Statistics 101: Uniform Probability Distributions

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  • @maincharacterNRG
    @maincharacterNRG 4 роки тому +9

    Man, I wish I had more teachers like you in my educational career! You are the real deal, sir.

  • @BrandonFoltz
    @BrandonFoltz  12 років тому +1

    Hello and thank you for the question! The easy truth is that the "12" is built in to the uniform distribution variance formula. It is a given. I'm sure I could reverse engineer the derivation somehow but for now I will enjoy the rare occasion in statistics when something us just given to us. :) All the best, B.

  • @ZaraOver
    @ZaraOver 11 років тому +50

    You're great. I'm studying at one of the top universities worldwide and I got nothing close to this out of the lecturers. That's what happens, they are too snobby to teach properly.

    • @BrandonFoltz
      @BrandonFoltz  11 років тому +15

      Oh thank you Artian! Sorry your experiences are poor at your university. In defense of your lecturers, good teaching is not always valued over the research function and is rewarded accordingly. So they can be in a tough position. But anyway I am very glad you find the videos helpful and I look forward to making more for you! All the best, B.

    • @specialchromebook2045
      @specialchromebook2045 4 роки тому +1

      Which university are/were you studying at?

  • @98nana98
    @98nana98 7 років тому +20

    your opener really just made me cry, so thank u so much for putting it in. I really needed that :')

  • @BrandonFoltz
    @BrandonFoltz  11 років тому

    Hi Rachel! Thank you so much for your nice comment. I am sure your instructor means well but having been there myself, I know we often get pulled in many directions at once. :) I am just trying to light the path, students like yourself actually have to do the walking. Keep learning! All the best, B.

  • @melissahoffmans3948
    @melissahoffmans3948 11 років тому +1

    Your videos are extremely helpful. The pace in which you teach the subject matter is perfect. Thank you so much! You will be a reference I will continue to use.

  • @mekablizzard-robinson7643
    @mekablizzard-robinson7643 10 років тому +2

    Thank you sooooo much! I am taking online statistics and I am in week 4. This is the first week I had trouble understanding, and my book was no help. You are awesome! Please keep providing this service. My College Math professor was like you and that's how I got an A. She broke everything down and was an amazing professor. You're an amazing teacher also, so thank you again.

  • @RexBanner_
    @RexBanner_ 11 років тому

    Thumbs up for the positive reinforcements in your video.
    "Believe in yourself... You can do it."

  • @rezat.ashtiani1338
    @rezat.ashtiani1338 2 роки тому +2

    The level of details is amazing

  • @rp.miranda
    @rp.miranda 4 роки тому

    For me, it is the best tutorial for statistics specially to those who are taking statistics for the first time, and for those students who have the understanding using geometric figure.

  • @bolt1903
    @bolt1903 12 років тому

    Excellent presentation there, Mr. Foltz! Very thorough with easy to follow visuals. Thanks for putting this up on UA-cam.

  • @Surya42930
    @Surya42930 11 років тому

    Hi Brandon...This is me again. I have become a fan of yours Brandon...You are absolutely spot on with your visual explanations..God Bless You for taking effort and time in doing these videos..Thanking you wholeheartedly!!!

  • @adrianlibert9682
    @adrianlibert9682 7 років тому

    Thank you for do this video and the others. You've managed to do in 30 minutes what my professor hasn't been able to achieve in weeks. Again, many, many thanks.

  • @araya_kalapuk
    @araya_kalapuk 11 років тому +1

    My teacher spent half a term talking about this and I didn't get a thing from that class. I love your video so much and you've definitely saved my life!

  • @tampaflorida33610
    @tampaflorida33610 8 років тому +1

    Great Job, May Allah bless you and grant you success in this life and the hereafter !

  • @afwoman2001
    @afwoman2001 11 років тому

    That was absolutely amazing. Didn't understand it at all with my instructor but now I get it!!! I subscribed and will be definitely be watching more. Thanks so much.

  • @jay851038
    @jay851038 7 років тому +2

    Thank you so much, Brandon! You literally saved my life! As I am studying for the CFA, watched other videos and tried to read the book and still made ZERO sense to me. After watching this lesson it clicked! Your motivational words to stay positive and keep our heads up sure helped me not to give up!

    • @BrandonFoltz
      @BrandonFoltz  7 років тому +1

      You are very welcome! Stay positive knowing the road is always full of ups and downs. Just keep moving forward and keep on learning.

  • @jeskow19
    @jeskow19 5 років тому

    This was the best explanation as to why the probability of any one specific value in a continuous distribution is zero I have ever heard.

  • @elrey97
    @elrey97 11 років тому

    honestly your the best my professor makes no sense but this is so easily digestible I understand it so much better now thank you

  • @hemantsharma17
    @hemantsharma17 3 роки тому

    Absolutely Brilliant Professor !!! Thanks so much !!!

  • @gauriishu
    @gauriishu 5 років тому

    Thank you for your patience in teaching! Never understood this concept more clearly before. Finally understood now crystal clear.

  • @ericapuckett5856
    @ericapuckett5856 11 років тому

    Thank you so much for all of your help. Your videos have helped me tremendously.

  • @carloscarvalho9025
    @carloscarvalho9025 10 років тому +1

    Superb, now I understand between uniform or discrete and continuous probabilities.
    You are great.
    Thank you Brandon.

  • @BrandonFoltz
    @BrandonFoltz  11 років тому

    Thank you Marcus!

  • @nicholasdeluca4534
    @nicholasdeluca4534 8 років тому +1

    Hey just wanted to say good job and thank you for making this video. It was a lot of help and I really liked how you went through multiple questions to help clarify the material.

  • @PittuS79
    @PittuS79 6 років тому

    Thank you Brandon for such detailed explanations and taking time to explain every concept precisely. Please keep posting your videos. You are of lot of help.

  • @tanfelder3262
    @tanfelder3262 9 років тому

    Thank you for this video, but more so for the encouragement. I am 4 classes away from completing my Masters and I get this curve ball for an applied stats class. Frustrated and discouraged is an understatement. I feel a bit relieved after these series of videos. I hope to continue to be able to apply your knowledge to the success of my course. Thanks again

  • @laraibansari7953
    @laraibansari7953 3 роки тому

    Thank you, Brandon, this video is very informative!!!!

  • @rajchaudhary8814
    @rajchaudhary8814 6 років тому

    love the way u teach thanks a lot

  • @RaghavKovvuri
    @RaghavKovvuri 9 років тому +1

    Really got it...i fed up with my lecturer.....thank u so much sir.....

  • @BrandonFoltz
    @BrandonFoltz  12 років тому

    Oh thank you so much!

  • @CASTILBLANCO
    @CASTILBLANCO 8 років тому +3

    you Sir just helped me get an A, I can't thank you enough

  • @tamichock4692
    @tamichock4692 6 років тому

    Its a good day when I can finally understand statistics!! I am so glad to have found your channel Brandon! Watching all your playlists and hoping to bring my grade back up.

  • @thomasgarcia1073
    @thomasgarcia1073 9 років тому

    Great Video!!!! Helped me understand so much better and I love how positive you are! I'll keep watching!

  • @mikeguastaferri4943
    @mikeguastaferri4943 10 років тому

    Brandon,thanks for doing this video. I was grinding out the calculations without any clarity and no enjoyment, but after watching your video on the uniform probability destination, I came away with,at least an inkling, for what a powerful conceptual tool, it could be. Now instead of arbitrary, the normalcdf function on my calculator actually seems pretty cool !

  • @massivejester
    @massivejester 9 років тому

    Another great video, love it! Everything is crystal clear!

  • @kahanbhalani3607
    @kahanbhalani3607 3 роки тому

    Learning about Continuous Distribution has never been such easy. Thank you so much. 😀

  • @zaynabkatima76
    @zaynabkatima76 10 років тому +1

    great.... i wish i saw this since the beginning of the statistics course!!! THANK YOU

  • @caitriggs
    @caitriggs 7 років тому +17

    What's the idea of dividing by 12 for the variance of a uniform distribution? I understand the variance for a population is found by dividing by n number of data points (or n-1 for a sample), and since you can't meaningfully divide a continuous uniform distribution by infinite data points, you would take a continuous sum (or the integral) of the difference between a and b. But why 12 for a uniform distribution? Is that just how the integral simplifies down?

    • @user_sa1997
      @user_sa1997 7 років тому +2

      i have the same question

    • @helenkirby6151
      @helenkirby6151 7 років тому +1

      Thanks Konstantinos that was quite mind blowing! I too left off variance at ((x-mu)^2)/N or (n-1). Well whaddo ya know.

    • @helenkirby6151
      @helenkirby6151 7 років тому +4

      OK, Got it - there is a different equation for the variance for each different distribution. The one with the mysterious 12 in the denominator is specifically for the Uniform Prob. Dist. I just looked up the equation for variance for the normal distribution - now that's really mind blowing!

    • @MdAbdullahAlMuyid_nowho
      @MdAbdullahAlMuyid_nowho 7 років тому

      @Konstantinos Antoniou, Thanks a lot :)

  • @nawafalrasheed109
    @nawafalrasheed109 4 роки тому

    Brandon, you are amazing.

  • @joseph10137
    @joseph10137 10 років тому +3

    hello i am Joseph i am in Grade 9 and 15 years of age, Thank you bro really liked the video i really needed help in understanding this, this would also help me because i want to become and engineer , i also have problems in understanding the chemistry and statistics and keen to watch your other videos :)

  • @meghansmith2010
    @meghansmith2010 10 років тому +1

    Yet again a great video

  • @celesteserralta908
    @celesteserralta908 11 років тому

    Great job explaining. Thank you!

  • @priyanshipal9077
    @priyanshipal9077 4 роки тому

    Very helpful and clear explanation. Thank you for making this!

  • @fayazhussain5547
    @fayazhussain5547 5 років тому

    you have made it easy to understand....thanks

  • @karinazamorategui8272
    @karinazamorategui8272 7 років тому

    Thank you, Brandon! Applause!!!
    I hope to find more of your videos during my studies!

  • @annarosecatalansercado4407
    @annarosecatalansercado4407 4 роки тому

    The introductions makes me react like "Ooooff! WOW!". I guess, I really need that motivation~! With that, thank you!

  • @thatgirlliz917
    @thatgirlliz917 8 років тому +1

    awesome video thank you so much!!

  • @kimberlydillard4808
    @kimberlydillard4808 10 років тому +1

    Trying to understand why when you listed bus arrival times on the x-axis they end at 11:34 rather than 11:35? I'm sooo confused :(

    • @sabrinakathleen26
      @sabrinakathleen26 Рік тому

      bus arrives between 11:25 and 11:35. so you can just subtract 35 and 25, then you get 10. and that's the bus arrival time in 1 minute time spans

  • @Gong14921
    @Gong14921 6 років тому

    This video was fantastic!! And you set yourself apart by adding the motivation :) Thank you.

  • @safaasonbol8034
    @safaasonbol8034 9 років тому

    I watched couple videos. I liked them. I will watch all you statistics videos.

  • @ylazerson
    @ylazerson 6 років тому

    You are an awesome teacher!

  • @rakeshsekar3840
    @rakeshsekar3840 5 років тому

    You're are really fantastic .... Neatly explained thank you very much

  • @nfedaniel105
    @nfedaniel105 10 років тому +2

    Really nice video! Helped me alot, thanks!

    • @BrandonFoltz
      @BrandonFoltz  10 років тому +1

      Drake Shred Thanks Drake! Glad to have helped. Hang in there. Best, B.

  • @jessicat8838
    @jessicat8838 7 років тому

    OMG I LOVE This guy!!! you just explained something that took me for ever to google. THANK YOU

  • @Haneen241
    @Haneen241 11 років тому

    This is very helpful! Thank you so much!

  • @mathteacher2651
    @mathteacher2651 7 років тому

    Another excellent job!

  • @MaggieNYeudis2014
    @MaggieNYeudis2014 6 років тому

    Thank you for your videos, they are a great help.

  • @keynaud0828
    @keynaud0828 8 років тому +1

    thank you for your encouragement!!!! you're awesome!!!

  • @sebastian7424
    @sebastian7424 6 років тому

    This video just helped me figure this section out. I've been stumped for the last week.

  • @saimarashid934
    @saimarashid934 9 років тому

    Thank you so much for the videos, they are all very helpful.

  • @aliabassi1
    @aliabassi1 11 років тому

    Great video, I learned - Thanks!!

  • @ShankyTheBaa
    @ShankyTheBaa 7 років тому

    you are a savior of my life....

  • @yodudeanson
    @yodudeanson 9 років тому

    Thank you kind sir ..Your lessons are great.

  • @mlpreiss
    @mlpreiss 4 роки тому

    Brandon, I'm studying for my 6 Six Sigma Green Belt. There's so much information that needs to be covered that the teacher can't do justice to any particular topic, so a lot of the "why" is left out. Also, I know he's teaching to the test. The class doesn't need to know why something is the way it is, it just needs to know how to structure and solve problems to pass the exam.
    I like to know "why", so I'm using your videos as an adjunct to my 6 Sigma videos. I have a question about the bus example you provide. Technically, wouldn't this be a continuous probability distribution? Even though there are ten one-minute intervals, you can break up those intervals into infinitely smaller intervals. The odds against the driver arriving exactly at 11:27 or 11:33 are pretty high, so it would happen fairly rarely. Or is my thinking not quite right?
    One more question: I've been trying to figure out in what order to view your videos to make it appear as if I'm taking a class. Is there a way I can do that? Thanks.

  • @sidrahasan8932
    @sidrahasan8932 11 років тому

    Wow terrific lesson, articulated very well! This helped clear up many things :)

  • @yogendersingh3588
    @yogendersingh3588 7 років тому

    YOU are just awesome, awesome & awesome.

  • @yogeshpagadala3225
    @yogeshpagadala3225 7 років тому

    Clear and simple

  • @bhaumiknariya7181
    @bhaumiknariya7181 10 років тому

    All videos are just awesome!!
    (y)

  • @sungkuan6982
    @sungkuan6982 9 років тому

    Thanks v much, excellent video

  • @destinygonzalez183
    @destinygonzalez183 9 років тому

    Thank you! this video is well done.

  • @albandryalqaseemi307
    @albandryalqaseemi307 7 років тому

    Great explanation, Thank you.

  • @saraserrallongalagunas2123
    @saraserrallongalagunas2123 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much! This lecture was really helpful :)

  • @alishabbir8963
    @alishabbir8963 10 років тому +2

    Thanks for the help, my professor doesn't teach well and actually puts up links to your videos in out class lectures.

  • @shivamtomar8312
    @shivamtomar8312 7 років тому

    awesome sir thank you very much it become very easy to understand the distribution taught by you

  • @DaStylar
    @DaStylar 11 років тому

    Subbed!!! ur a great help! thanks for the video!!

  • @CODINC
    @CODINC 6 років тому +1

    Amazing!!! Can you also explain other continuous probabilities and Generating Functions with Continuous Probabilities?

  • @parisanaraei
    @parisanaraei 10 років тому

    perfect , please continue making such videos

  • @juanparody9560
    @juanparody9560 10 років тому

    Great video, Great motivation... Keep making videos, and keep sharing your passion for teaching =)!

  • @Ubs938
    @Ubs938 2 роки тому

    thx for ur awesome video man

  • @abiralshrestha7918
    @abiralshrestha7918 9 років тому

    THANKS MAN U ARE AWSOME

  • @AshrafulIslam-hd2rs
    @AshrafulIslam-hd2rs 5 років тому

    Very nice work :)

  • @carielyme
    @carielyme 11 років тому

    hi! i was just wondering if its the same thing when p(x) is said to be greater or equal to (lets say for your example) 21 and less than or equal to 25? the video was extremely helpful! thank you so much... but i was just left with that tiny question

  • @burhanuddinabbas2006
    @burhanuddinabbas2006 7 років тому

    you've just earn a new subscription

  • @IvCastilla
    @IvCastilla 8 років тому

    Excelent as always...!! :)

  • @allyshaw3461
    @allyshaw3461 11 років тому +1

    This is great Brandon. Do you work as a lecturer?

  • @jdmontay
    @jdmontay Рік тому

    Your "don't freak out" comments are actually quite comforting lol

  • @porrinporran5599
    @porrinporran5599 12 років тому

    Excellent thanks

  • @senjam2613
    @senjam2613 9 років тому

    you are great..!

  • @KunalBajpaiKanpur
    @KunalBajpaiKanpur 10 років тому +1

    Really helpful sessions.

    • @BrandonFoltz
      @BrandonFoltz  10 років тому

      ***** Thank you! :)

    • @KunalBajpaiKanpur
      @KunalBajpaiKanpur 10 років тому

      ***** - I think the theory sessions were at their best. I just recommend that with every playlist on a topic you could add a problem solving video for couple of word problems.

    • @harshalshinde227
      @harshalshinde227 8 років тому

      +Brandon Foltz skip intro button plz!

  • @amonoracheal9118
    @amonoracheal9118 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the great help:)

  • @brclements87
    @brclements87 9 років тому

    Amazing thank you so much.

  • @kinjalvora3352
    @kinjalvora3352 2 роки тому

    do we have something on Markov's or Chebyshev's inequality and other inequalities in your playlist?

  • @SyedKollol
    @SyedKollol 11 років тому

    just excellent!!!!!!!!

  • @romanvasiura6705
    @romanvasiura6705 2 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @pankajsingh09
    @pankajsingh09 9 років тому

    made easy to understand ........

  • @dominiquecruz77
    @dominiquecruz77 8 років тому

    very helpful! thank you so much sir! :)

  • @icklepay
    @icklepay 12 років тому

    Thanks! A given is always good - never look a gift denominator in the mouth.

  • @micaellealcantara4578
    @micaellealcantara4578 3 роки тому

    hi, great explanation. I have a doubt: in the example of the bus, wouldn't time be a continuous variable?

  • @DEEPAKKUMAR-gr6iu
    @DEEPAKKUMAR-gr6iu 4 роки тому

    Sir, will you make videos on Gamma, Beta distribution?