Totally Random Stuff
Stanford
STATS
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STATS200
Derreck
200

A mantis shrimp's punch can create a cavitation bubble that gets as hot as which celestial object?

What is the Sun?

200

To the nearest 100, how much did Stanford scam us for graduation items?

What is $300

200

The place we took Andrew to tour for his birthday

What is Alcatraz?

200

Who was the GOATED CA?

Who is Asher?

200

The state Derreck was born in

What is Delaware?

400

A spherical boundary surrounding a black hole in which any object that crosses is permanently trapped and cannot communicate with the outside universe

What is the event horizon?

400

Year Stanford was opened (not founded)

What is 1891 (will allow +/- 5)?

400

First restaurant we went to together 

What is In-N-Out Burger?

400

The STATS 200 professor?

Who is Dr. Iain Johnstone?

400

Company (or industry) Derreck did his first internship in

What is Construction (or Clark Construction)?

600

If I have a cantilever beam (assume the fixed support is at x=0), where is the largest BENDING moment

What is at x=0 (the fixed support)

600

President of Stanford right before Levin

Who is Richard P. Saller?

600

The week # of which quarter (Term + Year) we did the presentation night (will also allow exact date)

What is Week 2 of Spring 2025 (4/11/2025)?

600

What days and time was STATS200 lecture?

Mon/Wed 3-4:20pm

600

The NBA team Derreck supports?

Who are the Brooklyn Nets?

800

The first song Justin Bieber released

What is "One Time"?

800

How many students were admitted to the MS MechE program in 2024?

What is 180 students (will allow +/- ten)?

800

The video idea that failed over summer 2025

What is Day in the Life (DITL)? (Will allow close enough answers)

800

The condition for COV(X,Y) = 0 [Covariance]

What is if X and Y are independent?

800

During one Friday STATS200 HW session, Derreck said he would do what to the students if they did not quiet down?

What is kick them?

1000

Hector the Convector (a storm) forms over the Tiwi Islands, off the coast of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory (from September through to March) at what exact time everyday (example answer will be a whole #, i.e. 14 am)

What is 3pm?

1000

The acres of land Stanford takes up

 What is 8,353 acres (will allow +/- 500ish acers)?

1000

According to our STATS groupchat, the first picture and link was related to what?

What is Derreck's paper bike competition?

1000

L(θ)=f(x_1,....,x_n|θ) is what statistical function

What is the likelihood function (or just likelihood)?

1000

The lock screen photo on Derreck's phone

What is an astronaut sitting on the moon (will allow just astronaut)?