The Normal Distribution, Clearly Explained!!!

The normal, or Gaussian, distribution is the most common distribution in all of statistics. Here I explain the basics of how these distributions are created and how they should be interpreted.

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[sugandharaghav]

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[emc]

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[SamTechWorld]

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[lingze]

This video explains normal distribution more clearly and concisely than a 2-hour lecture at my university. Thank you!

[nit]

95% of people who went through this video would understand the Normal Distribution.
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[chandanarajopadhyaya]

Luckily this video popped out in the beginning of my search list ! Such a clear explanation about Normal distribution that I was struggling to understand since years!

[mariokartz]

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[mirageash]

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[zumdar]

wow this is so much easier to understand then my dense obtuse intro to stats textbook!! thank you so much, i had no idea what they were talking about in that dang book

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[mariobuzuk]

Clear and simple explanation. As most things are in the world. There is not complex or heavy themes or things. There is just people that do not know how to explain it because they do not understand them. I used this explanation for understanding limit of detection in analytical measurements. Thank you

[Sripooja.Mahavadi]

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[jesshall]

Thank you so much for this.

I spent a good hour re-reading the subchapter on gaussian distribution in my university textbook and I just could not wrap my head around it. This video made it so simple and it has finally "clicked" in my tired, frustrated brain.

Very much appreciated <3

[celva]

You even didn't explain it until 5 minutes, but gave me a lot of what i need to know from Normal Distribution.
Thank you for the video explanation

[CocaBrunel]

I subscribed halfway through the intro. when you know, you know.

Edit> I just watched the entire video, it's brilliant. A wonderfully concise overview of the subject. I'm always looking for videos like these to give me the core explanation that I can hang the details on to as I go. 5 minutes to explain what it takes a textbook 50 pages. I can't wait to watch the next video on the central limit theory. Thank you Josh great video.

[gs]

One Word! Simply Awesome. After 40 yrs of coming on this earth, today I understood normal distribution and standard deviation. Have been ignoring it since long to understand. Thank you.