Packet G: Tossup 3

Mark Robinson showed gene expression data deviates from this distribution, which is accounted for (10[1])using a different (10[1])distribution in the DESeq2 (“D-E-seek-two”) package. The deviation of photon (-5[1])occupation number from this distribution is caused (-5[1])by antibunching. (10[2])This distribution (10[1])is the distribution of survivors in the null hypothesis of the Luria–Delbruck experiment. (10[2]-5[1])This (10[2])distribution (10[1])gives the molecular weight distribution produced by living polymerization. Both shot noise (-5[1])and the (10[1])number (10[1])of radioactive (10[3])decay (-5[1])events (10[2]-5[2])from (10[1])a (-5[1])slowly decaying (10[4]-5[2])source (10[3]-5[1])obey this (10[1])distribution, (10[1])which is followed (10[2]-5[1])by the event (-5[1])count of (10[1])independent (10[1])events (10[1])with a constant (10[4])mean rate. (10[2]-5[1])A single (10[1])parameter (10[2])lambda (10[2])specifies both (10[2])mean (10[2])and variance (10[1])in, (10[3])for 10 points, (10[2])what probability distribution (-5[1])named for a Frenchman? (10[1]) (10[22]0[4])■END■

ANSWER: Poisson distribution [accept Poissonian statistics; accept Poisson noise] (The first sentence refers to overdispersion in RNA-seq data and how DESeq2 accounts for it by fitting to a negative binomial distribution instead.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Vinu HariharBerkeley BStanford A1310
Oscar DespardCambridge AOxford A1610
Joel DickerSouthampton BCity St. George's25-5
Max PolskyWestern BQueen's32-5
Swapnil GargBerkeley ABerkeley C3410
Colin VeeversOttawaMcGill A3410
Danny HanStanford BBerkeley D3610
Ethen SunToronto DMcMaster B49-5
Jiping FangIllinois BChicago D4910
Matthew SumanenGeorgia Tech CAlabama A4910
Krishna GirishMontpellierLSE5010
Alec RisoCornell ACornell B5010
Fish TsaiUCSD AUCSD C5110
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AMichigan C63-5
Yrwin BatanMITDartmouth B6510
Jason ZhangToronto BToronto Metropolitan6610
Matthew WangUBC AWestern C6810
Shiva TegullaCentral Florida ACentral Florida C6810
Alex AkridgeIndiana AChicago A6810
Florrie the MononymousSouthampton ADurham69-5
Calvin BostlemanOhio State APittsburgh7010
Connor BlakeChicago BIllinois C7010
George MatsumuraWashington AWashington B70-5
Rachel BenthamManchesterImperial A70-5
Coby TranChicago CNorthwestern C7110
Gus ReddingImperial BUCL72-5
Wyatt JohnsonCWRU BMichigan B7410
Jesse MindelNC State AVCU74-5
Mason YuBrownBrandeis A7410
Max NealHarvard BHarvard A7410
Nathan WooleryLouisville BGeorgia Tech B7410
Zoë McGuireOxford BCardiff74-5
Caleb OttWaterloo AUBC B7510
Athena ShaddenTexas ATexas A&M A7510
Alex BakerCambridge BEdinburgh A7510
Oliver WestCambridge CWarwick B75-5
Chris LevesleyWarwick ABristol7710
Kevin YeSimon FraserCarleton University7810
Athan JuritschToronto GToronto E81-5
John John GrogerWashU AGeorgia Tech D8110
Teigue KellyPenn StateBinghamton A8110
Ollie Glin-ConwayImperial COxford C84-5
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateUC Irvine8610
Samuel LipsutzChicago ENotre Dame A8710
Liam RojasVirginiaLiberty A8810
Jaiden LiUCSD BUCLA B9110
Nolan JonesPurdue AIllinois A9110
Sawyer SmithMississipi StateVanderbilt B9110
Daniel BloomEdinburgh BBirmingham9110
Charlotte BauerMcGill BWestern A9310
Jake MeltzerCWRU AOhio State C93-5
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester9310
Caleb WestKentuckyTennessee B9510
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BPurdue B9610
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AIowa State9610
Yixi YangYaleSouthern Connecticut State9710
Roy YangWashU BSewanee9710
Karthik JayaramUCLA AUC Santa Barbara9910
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BLiberty C9910
Sicheng JiangToronto FGuelph10010
Adam PascoeWake ForestNorth Carolina B10010
Joseph XuBowdoin BBowdoin A10210
Caleb SlusherSouth Carolina ANC State B10310
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ADuke10310
Owen GilroyTexas BMurray State A10310
Emmanuel AlayandeFlorida BCentral Florida B10610
Matthew LamOhio State CCWRU A10610
Samanyu DixitNorth Carolina CWilliam and Mary109-5
Adam IqbalDurhamSouthampton A11310
Milan FernandezBrockToronto C11410
Yusuf BaigMcMaster BToronto D11410
Ian TheysmeyerQueen'sWestern B11410
Amir DolanskyToronto EToronto G11410
Khanh NguyenFlorida CFlorida A11410
Daniel HuangMichigan CMichigan A11410
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State BMichigan State11410
Jaden RupoloLiberty BSouth Carolina B1140
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina BLiberty B1140
Graham TroyNorth Carolina AJames Madison B11410
Taylor SmallacombeVCUNC State A1140
Chris YooWilliam and MaryNorth Carolina C11410
Matthew VidalNorthwestern DIndiana C11410
Nathaniel MartinBrandeis BDartmouth A11410
Joel MilesMinnesota ACarleton College11410
Owen ArnesonMissouri AMissouri B11410
Simarya AhujaWashington BWashington A11410
Davin SivertsonAlabama BLouisville A11410
Jack LewisBruinTennessee A11410
Charlie LowmanImperial AManchester11410
Alan HughesUCLImperial B11410
Harri SlaughterCardiffOxford B11410
Mia Clark-WebbOxford CImperial C11410
Zach FosterCity St. George'sSouthampton B1140
Patrick HartleyWarwick BCambridge C11410
Eli O'Sick JohnsonBinghamton BCornell C11410

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%27.67
California (South)Main Site4100%0%81.75
CanadaMain Site11100%27%88.18
FloridaMain Site3100%0%96.00
Great LakesMain Site5100%40%95.60
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site978%22%103.00
MidwestMain Site8100%0%80.75
NortheastMain Site6100%0%87.67
OverflowMain Site4100%25%109.50
South CentralMain Site2100%0%89.00
SoutheastMain Site8100%0%89.38
UKMain Site1292%58%90.18
Upstate NYMain Site4100%0%84.50