My stat prof's teaching style just makes no sense at all and this guy helped me a lot. I got 86 in my first exam and 90 in my second exam just by watching this guy's videos. I didnt learn anything from my prof and the textbook. I should say thank you to you :D
This is so helpful! My stat's prof spends almost 3 hours in class explaining things like this to us but because of his teaching style, it's hard for us to comprehend him. And if we enter it into a calculator without showing our work to prove we understand it, we can't get full credit on tests. So thank you! :)
Till 7:15 everything is explained great. The transition in Binomial Coefficients and the derivation of the formula for calculating Combinations (nCk) is a bit strange. Start with the definition of factorial: n! = 1.2.3...k...n, which describes in how many ways one can order/place n different items. To find in how many different ways we can draw (combine) k items from n, we need to get the k last numbers from n!, i.e. n.(n-1).(n-2)...k. This is done through a ratio, where the numerator is n! and the denominator is (n-k)!, i.e.: n! / (n-k)!. Because we don't care about the order of the drawn items (We don't care if we draw 1,2, 3; 1, 3, 2; or any of the other 4 possible ways. What matters is the numbers, not their position.), we additionally divide by k!, and finally we get: nCk = n! / k! (n-k)!
I guess that people who were familiar with the material beforehand understood Sal's video, but this was very difficult for me who is not familiar with the content he talks about...
guys the video is too much simple because it explains probability for high-school level or bachelor degree level..he is giving the basics with very simple notations..if you are a grad studies math student "like me" its better to follow MIT grad videos for complex problem solving..however these videos could help to refresh the basic old intuitions ..thank you khan for your great effort..
I already did this material, but it was never explained why the binomial coefficient theorem works, we just crank out the formula. I assumed it must be a crazy proof, but your explanation is so succinct and straight-forward. Fantastic!
amazing......................... love the way you give the examples and explain the whole series is great .......... why don't we have teachers like you in colleges
You did something wrong in the probability for x=3 ... It is correct that the result is 10/32 ... But you wrote the permutation as 5!/3!.3! And that wouldn't result the 10 ...
Can someone explain the "there's two ways this can happen" part which resulted in dividing by two? That part confused me. Is he saying because it can be any combo of Head 1 and Head 2 which leads to dividing by two?
Thank you so much! Please keep up the good work! ))) And Hail you tube for providing space for such good videos. (Because think of it, only 15 years ago most pupils and students did not have access to such help. Now if you didn't understand something in class you can go to the web and fill in the blanks you have.
I'm sorry but I don't understand one step: P(X=2) -> we need to use the binomial coefficient so as said in the dedicated video (5 2) = 5!/(5-2)! So, here's my question: Why you are dividing by 2????
Bi-nominal Distribution explains the result of an experiment that has only two possible outcomes i.e. head/tale , accept/reject, pass/fail or yes/no etc. such an experiment is termed as the Bernoulli process.
Just a small note: on 12th minute and 15 sec, 5*4*3 can be written as 5!/2! and NOT 5!/3!. (Please note answer 5/16 to(5*4*3)/2! is correct) Thanks for your great lessons.
The example at 5:35, P(X=2). Seems like there would be only 4 possibilities for the first coin flip, for a chance of the fifth flip to be the 2nd flipped head P(X=2). The P solution still comes out the same tho. Anyways, this video is helping me a lot. Thank you Khan Academy
Just to mention so that nobody gets confused.. if im not wrong, At about 09:35 P(x=1) should be 5! ÷ (3!×2!) ÷3! Instead of 5! ÷ (3!×3!) ÷3! His ultimate answer of 10 is correct nonetheless.
youtube IS school. i dont mean that classroom teachers are bad (well some really are, like my schizophrenic physics teacher) but it is really HERE that we pay most attention because not because we're lazy, but because its the easiest source. shy people who dont ask questions can always replay doubtful parts and we can take all the time in the world to review the material in the video. in the end.......we should be grateful for being students in this golden age of technology.
If anyone is finding the math a lil confusing, here’s an equation I wrote up X = the number of times a thing happens after N number of rolls and a probability of c P(X=n)=N!/(n!(N-n)!)*c^n*(1-c)^(N-n)
@someones1 its not his fault , probability theory always sucks . if i hear the phrase" flip a coin" one more time ,the probability of me having a nervous breakdown =1
This was confusing! Sounds like he did more telling than TEACHING.This is an intro to statistics playlist....this is all new to (most of) us. Like, what is a factorial??? He made this concept harder then it probably is. The previous videos were excellent tho!!
For the probability that two heads are flipped, why are there 5 possible places for the first head? If it's in the fifth position then there is no more room for a second head flip.
Am I the only one who feels like he over-explains and him making these small mistakes and stammering here and there kinda throws you back a little and makes you more confused? I feel like the only way you can understand any of this fully is to know everything beforehand.
I kinda agree with you...He was really fast at some points...and at around 4:39 he was talking about chairs....I got totally lost...but I feel I gained something.
Noshin Saiyara This is probably way too late, but what I do when that happens, is to take notes of everything new information he says. Then you won't be confused by him saying the same thing over and over again.
Confused all the things by saying the factorials. Simple you could have told P=(X=1)= 5 possibilities 5÷1 (chances of getting head) 5÷1=5 possibilities 1÷32=5÷32. P=(X=2)=5×4(1 and 2 possibility of getting 2 heads in 5 flips) 20÷2=10 then 10÷32=5÷16. P=(X=3)=5*4*3( getting the chances of heads of 3 in 5 flips) 5*4*3÷3*2*1=10=10÷32=5÷16. Don't get confused write it in the factorials form while he teaching you will get to know
My stat prof's teaching style just makes no sense at all and this guy helped me a lot. I got 86 in my first exam and 90 in my second exam just by watching this guy's videos. I didnt learn anything from my prof and the textbook. I should say thank you to you :D
Almost 6 years ago...
Did statistics help you to find a well-paid job?I think it did
where are you now?
you just forget to mention this formula: n!/x!(n-x)!
I think thats why people are getting confuse
ohhh i see.
everyone needs to big up this comment cause it saved my life
hero
I think sal, in the 3 heads case it should read as
P(X=3)= 5!/(3!2!)
because you solved it like above but written it as
P(X=3)= 5!/(3!3!)
Theuna Hime I thought so too!
yes, if you put it in the formula of combination n choose r
thanks for your comment I got confused toohere
Yes it should be 5!/(3!2!)
It make more sense for those who knows Permutations and Combinations
Because that is just 5C2.
And nCr = n!/[r! (n-r)!]
This is so helpful! My stat's prof spends almost 3 hours in class explaining things like this to us but because of his teaching style, it's hard for us to comprehend him. And if we enter it into a calculator without showing our work to prove we understand it, we can't get full credit on tests. So thank you! :)
Till 7:15 everything is explained great. The transition in Binomial Coefficients and the derivation of the formula for calculating Combinations (nCk) is a bit strange.
Start with the definition of factorial: n! = 1.2.3...k...n, which describes in how many ways one can order/place n different items.
To find in how many different ways we can draw (combine) k items from n, we need to get the k last numbers from n!, i.e. n.(n-1).(n-2)...k. This is done through a ratio, where the numerator is n! and the denominator is (n-k)!, i.e.: n! / (n-k)!.
Because we don't care about the order of the drawn items (We don't care if we draw 1,2, 3; 1, 3, 2; or any of the other 4 possible ways. What matters is the numbers, not their position.), we additionally divide by k!, and finally we get: nCk = n! / k! (n-k)!
I guess that people who were familiar with the material beforehand understood Sal's video, but this was very difficult for me who is not familiar with the content he talks about...
guys the video is too much simple because it explains probability for high-school level or bachelor degree level..he is giving the basics with very simple notations..if you are a grad studies math student "like me" its better to follow MIT grad videos for complex problem solving..however these videos could help to refresh the basic old intuitions ..thank you khan for your great effort..
Doaa Serageldin can you please attach a link for MIT grad videos
I already did this material, but it was never explained why the binomial coefficient theorem works, we just crank out the formula. I assumed it must be a crazy proof, but your explanation is so succinct and straight-forward. Fantastic!
amazing.........................
love the way you give the examples and explain
the whole series is great ..........
why don't we have teachers like you in colleges
Thank's so much for generously giving us your time and explaining things so thoroughly.
Thanks for pointing that out. I made an annotation.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS FOR ALL OF US
any chance you will redo the old vids since they are a bit pixelated?
really?
You did something wrong in the probability for x=3 ... It is correct that the result is 10/32 ... But you wrote the permutation as 5!/3!.3! And that wouldn't result the 10 ...
Thanks for explaining binomial distributions, much easier than my stats classes!
Thanks for the videos. It helped me understand some of these subjects much better. I will definitely watch your other videos as well.
Can someone explain the "there's two ways this can happen" part which resulted in dividing by two? That part confused me. Is he saying because it can be any combo of Head 1 and Head 2 which leads to dividing by two?
I owe my grades to you Mr. Khan. Thank you for teaching me in 10 minutes what my teacher takes 55 minutes to teach.
I believe at 9:33 there is an errata: Sal has mentioned
P(X=3)= 5!/(3!3!)
However: it should be: P(X=3)= 5!/(3!2!)
Thank you so much! Please keep up the good work! )))
And Hail you tube for providing space for such good videos. (Because think of it, only 15 years ago most pupils and students did not have access to such help. Now if you didn't understand something in class you can go to the web and fill in the blanks you have.
Well explained! Thank you!
this is my third time of watching. Now I get it! Always seems obvious in hindsight
Damn these older videos are hard to watch haha.
Anon Ymous i know right lol
You get used to it after a while xD
He is the smartest man alive.
Please advise should P(X=3) be 20 * 1/32 ?????
Thanks so muchh! great review for the ap stats exam tomorrow(:
I need to find a video on finding specific terms in binomial expansions - does anyone know where I can find one?
Good video, I learned a lot from it. Please note: (5x4x3)/3! = 10 and 5!/(3!x3!) = 10/3.
This guy will one day win the Nobel peace prize - for changing millions of fates for the better!
10:05 He wrote it wrong, should be:
(5!)/((3!)(2!)) for P(X=3)
thanks a lot. It is very helpful
Thanks a lot mr khan, more power!
I'm sorry but I don't understand one step:
P(X=2) -> we need to use the binomial coefficient so as said in the dedicated video (5 2) = 5!/(5-2)!
So, here's my question: Why you are dividing by 2????
This is how I learn what i do in Ap Stat every day. WAY better than my teacher!
Thank you very much... you saved me from failure
thank GOD for people who can actually explain math well....
Bi-nominal Distribution explains the result of an experiment that has only two possible outcomes i.e. head/tale , accept/reject, pass/fail or yes/no etc. such an experiment is termed as the Bernoulli process.
you are better than wikipedia AND my statistics teacher
Thank you very much!
Just a small note:
on 12th minute and 15 sec, 5*4*3 can be written as 5!/2! and NOT 5!/3!. (Please note answer 5/16 to(5*4*3)/2! is correct)
Thanks for your great lessons.
This was the most complicated way I’ve ever seen this explained but after knowing the basic explanation I supposed this helped?
Actually wait jk, this just confuses me a little more
anybody knows why was it a combination not permutation? I thought the order did matter...
The example at 5:35, P(X=2). Seems like there would be only 4 possibilities for the first coin flip, for a chance of the fifth flip to be the 2nd flipped head P(X=2). The P solution still comes out the same tho. Anyways, this video is helping me a lot. Thank you Khan Academy
Learn permutation and combination master it this will seem easy to u.
Well this just halved my Stats revision time
Just to mention so that nobody gets confused.. if im not wrong,
At about 09:35
P(x=1) should be 5! ÷ (3!×2!) ÷3!
Instead of 5! ÷ (3!×3!) ÷3!
His ultimate answer of 10 is correct nonetheless.
There is a difference with flipping five coins at once, at flipping one coin 5 times. The five coins interact with each other.
P(X = 3), but yes, as the annotation says, it should be 3!2! on the denominator at 9:35
It is P(X=3)
Thank you!
that is a great shortcut
Hats off!!!
youtube IS school. i dont mean that classroom teachers are bad (well some really are, like my schizophrenic physics teacher) but it is really HERE that we pay most attention because not because we're lazy, but because its the easiest source. shy people who dont ask questions can always replay doubtful parts and we can take all the time in the world to review the material in the video.
in the end.......we should be grateful for being students in this golden age of technology.
@dAvrilthebear yes sir. we have an additional resource that students of the past do not have
10:06 shouldn't it be 5!/2!3!?
so damn inuitive, maybe the most straight forward math since grade school....
thank you for confusing me even more
I agree absolutely.Check Leonard statistics lectures, which make you understand easily....lol
At 9:30-9:35, 5×4×3 does not = 5 factorial ÷ 3 factorial. 5 factorial ÷ 3 factorial = 5×4, which = 20.
0:40 ensemble statistics & time statistics
This was a little confusing
At 9:30-9:35, 5×4×3 does not = 5 factorial ÷ 3 factorial. 5 factorial ÷ 3 factorial = 5×4, which = 20.
+Kenny Allison where you are read
No. It was not.
yes.....he over explained
Thanks bro.
At 9:30-9:35, 5×4×3 does not = 5 factorial ÷ 3 factorial. 5 factorial ÷ 3 factoial = 5×4, which = 20.
Why only the p(x=2 )only having 2! and the others not having them ?The others no need to be divided by 2 ?
This lesson will be confusing if you don't have knowledge of combinatorics (Basic counting principles: selections/permutations)
jesus christ that's a brutal explanation!!!!
thanks a lot.............
Thanks sal
thank you sooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at 10:00 shouldnt it be 5!/3!*2! which is why they are the same
Could you remake these videos?
@10:05 Please correct it , should be:
(5!)/((3!)(2!)) for P(X=3)
If anyone is finding the math a lil confusing, here’s an equation I wrote up
X = the number of times a thing happens after N number of rolls and a probability of c
P(X=n)=N!/(n!(N-n)!)*c^n*(1-c)^(N-n)
why divided by 2?
Why was P=(X=3)
5x4x3
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3!
And not
5x4x3
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3
Thanks!
OMG = John Mayer teaches the binomial distribution!!!
@9:35 should be 5! / ( 3! * 2!)
where the 2! came from (5-3)!
shy people can ask questions in the comment section, too.
thank you :-)
i'll second that!!!
typo at 9:52 instead of 5!/3!3! it should be 5!/3!2! because the formula n!/(n-k)! is 5-3 = 2! and so it still equals 10
yes we khan
@someones1 its not his fault , probability theory always sucks .
if i hear the phrase" flip a coin" one more time ,the probability of me having a nervous breakdown =1
240p?
i hope i would pass in this exam by watching this video.
This was confusing! Sounds like he did more telling than TEACHING.This is an intro to statistics playlist....this is all new to (most of) us. Like, what is a factorial??? He made this concept harder then it probably is. The previous videos were excellent tho!!
Nobel prize for Sal Khan
@shantanudas if obama could get one Khan should get 5 of them
Fair enough! :)
For the probability that two heads are flipped, why are there 5 possible places for the first head? If it's in the fifth position then there is no more room for a second head flip.
so no head? 1:24
Am I the only one who feels like he over-explains and him making these small mistakes and stammering here and there kinda throws you back a little and makes you more confused? I feel like the only way you can understand any of this fully is to know everything beforehand.
I kinda agree with you...He was really fast at some points...and at around 4:39 he was talking about chairs....I got totally lost...but I feel I gained something.
Yes, yes you are.
Noshin Saiyara This is probably way too late, but what I do when that happens, is to take notes of everything new information he says. Then you won't be confused by him saying the same thing over and over again.
It wasn't his best showing.
wooo
Confused all the things by saying the factorials.
Simple you could have told
P=(X=1)= 5 possibilities 5÷1 (chances of getting head) 5÷1=5 possibilities 1÷32=5÷32.
P=(X=2)=5×4(1 and 2 possibility of getting 2 heads in 5 flips) 20÷2=10 then 10÷32=5÷16.
P=(X=3)=5*4*3( getting the chances of heads of 3 in 5 flips) 5*4*3÷3*2*1=10=10÷32=5÷16.
Don't get confused write it in the factorials form while he teaching you will get to know
huh, what do you mean?
probexpectation =
((number of throws)!/((number of expecation)!*(numberof throws - number of expectation)!)*probabilityofcase*numberofthrows
So confusing, any other way to explin
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he's dividing by x =2
@RestauranteChines haha nice :)
Is this man Eli the computer guy..??
Better than Wikipedia? I don't know...that's a close one.
I thought that for P(x=3) = 5!/3! 2!
or 50%
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