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Geometric Distributions and the Birthday Paradox: Crash Course Statistics #16 Instructional VideoGeometric Distributions and the Birthday Paradox: Crash Course Statistics #16 Instructional Video
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Crash Course
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9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Media Length
10:19
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10 mins
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2018
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Geometric Distributions and the Birthday Paradox: Crash Course Statistics #16

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It's your birthday! But, maybe other people's, too. An illuminating video describes how to apply geometric probability distributions in real-world situations. It then reveals how probability helps explain the birthday paradox.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

paradoxes, probability, geometric probability

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have the class compare birthdays and consider the birthday paradox

Classroom Considerations

  • 16th video in the Crash Course Statistics playlist, scholars should have knowledge of probability distributions from the previous video
  • Learners must have familiarity with basic probability
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Examples are beneficial in understanding concepts
  • Interesting animations are engaging and hold viewer interest

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-MD.A.2

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