What is a Moment Generating Function (MGF)? ("Best explanation on YouTube")

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  • @КатяКузьмина-м1з
    @КатяКузьмина-м1з 2 роки тому +78

    About three years ago I watched a lot of your videos when I was a ms student and took Digital Signal Processing course. Now I am already a Phd and having Stochastic Methods in Mathematical Modelling. The long search again took me to your videos :)
    Thanks for being so good in teaching 😁

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +5

      That's so great to hear! I'm really pleased that you're finding all the topics on my channel useful. Best wishes for your PhD studies.

    • @ayeshaseddeka1004
      @ayeshaseddeka1004 Рік тому

  • @jules3331
    @jules3331 Рік тому +37

    What a clever method of calculating moments. Hats off to the person who discovered this.

  • @Kuro-uc4jp
    @Kuro-uc4jp Рік тому +18

    I cannot believe that after both an introductory and an advanced module in probability MGF was never presented like this to me, everything makes so much more sense now. Thank you!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      I'm so glad you liked the explanation, and found it helpful.

  • @yelloshado
    @yelloshado 3 роки тому +43

    Huge thanks from Germany for this explanation! Somehow, I just didn't understand what the MGF was doing and what it is used for and this was the only video I could find that showed exactly that instead of skipping to examples. Saved my day!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +7

      Glad it helped! And Hi to you in Germany. I love the country and have visited many times - most recently in January 2020. It reminds me that I used a photo from that trip in a video I made on 2D Fourier Transforms: ua-cam.com/video/tlwIWjeuu8U/v-deo.html

  • @dewinmoonl
    @dewinmoonl 3 роки тому +8

    hey lain, this is the _best_ explanation on MGF on YT. I would totally recommend this.

  • @papername1237
    @papername1237 2 роки тому +9

    Truly the best explanation on UA-cam. By far! Thank you so much.

  • @rishabpradhan-5881
    @rishabpradhan-5881 4 місяці тому

    The explanation was so good and made me realize the usefulness of MGF. Thanks from India.

  • @caspervanberloo1667
    @caspervanberloo1667 8 місяців тому

    This saved half of a two hour lecture, thanks so much!

  • @patchanok1186
    @patchanok1186 Рік тому

    This really is the best explanation! I learned this stuff at uni and understood nothing. Thank you!

  • @aravindpradeep1265
    @aravindpradeep1265 Рік тому

    This is indeed the best explanation of MGF on UA-cam ! Thank you so much :)

  • @ming2158
    @ming2158 11 місяців тому

    Only watched one video about MGF on UA-cam and I would say this is the best

  • @AlanSadeeq
    @AlanSadeeq Рік тому

    I have been struggling with the moment generating function for a very long time and tmr I have an exam but this video is gem 💎 you explained much better than my professor, I feel confident thanks 👍👍

  • @jacobblack2544
    @jacobblack2544 Рік тому +1

    Really it is nice and justifies the title, don't know why other teachers don't start with explaining these basics

  • @mingyuexu-j4e
    @mingyuexu-j4e 2 місяці тому +3

    This video from Ages saved me from collapsing!😕

  • @kenroyadams2762
    @kenroyadams2762 2 роки тому

    Thank you, thank you, thank you....Thank you SOOOOO MUCH!!!! This was so well explained. Sir you are an absolute legend!!! I have been trying to grasp this for hours, until I found your video....

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      I'm so glad you liked my video. Thanks for your nice comment.

  • @iagodantasf
    @iagodantasf 3 роки тому

    You actually saved my life right now

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +1

      I'm glad you found the video helpful.

  • @edisonzhou9864
    @edisonzhou9864 Рік тому

    The explanation was very detailed, and watching your video was simply an enjoyment. Thank you!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      That's great to hear. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @andrestorres7343
    @andrestorres7343 Рік тому

    I finally understand how the MGF works. Thanks for the video, it was really helpful!

  • @sankhanilnayek9345
    @sankhanilnayek9345 3 роки тому

    How do I like this video twice. Crystal clear now.

  • @fl0a226
    @fl0a226 Місяць тому

    Best explanation on UA-cam

  • @grjesus9979
    @grjesus9979 Рік тому +1

    Didn't expect that. Wow, very good explanation

  • @elliott8175
    @elliott8175 2 роки тому +7

    Oh my god, this is such a good explanation!! Thank you!!

  • @competitivedoubt2465
    @competitivedoubt2465 4 місяці тому +1

    greeat
    simple straightforward explanation

  • @Sindhu-20-nov
    @Sindhu-20-nov 2 місяці тому

    Huge thanks from India

  • @EverinaChonya
    @EverinaChonya 3 місяці тому

    You are so good at it, it's amazing you explain it very good...

  • @Zhanbu547
    @Zhanbu547 2 роки тому

    thank you uve explained this way better than melbourne uni's probability class

  • @karinasakurai6599
    @karinasakurai6599 3 місяці тому

    Such a beautiful explanation!!

  • @Geetha-Pitta
    @Geetha-Pitta 4 місяці тому +1

    wow...such a nice explaination.

  • @A_B
    @A_B 5 місяців тому +1

    3:40 From your explanation, it seems that the moment generating function will not provide the moment after the 2nd moment since the 3rd derivative will have a factor of 3/3!
    I know we can counteract this by multiplying with the reciprocal of that factor after getting the nth derivative and setting t=0. However, at least in the formula that I was taught at uni, there was no multiplication.
    Am I missing something here?
    Edit: after thinking a bit, I am definitely missing something very trivial, repeated differentiation will eliminate the factorial.

  • @ellahscult
    @ellahscult Місяць тому

    love the handwriting!

  • @priotoshsarkar7890
    @priotoshsarkar7890 Рік тому

    best lecture ever ..great explanation

  • @prithviprakash1110
    @prithviprakash1110 3 роки тому +8

    Great explanation. Cleared up a great deal of my confusion, hope to learn more. Subscribed!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +1

      Glad it was helpful! Let me know if there are specific topics you'd like me to cover, if I haven't already got a video on it.

  • @heyman620
    @heyman620 Рік тому

    You have made a very tricky subject so simple!

  • @dumaloocanplay
    @dumaloocanplay 3 місяці тому

    Hands down the best explanation of MGF. Simple, crisp and to the point. You've earned a sub :)
    Thanks lain!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 місяці тому +1

      That's great to hear. I'm glad you liked the video.

  • @crimfan
    @crimfan Рік тому

    Great explanation... basically differentiation "unzips" the desired polynomial term.

  • @fangwilly2086
    @fangwilly2086 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for making these great videos ~

  • @shukhratergashov9289
    @shukhratergashov9289 Рік тому

    Loved you explanation, thanks so much!!

  • @Premium-i8c
    @Premium-i8c Рік тому

    agreed best explanation on youtube

  • @kidusabebe2645
    @kidusabebe2645 2 роки тому

    AS THE TITLE STATES Best explanation on UA-cam

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      I'm glad you agree. (I put it in the title because that's what someone else had said too.)

  • @bradleyli1569
    @bradleyli1569 2 роки тому

    Having seen so many resources on the topic of MGF, this is the BEST one that I found so far!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Thanks for your comment. It's great to know that you think it's the best one you've seen on the topic.

  • @nicolocomignani1859
    @nicolocomignani1859 2 місяці тому

    that was so clear congrats

  • @Ericodic
    @Ericodic Рік тому

    it was in the name but i never really understood that the MGF was literally a generator for moments lol, thanks for that !

  • @akbarrahmatullah6701
    @akbarrahmatullah6701 3 роки тому +4

    Lian, Very good explanation. A suggestion for your consideration. Perhaps the inclusion of an application example from the area of Digital communications would be helpful and would reinforce student understanding of the underlying concepts.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +1

      Great suggestion! I'll add add it to my "to do" list.

  • @cusescholar3582
    @cusescholar3582 Рік тому

    O.M.G, the moment generating function has an e because of the series expansion. WOOOOOOWWWW! Blown
    away!

  • @VamsiTheVigilante
    @VamsiTheVigilante 2 роки тому

    What a beautiful explanation!! Thanks a lot!!

  • @vedchoudhary9519
    @vedchoudhary9519 3 роки тому

    Thanks. It was very helpful to understand this concept.

  • @leolei9352
    @leolei9352 3 місяці тому +1

    Really appreciate! I finally understand what moment and moment generating function are.

  • @爸爸到底-s9x
    @爸爸到底-s9x Рік тому

    The PDF isn’t always assumed to exist. Another way is to express the MGF in terms of the CDF by the integral over R of the product of (1 - CDF) and te^tx.

  • @jiahengzhou9820
    @jiahengzhou9820 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot for the clear explanation!

  • @thedoctorate
    @thedoctorate 3 роки тому

    Excellent explanations.

  • @tomribaroff8817
    @tomribaroff8817 3 роки тому

    Brilliant explanation!

  • @basics7930
    @basics7930 2 роки тому

    Very Good Explanation...Thank You

  • @ZEKUNWANG-gc1ck
    @ZEKUNWANG-gc1ck Рік тому

    could you please record a new vedio talking about the fisher information,please? I really love your vedios!!!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Рік тому

      Have you seen the video I already have on that topic? "What is Fisher Information?" ua-cam.com/video/82molmnRCg0/v-deo.html All my videos can be found, in categorised order, at iaincollings.com

  • @KL-ez7cm
    @KL-ez7cm 8 місяців тому

    Amazing pen. Is that a Parker Jotter? Thank you for this video.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  8 місяців тому

      It's a Parker Sonnet. Glad you liked the video.

    • @KL-ez7cm
      @KL-ez7cm 8 місяців тому +1

      @@iain_explains Cheers. Have a great rest of the week.

  • @mariaclaralopes3140
    @mariaclaralopes3140 2 роки тому

    Best explanation on UA-cam!!! Thank you!

  • @davidleder1344
    @davidleder1344 Рік тому

    This is a great video :)

  • @El..._
    @El..._ Рік тому

    Thanks, you are amazing.

  • @KrishnaSharma-64
    @KrishnaSharma-64 2 роки тому +1

    Is this derivation for moment generating function of binomial distribution?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Sorry, but I don't understand your question. The video includes an explanation of the MGF definition, and shows an example for the Gaussian distribution.

  • @فتحالرحمنحسينعبدالله

    1 find Moment generating function distribution 2 find E(x)and var(x)

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому +2

      Sorry, I'm not sure I understand. Is this a question? or a comment? I'm not sure what you're saying, sorry.

  • @froglet827
    @froglet827 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the informative video

  • @sachinrajpandey5242
    @sachinrajpandey5242 3 роки тому

    How to find the moment generating function of a Gaussian which you have used in the above video? Please explain.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the question. I think I'll make a video on this, to go through the steps. In summary though, you use the definition of the m.g.f. (in the top right hand corner of the video) and put in the equation for the Gaussian p.d.f. Then collect terms in the exponential, and complete the square. You'll get a term that comes out the front of the integral (which is the final answer) and you're left with an integral that is in the exact form of a Gaussian p.d.f. (but with a different mean), so you know that integral equals 1.

  • @yaweli2968
    @yaweli2968 3 роки тому +1

    Can you do joint moments if possible?for instance, Mx+y(w,t)!

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому +1

      Good question. There is a generalisation for vector valued random variables, so you could define a new vector valued RV where the elements of the vector are the scalar RVs you're interested in. From Wikipedia: For vector-valued random variables \mathbf {X} with real components, the moment-generating function is given by
      {\displaystyle M_{X}(\mathbf {t} )=E\left(e^{\langle \mathbf {t} ,\mathbf {X}
      angle }
      ight)}
      where {\displaystyle \mathbf {t} } is a vector and \langle \cdot ,\cdot
      angle is the dot product.

  • @OchiengAustine-t1l
    @OchiengAustine-t1l Рік тому

    Thanks you very much 🙏🙏

  • @robinbelien8127
    @robinbelien8127 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much my tutor can learn from you haha

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 роки тому

      Yes, well nobody's perfect and we're all learning every day.

  • @sanjayd411
    @sanjayd411 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent explanation as always!👍

  • @proofishere2568
    @proofishere2568 7 місяців тому

    watching this the day before the exam lmao

  • @taoshao4515
    @taoshao4515 3 роки тому

    thank you very much for the nice explanation :)

  • @15998088
    @15998088 3 роки тому

    Great video

  • @jeremiahmuuo6407
    @jeremiahmuuo6407 Рік тому

    Brilliant 💯

  • @alifarahani4398
    @alifarahani4398 3 роки тому

    Good job!

  • @guliyevshahriyar
    @guliyevshahriyar 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks

  • @gamingandmusic9217
    @gamingandmusic9217 3 роки тому

    how is the fourier transform of the density function and the moment generating function related. please give intuitive explanation.

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the suggestion. I've added it to my "to do" list.

  • @pallavkumar3766
    @pallavkumar3766 Рік тому

    Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks a TON!!!!

  • @jahanvi9429
    @jahanvi9429 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much!!

  • @darpur5469
    @darpur5469 7 місяців тому +1

    my exam in 4 hours and I’m not truly memorising anything sadly

  • @kyrilcouda
    @kyrilcouda 2 роки тому

    just perfect

  • @prabinkarky8402
    @prabinkarky8402 2 роки тому

    Thank you

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    @زهرةالخميس-ز4ت Рік тому

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    @xvgreen8586 Рік тому

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    @denisovtenetova6125 2 роки тому

    awesome!

  • @tripcodee
    @tripcodee 27 днів тому +1

    great

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    @sanathgunawardena832 2 роки тому

    Nice!

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    @MansfieldSpencer-m3x 3 місяці тому

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    @ShehabAbdelwahid 2 місяці тому

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    @TheophileEDOU Рік тому

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