to swap Xn for Zn one term at a time.
Econ Video Clips
Econ Media Library @EconMedia on Twitter. https://twitter.com/EconMedia Mix of television, movies, comedy specials, or news clips that can be used to #TeachEcon. If you've got recommendations, @ me! Created by @Wootenomics
"The Economics of Seinfeld" site, video clips indexed by concept (large site): https://yadayadayadaecon.com/index/
Other
Florian Ederer @florianederer Literature controversies in econ ranked
1) Minimum wage 2) Inflation-government debt 3) Markups 4) Immigration wage effects 5) Inequality measurement 6) Wealth & corporate taxation 7) Common ownership 8) Monopsony 9) Spending-educational outcomes 10) Innovation-competition
Professor Michael Huemer's I Love Corporations at Fake Nous:
I have had personal experience with individuals, corporations, and government. All three are, of course, sometimes unsatisfactory. But my experience with large corporations is way better than my experience with either individuals or government — better from the standpoint of my ending up feeling satisfied, or being made better off by interacting with them.
