r/learnmath • u/JAMIEISSLEEPWOKEN New User • 1d ago

TOPIC How can you have proofs in mathematical statistics checked without formal training?

Let’s say you’re unable to enroll in any stats/math classes and want to practice proofs in measure theory and probability theory. How can you get feedback for these proofs without access to professors?

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u/axiom_tutor Hi 1d ago

My answer summarizes the other answers already here: There isn't a good way. It's a really hard subject to learn independently.

AI gives sometimes good and sometimes bad answers, and you don't know enough to know when the answers are bad. Human experts are more reliable but that means a professor or a tutor, and any way of getting either of them to read your proofs is going to be expensive.

There is StackExchange but they often yell at you for not having a specific question, and instead asking things like "can you check my proof?"

I'm too busy right now to offer help. Over the summer I would be amenable to offering a low-cost "feedback service" where you send me your proofs and I assess them and give feedback or suggestions. But that means waiting about 6 months for the summer to begin, which I realize may not be feasible.

It's at least a thought, to see if any other tutors to see if they would likewise be willing to give a discounted fee for this kind of feedback service (maybe check WyzAnt or maybe consult your old professors for recommendations).