An Introduction to the Normal Distribution

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  • @jbstatistics
    @jbstatistics  11 лет назад +21

    You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback! I'm just glad to be of help. I'm still working on adding new videos, and I'll have a new set of hypothesis testing videos up in the next couple of weeks.

    • @abderrahimob4692
      @abderrahimob4692 2 года назад

      I really really hope you answer me sir but i still can't understand when do we need to use this low. I mean which type of phenomenons do require this low
      And please i don't like the answer ( the situations of normal distribution which require this low) because i can't distinguish between the situations normally distributed and the situation that follows other low like Khi2 and other
      I hope you answer me sir

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      Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad to be of help. I am indeed planning on getting back to production soon.

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  • @OlgaGalanina
    @OlgaGalanina 6 лет назад +2

    I use your video to learn English. Thinks!
    0:00 Let's look at an introduction to the normal distribution also known as the Gaussian distribution.
    The normal distribution is an extremely important continuous probability distribution.
    It arises very very frequently in theory and practice.
    0:18 Here I've plotted out what is approximately the distribution of the height of adult Canadian males and this what we see here is a normal distribution.
    This is our variable down here and f of X is what we call the probability density function which gives the height of the curve at point X.
    0:40 Here's the equation for the probability density function of the normal distribution.
    We're not going to be working with this directly very often but there's a few points we should note.
    0:49 First of all if the random variable X has a normal distribution then it can take on any finite value.
    0:57 There are two parameters to this distribution.
    Mu is the mean of the distribution and the mean can take on any finite value as well.
    Sigma is the standard deviation and Sigma squared of course is the variance.
    Sigma has to be some positive value and of course Sigma squared would have to be some positive value as well.
    1:24 Here's a normal distribution plotted out.
    Mu the mean is also right smack dab in the middle of the distribution.
    The distribution is symmetric about mu.
    So mu represents the mean of the probability distribution and it's also the median of the probability distribution.
    Now let's try and get some perspective for what Sigma represents.
    1:49 Here I've plotted in one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean and as we'll see a little bit later on this area between one standard deviation below to one standard deviation above is approximately zero point six eight 68% of the area lies within one standard deviation of the mean.
    2:13 Here I've plotted in mu minus 2 standard deviations 2 mu plus 2 standard deviations and approximately 95% of the area lies within two standard deviations of the mean and approximately 99.7% of the area lies within three standard deviations of the mean.
    2:41 Here's another plot to give us a little perspective on what Sigma represents.
    Over here this red line represents a normal distribution with a standard deviation of Sigma 2 and this white curve represents a normal distribution with the standard deviation of Sigma 1 but Sigma 2 is double Sigma 1 so the standard deviation on the red curve is double the standard deviation of the white curve and we can see that when the standard deviation is greater there is more area in the tails and a lower peak.
    3:16 There are an infinite number of different normal distributions corresponding to all the different possible values for MU and Sigma.
    If X is a random variable that has a normal distribution with mean mu and variance Sigma squared we write this as the random variable X is distributed normally with a mean of mu and a variance of Sigma squared.
    X is distributed normally a big N first term is the mean second term is the variance.
    Be a bit careful here as different sources can have a different term in here sometimes people have the second term representing the standard deviation I have the second term representing the variance.
    So just be a bit careful with that.
    4:07 By definition the standard normal distribution is a normal distribution with the mean of 0 and a variance of 1.
    We often represent random variables that have the standard normal distribution with the letter Z and yes I am Canadian and we might say if Zedd has a standard normal distribution we might write this as Zedd is distributed normally with a mean of 0 and a variance of 1 that being mu that being Sigma squared and if the variance of is 1 of course Sigma is 1 as well.
    4:46 As we will soon see we very often need to find areas under the standard normal curve.
    Probabilities are simply areas under the curve and very often the question of interest involves finding a probability.
    5:01 Finding probabilities and percentiles for the normal distribution requires integrating the probability density function.
    There isn't a closed form solution and it must be integrated numerically.
    Fortunately for us we're going to use software or a standard normal table to actually find these values in practice.

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      @jbstatistics  6 лет назад +1

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      I'm glad I could be of help, and thanks for the compliment! All the best from Canada!

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      I'm glad to be of help! Best of luck on your test!

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    Amazing explanation! It helped me a lot even after 10 years your videos are helping us thank you so much sir 🙏❤

  • @jbstatistics
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    You are very welcome Connor. I'm glad to be of help! Cheers.

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    • @jbstatistics
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      Thanks for the compliment! I'm glad to be of help.

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    "And yes, I am Canadian" hahaha! Great video thanks :)

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    "Yes I am canadian" loll...just killed it! although i knew that already. Great videos! only reason i am doing good in stats. So thank you!!

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  • @neverbearrogant
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    4:25, and I realized you were Canadian before you said Zed... Thanks for your help professor..

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    You're the man, JB

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    I love Canada

    • @jbstatistics
      @jbstatistics  9 лет назад +16

      +kalmuraqab Me too! It's a wonderful place :)

  • @LauraTeeger
    @LauraTeeger 11 лет назад

    these are great :)
    what program are you using?

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    Awesome Video clearly understand

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    Clear and simple...good job

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    Things got so much clear now.. Thanks a lot :)

  • @sultank4422
    @sultank4422 5 лет назад

    very good explanation and very helpful. thank you!

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    @cindym.9827 3 года назад

    You are awesome for making this video thank you so much

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    @SM-bx4ur 7 лет назад

    thanks I'm passing my stats exams because of u

  • @riyajoshi7952
    @riyajoshi7952 4 года назад

    Hello sir! is there any difference between normal distribution and gaussian distribution ?
    Btw your videos are awesome!! Thank you so much!

  • @darodrigues4473
    @darodrigues4473 7 лет назад

    I don`t usually comment on videos, but after this `yes, I`m a Canadian` haha. We`re missing some `eh` eh? By the way, I love these videos very well explained. Please keep it going :)

    • @jbstatistics
      @jbstatistics  7 лет назад +2

      Thanks for the compliment! We really do say 'eh', but I try to avoid it in the videos :)

  • @DrAElemayo
    @DrAElemayo 8 лет назад +2

    This was very well done.

    • @jbstatistics
      @jbstatistics  8 лет назад +1

      Thanks!

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      @1JayVon 7 лет назад

      You have just earned a subscriber my friend. Thank you a ton!

  • @lolatheexplorer8160
    @lolatheexplorer8160 4 года назад +2

    1:02 it has been so long since i did stats that when he said *mean* my mind registered it as *meme*

  • @MS-si7dh
    @MS-si7dh 6 лет назад +1

    4:22 "with the letter Z, and yes I am Canadian" LOL 😂😂💔

  • @jinsunglee3681
    @jinsunglee3681 5 лет назад

    thank you for saving my life

  • @petbone4682
    @petbone4682 8 лет назад

    Thanks very much sir. Appreciated.

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    @truongcahanh8915 5 лет назад

    My saviour !!!

  • @varshahushare6981
    @varshahushare6981 5 лет назад

    Great explanation

  • @sticq
    @sticq 9 лет назад

    Zed and I am Canadian. Represent! From Quebec but Canadian nonetheless.

  • @vijayh2794
    @vijayh2794 4 года назад

    If it makes you feel any better, we Indians also say Z as 'Zed'.(I found it weird at the beginning when I heard Americans say Z as 'Zee')

  • @jbstatistics
    @jbstatistics  11 лет назад

    Thanks Brent!

  • @JJ-wx3nd
    @JJ-wx3nd 5 лет назад +1

    should it be any "infinite value"? 5:26

  • @paraescucharrap
    @paraescucharrap 10 лет назад +2

    Love your videos!

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    @mathewt301 2 года назад

    I would watch a hundred ads for you king

  • @Cleisthenes2
    @Cleisthenes2 Год назад +1

    turns out Zorro is Canadian

  • @vansikasingh3228
    @vansikasingh3228 4 года назад

    Thank you so much!

  • @June28July
    @June28July 10 лет назад

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @salaheamean
    @salaheamean 10 лет назад

    eventhough, I am an arab(my english is not good),I understood this nicely.

  • @hassan010012
    @hassan010012 4 года назад

    Could you please make a video for Laplace distribution!

  • @daegudude1048
    @daegudude1048 6 лет назад +11

    "And yes, I'm canadian" haha

  • @toevolution3766
    @toevolution3766 2 года назад

    Normal Distribution (also known as the Gaussian, Gaussian, or Laplace-Gaussian distribution) is a type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable.
    Normal Distribution PDF: www.toevolution.com/blog/view/2274758/normal-distribution-pdf

  • @PankajKumar-tr7bg
    @PankajKumar-tr7bg 3 года назад

    how do you create these video which tool did you use to make such kind of video.

  • @fin-pundit9631
    @fin-pundit9631 4 года назад

    Hi a small doubt
    We normally plot Roys safety first ratio on Normal distribution for identifying shortfall risk
    Can we also plot IRR on Normal Distribution Curve ,and say IRR=Max return a customer can earn beyond wich NPV will become negative(As per number scale)
    So can I conclucdue
    Because at this point NPV will be zero

  • @matinkaviani801
    @matinkaviani801 4 года назад

    that was awesome Canadian! ;)

  • @omariraqi
    @omariraqi 10 лет назад

    Very Nice... Than you...

  • @str223
    @str223 5 лет назад

    Thank you Sir.

  • @jivjyotsingh3695
    @jivjyotsingh3695 7 лет назад

    Saved my ass. Really thankful.

  • @gulbengozu9232
    @gulbengozu9232 2 года назад +1

    "And yes I am Canadian" hahahahaha 😂 best country in the world!!

  • @stefanocaser1790
    @stefanocaser1790 7 лет назад

    D Histogram of Simulations from a Mixture of 3 Bivariate Gaussian Distributions, grazie. Stefano Caser

  • @GauravGupta-pb8mk
    @GauravGupta-pb8mk 4 года назад

    Thank you sir

  • @huidezhu7566
    @huidezhu7566 8 лет назад +5

    you're from Toronto aren't u

    • @jbstatistics
      @jbstatistics  8 лет назад +20

      Close -- I'm an hour West of Toronto at the University of Guelph.

    • @Psyche721
      @Psyche721 8 лет назад +1

      You're the Demers of the internet

  • @sashalabelle4811
    @sashalabelle4811 9 лет назад +3

    "And yes, I am Canadian."

  • @a.h.m.shakilaktar6781
    @a.h.m.shakilaktar6781 4 года назад

    Good. Thanks

  • @fffppp8762
    @fffppp8762 11 лет назад

    Is every data set following normal distribution ?

    • @jbstatistics
      @jbstatistics  11 лет назад

      No, definitely not. Many variables have a distribution that is approximately normal, but definitely not all. For example, the distribution net worth of US households would be strongly skewed to the right.

  • @hannahemefaazinogo3168
    @hannahemefaazinogo3168 5 лет назад

    Amazing!!!!

  • @sarahedoherty99
    @sarahedoherty99 4 года назад +3

    I was today year's old when I found out the letter "Z" (pronounced "Zee" in the US) is pronounced different every else. Mind blown.

  • @duffbeer5668
    @duffbeer5668 2 года назад

    very nice.