I am such a dork.
In my genetics assignment, we are to find LOD scores, and maximum likelihood estimates in one of the problems. We are to estimate the MLE by plugging in 5 values (chosen by the professor) and saying which gives us the maximum value. Well, this isn't enough for me.
At one time or another, I was fluent in the language of calculus. As most languages go, once you stop using them, you begin to forget important communication tools. But, I was determined to find the REAL maximum value by taking the derivative of this absolutely horribly ugly function, then setting it equal to 0 to find the maximum value. This took about 10-15 minutes, which was a horrible waste of time, but, darnit, I proved to myself that I can still do some mean calculus!
High five.
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Yep, you're a dork! :) I think it's been long enough that I couldn't do squat in calc anymore... and maybe that's a good thing. Though I'm thinking about taking the GMAT this year, so it may be time to brush up on at least my stats skillz.
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