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Tomfoolery | High variance normally distributed random noise.High variance normally distributed random noise. Polaris and Epsilon Gruis. April 25, 2013 – 21:59. One of my job responsibilities is interviewing. The question is this: Consider the star Polaris, the North Star. Its prominent cultural significance notwithstanding, Polaris ranks only 48 in apparent brightness to us. As luminous as Polaris. Can you estimate for me, please, where Epsilon Gruis ranks on that list of brightest stars? Ndash; but this is probably true enough for a toy problem. If we lived ...
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