This paper presents the algorithm "DETMAX" whose purpose is to construct experimental designs that are "D-optimal." These are designs for which the determinant of X′X is maximum, where X is the ...

Value at Risk (VaR) can determine the extent and probabilities of potential losses and measure the level of risk exposure.

Return on investment (ROI) is a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or compare the efficiency of several investments.

All mainstream credit card numbers obey a mathematical trick designed to catch the most common typos. It’s called the Luhn algorithm, named after IBM researcher Hans Peter Luhn, who patented it ...

Once a job seeker like Derek submits an application through Workday, the company says its algorithm slots them into one of four categories, a strong, good, fair, or low match for the position.

Despite knowing roughly how it compares with the other forces, scientists don’t know precisely how strong the strong force is. The other three forces—gravity, the electromagnetic force and the ...