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

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2021
  • Explains the Moment Generating Function (m.g.f.) for random variables.
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  • @user-nx4mj6eo3h
    @user-nx4mj6eo3h Год назад +47

    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  Год назад +3

      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 9 месяцев назад

  • @jules3331
    @jules3331 8 месяцев назад +17

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

    • @keyvanfardi419
      @keyvanfardi419 6 месяцев назад

      And those who teach it very well.

  • @papername1237
    @papername1237 Год назад +6

    Truly the best explanation on RUclips. By far! Thank you so much.

  • @dewinmoonl
    @dewinmoonl 2 года назад +3

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

  • @Kuro-uc4jp
    @Kuro-uc4jp 9 месяцев назад +6

    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  9 месяцев назад

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

  • @kenroyadams2762
    @kenroyadams2762 Год назад

    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  Год назад

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

  • @caspervanberloo1667
    @caspervanberloo1667 Месяц назад

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

  • @yelloshado
    @yelloshado 2 года назад +30

    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  2 года назад +5

      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: ruclips.net/video/tlwIWjeuu8U/видео.html

  • @aravindpradeep1265
    @aravindpradeep1265 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @edisonzhou9864
    @edisonzhou9864 Год назад

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Год назад

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

  • @jongkyu1
    @jongkyu1 3 года назад +3

    All the videos on the channel explain the really important parts easily and very helpful. It helped me a lot. Looking forward to good videos. Thank you.

  • @patchanok1186
    @patchanok1186 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @andrestorres7343
    @andrestorres7343 7 месяцев назад

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

  • @elliott8175
    @elliott8175 2 года назад +5

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

  • @user-nz4es4gd4b
    @user-nz4es4gd4b 4 месяца назад

    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 👍👍

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  4 месяца назад

      Glad it helped! Good luck with your exam.

  • @grjesus9979
    @grjesus9979 11 месяцев назад +1

    Didn't expect that. Wow, very good explanation

  • @ming2158
    @ming2158 4 месяца назад

    Only watched one video about MGF on RUclips and I would say this is the best

  • @akbarrahmatullah6701
    @akbarrahmatullah6701 2 года назад +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  2 года назад +1

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

  • @iagodantasf
    @iagodantasf 2 года назад

    You actually saved my life right now

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад +1

      I'm glad you found the video helpful.

  • @VamsiTheVigilante
    @VamsiTheVigilante 2 года назад

    What a beautiful explanation!! Thanks a lot!!

  • @fangwilly2086
    @fangwilly2086 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for making these great videos ~

  • @crimfan
    @crimfan 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @shukhratergashov9289
    @shukhratergashov9289 Год назад

    Loved you explanation, thanks so much!!

  • @Zhanbu547
    @Zhanbu547 2 года назад

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

  • @prithviprakash1110
    @prithviprakash1110 2 года назад +8

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад +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.

  • @jacobblack2544
    @jacobblack2544 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @sankhanilnayek9345
    @sankhanilnayek9345 2 года назад

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

  • @vedchoudhary9519
    @vedchoudhary9519 2 года назад

    Thanks. It was very helpful to understand this concept.

  • @heyman620
    @heyman620 9 месяцев назад

    You have made a very tricky subject so simple!

  • @jiahengzhou9820
    @jiahengzhou9820 Год назад

    Thanks a lot for the clear explanation!

  • @cusescholar3582
    @cusescholar3582 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @user-hr8uj4qw4k
    @user-hr8uj4qw4k 8 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @priotoshsarkar7890
    @priotoshsarkar7890 6 месяцев назад

    best lecture ever ..great explanation

  • @tomribaroff8817
    @tomribaroff8817 2 года назад

    Brilliant explanation!

  • @basics7930
    @basics7930 Год назад

    Very Good Explanation...Thank You

  • @thedoctorate
    @thedoctorate 2 года назад

    Excellent explanations.

  • @brucelam115
    @brucelam115 3 месяца назад

    Best explaination + most accurate title

  • @user-ez9ls7dt8g
    @user-ez9ls7dt8g 4 месяца назад

    agreed best explanation on youtube

  • @guliyevshahriyar
    @guliyevshahriyar Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @El..._
    @El..._ Год назад

    Thanks, you are amazing.

  • @davidleder1344
    @davidleder1344 5 месяцев назад

    This is a great video :)

  • @Ericodic
    @Ericodic 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @KL-ez7cm
    @KL-ez7cm 25 дней назад

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  25 дней назад

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

    • @KL-ez7cm
      @KL-ez7cm 24 дня назад +1

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

  • @bradleyli1569
    @bradleyli1569 2 года назад

    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 года назад

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

  • @froglet827
    @froglet827 2 года назад

    Thank you for the informative video

  • @user-gh7ph4fo5m
    @user-gh7ph4fo5m Год назад

    Thanks you very much 🙏🙏

  • @pallavkumar3766
    @pallavkumar3766 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks a TON!!!!

  • @taoshao4515
    @taoshao4515 2 года назад

    thank you very much for the nice explanation :)

  • @kyrilcouda
    @kyrilcouda Год назад

    just perfect

  • @jahanvi9429
    @jahanvi9429 2 года назад

    Thank you so much!!

  • @alifarahani4398
    @alifarahani4398 2 года назад

    Good job!

  • @15998088
    @15998088 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @prabinkarky8402
    @prabinkarky8402 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @yaweli2968
    @yaweli2968 2 года назад +1

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад +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.

  • @sachinrajpandey5242
    @sachinrajpandey5242 2 года назад

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад

      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.

  • @ZEKUNWANG-gc1ck
    @ZEKUNWANG-gc1ck 9 месяцев назад

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  9 месяцев назад

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

  • @kidusabebe2645
    @kidusabebe2645 2 года назад

    AS THE TITLE STATES Best explanation on RUclips

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад

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

  • @sanjayd411
    @sanjayd411 3 года назад +1

    Excellent explanation as always!👍

  • @jeremiahmuuo6407
    @jeremiahmuuo6407 Год назад

    Brilliant 💯

  • @robinbelien8127
    @robinbelien8127 2 года назад

    Thanks so much my tutor can learn from you haha

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад

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

  • @sanathgunawardena832
    @sanathgunawardena832 Год назад

    Nice!

  • @denisovtenetova6125
    @denisovtenetova6125 Год назад

    awesome!

  • @mariaclaralopes3140
    @mariaclaralopes3140 2 года назад

    Best explanation on RUclips!!! Thank you!

  • @gamingandmusic9217
    @gamingandmusic9217 2 года назад

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад

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

  • @KrishnaSharma-cz2it
    @KrishnaSharma-cz2it 2 года назад +1

    Is this derivation for moment generating function of binomial distribution?

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  2 года назад

      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.

  • @TheophileEDOU
    @TheophileEDOU 5 месяцев назад

    thanks

  • @user-sm3nm1oj2r
    @user-sm3nm1oj2r Год назад

    السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته يا دكتور إذا ممكن انا عايزه تساعدني في حل هذه المسألة

  • @xvgreen8586
    @xvgreen8586 Год назад

    Heavenly father

  • @user-ti2jh6yj6z
    @user-ti2jh6yj6z 11 месяцев назад

    Why my doctor didn’t explain that like you, it’s easy, but the doctor in University make it hard

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  11 месяцев назад

      I'm glad my explanations are helping you.

  • @user-sm3nm1oj2r
    @user-sm3nm1oj2r Год назад

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

    • @iain_explains
      @iain_explains  Год назад +2

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

  • @jackdvorak6239
    @jackdvorak6239 Год назад

    goat

  • @user-qt8mg9jt8x
    @user-qt8mg9jt8x Год назад

    ???????