Moments of Distributions

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  • Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
  • MIT RES.TLL-004 Concept Vignettes
    View the complete course: ocw.mit.edu/RES-TLL-004F13
    Instructor: Sanjoy Mahajan
    This video will show students how to calculate the moments of a distribution and how moments can help us understand something about a distribution.
    License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 57

  • @thefuckingpearl
    @thefuckingpearl 2 роки тому +6

    Omg this was explained so clearly! We need more professors like him , that don't just jump right into the math but take time to make students understand concepts intuitively and then logically.

  • @wentaofeng5548
    @wentaofeng5548 7 років тому +54

    i really respect my professor, but man the guy in video is 100 times better in every aspect.....

    • @benmackenzie
      @benmackenzie 4 роки тому

      100%

    • @adiosm57
      @adiosm57 2 роки тому

      @@benmackenzie NOPE, figuratively 10000%... if his respect as real is 100%...

  • @CuongHut
    @CuongHut 3 роки тому +11

    "Throwing away information is the only way to fit the complexity of the world into our brains " - Sanjoy Mahajan

  • @scottmacnevin3555
    @scottmacnevin3555 7 років тому +9

    I found Sanjoy very easy to follow, simple but effective examples provided, thank you!

  • @caseyli5580
    @caseyli5580 5 років тому +7

    That moment (ha!) when you've been blundering through 5 years of statistics classes and you finally understand what a moment actually is. This was a super clear video and I liked the airport example.
    btw the "(something I can't understand)" in the subtitles at 9:04 is "rises to a peak in the middle".

    • @zbuddha
      @zbuddha 5 років тому

      He is simply saying that the variance of the distribution is largest when p = 0.5. Since the variance of the distribution , V, equals p(1-p) = p - p^2, take the first derivative of this function: dV/dp = 1-2p. Setting it equal to zero gives its optimum: p = 0.5. Since the second derivative of the function is -2 < 0, you know that V gets maximized when p = 0.5.

  • @JeffBagels
    @JeffBagels 8 років тому +9

    This guy is awesome. Explains things clearly.

  • @kevinhevans
    @kevinhevans 5 років тому +6

    Thought that was a good explanation! I'm just now learning about this in a statistical physics course and it's nice to have a non-physics explanation of it. :)

  • @TheAhmedMAhmed
    @TheAhmedMAhmed 10 років тому +12

    super cool, super awesome!
    thanks for the lecture MIT!!!

  • @ledescendantdeuler6927
    @ledescendantdeuler6927 Рік тому +1

    "Throwing away information is the only way to fit the complexity of the world into our brain. The art comes in keeping the most important information." 2:16

  • @wisescouncil
    @wisescouncil 4 роки тому +1

    I really love how he casually makes reference to other discipline

  • @tahsinl
    @tahsinl 6 років тому +4

    Thanks for the lecture. It was very helpful for studying for my engineering probability exam.

  • @dianamorton3716
    @dianamorton3716 2 роки тому

    Such an interesting explaination! Love it

  • @avibank
    @avibank 6 років тому +19

    Appreciate the moments fam.

  • @user-or7ji5hv8y
    @user-or7ji5hv8y 3 роки тому +1

    This is really well explained. Really insightful.

  • @shreehimanshu7524
    @shreehimanshu7524 5 років тому +1

    I want to be teached by this kind of teacher,Respect.

  • @capitalcitytoastmasters7386
    @capitalcitytoastmasters7386 6 років тому +2

    Loved the explanation!

  • @DavidAndrewsPEC
    @DavidAndrewsPEC 10 років тому +4

    I found this okay - interesting topic, and a lecturer who knew the topic well enough to teach it in a logical and informative way.

    • @oViTaLZzHD
      @oViTaLZzHD 5 років тому +5

      .....but it was no better than ok. Just ok. And if it was any better than ok, I wouldnt admit it, because I am cool, and I have a moustache in my dp. You know what David, fuck you

  • @vagabond197979
    @vagabond197979 6 років тому +3

    This was really cool and really helpful. Thanks.

  • @dhritishmanhazarika3894
    @dhritishmanhazarika3894 3 роки тому +3

    That's an AI programmed professor. The eyecontact and the way he is speaking. Cool.

    • @rafaqatmir01
      @rafaqatmir01 3 роки тому +1

      But his lecture was very cool

  • @jaysoncarter8931
    @jaysoncarter8931 7 років тому +1

    Great video, thank you!

  • @ashutosh.sharma
    @ashutosh.sharma 5 років тому

    what a great teacher

  • @samirelzein1978
    @samirelzein1978 2 роки тому

    Very nicely put, thanks!

  • @julians7785
    @julians7785 Рік тому

    thank you for the clear explanation!

  • @benmackenzie
    @benmackenzie 4 роки тому

    This is so good.

  • @Bill-lx3cw
    @Bill-lx3cw Рік тому

    Thank you -
    this was very helpful
    🥰

  • @vaishnavipal2298
    @vaishnavipal2298 2 роки тому

    I hope someday MIT OCW uploads a video on Moments and Centre of mass in Calculus not the one in Rotational Dynamics

  • @zes7215
    @zes7215 6 років тому +1

    not often, no such thing as fullx or comx or dependx, can say any nmw is ok

  • @Qongrat
    @Qongrat 2 місяці тому

    The video is great though one little caveat: the mean (μ or x̄ ) is not the same as an expected value (E[X]). Statements like this make things just more difficult and confusing.
    The (arithmetic) mean is the sum of of all values of set X = { x1, x2, ... xn) divided by the total number of values in the set. It refers to any existing in reality (known or unknown to us) set or lists of values, like samples, populations and so on.
    Expected value (E[X]) refers to an event in the future and is the most likely probability of what we can expect to get as a value in the said future event.
    Yes, if you are considering drawing a sample with a large enough n, what you can expect more or less is that E[X] = μ (the mean of the population) given that you are looking at discreet or continuous distributions, but E[X] = p (proportion of the population) if you are looking at binary Bernoulli distribution.

  • @TheRealLukeOlsen
    @TheRealLukeOlsen 5 років тому +2

    Wow. To calculate the moment of inertia about a parallels axis is actually the 2nd moment subtract the 1st moment squared??? The moment all moments come together.

    • @chooha
      @chooha 4 роки тому

      Beautiful right, I wish I could get that though, I will be coming back to it.

  • @Thranduil999
    @Thranduil999 10 років тому +1

    nice video!

  • @TechnologySandBOX
    @TechnologySandBOX 3 роки тому

    Superb!

  • @YunusEmre-cv4dy
    @YunusEmre-cv4dy 4 роки тому

    It is amazing video

  • @simpletwo4768
    @simpletwo4768 5 років тому

    why p(x) = 1 in the continuous x example?? Because the area under the curve has to be 1? So if the augment of p(x) expand to [0,2], should p(x)=1/2?? ...Thanks for any replies in advance.

    • @sidaliu8989
      @sidaliu8989 5 років тому

      yes, I think your guess was right. refer to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_distribution_(continuous)

  • @rudrapratapbansidhar4416
    @rudrapratapbansidhar4416 6 років тому +1

    nice.

  • @nb9797
    @nb9797 4 роки тому

    1000th like!

  • @tarkesdora20
    @tarkesdora20 4 роки тому

    15 min video all important aspects covered

  • @bibhabasumohapatra
    @bibhabasumohapatra 3 роки тому

    what an explanation with Moment of Inertia and traffic! you are such a good explainer but why are you expressionless! don't take it seriously! good job!

  • @borg972
    @borg972 5 років тому

    What what do higher moments mean? what can you do with them?

    • @DimitriBianco
      @DimitriBianco 3 роки тому +2

      They describe other features of the distribution. For example the third moment is skew. If the data is skewed, the mean will no longer be at the highest point of the distribution. It also tells you that the mode (number that occurs most often) will be shifted.
      In a real world application, stationarity is a measure of stability in data. If your moments remain relatively unchanged over time, the data is stationary. Stationarity is a requirement in time series models such as those use for financial data.

    • @vedant6633
      @vedant6633 2 роки тому

      @@DimitriBianco thanks for info

  • @qusaysultan2311
    @qusaysultan2311 5 років тому +1

    looks young for his age

  • @Vikram-wx4hg
    @Vikram-wx4hg 3 роки тому

    While I liked the lecture, it did not answer the airport question at all.
    By the mathematics shown then average and variation of times are same for both the trips.
    So, the difference is only psychological?

  • @litoboy5
    @litoboy5 10 років тому

    LOTTERY ?!!!

  • @JaySmith91
    @JaySmith91 10 років тому +1

    Very informative video series! My main comment would be to suggest that professors refrain from reading verbatim. It makes the content delivery dry and monotonous.

  • @marcustan7236
    @marcustan7236 5 місяців тому

    SUTD gang assemble

  • @loganathan2686
    @loganathan2686 10 років тому +12

    u guys are racist. look at the value and not the person

  • @ricardokaka1122
    @ricardokaka1122 10 років тому +5

    This professor put me to sleep