StatQuest: Histograms, Probability Distributions

Histograms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•  we can use the histogram to predict the probability of getting future measurments.
• if you want to use a "distribution" to approximate your data(or future measurements). histograms are a good way to justify your decision.
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NOTE: Figuring out how wide to make the bins is tricky, the bins should not be too narrow or too wide

 

 

 

 

 

the histograms gives us a sence of how likely we'll measure someone reallu tall, or really short, or closer to the average

 

 

 the curve tells us the same thing that the histogram tell us.

 the advantages of the curve:

• first, even though we measured a bunch of people, we didn't get a value for this bin. since we can't calculate that probability with the histogram, does that mean that we will never get a measurement that fits into that bin? no. instead we can use the curve to calculate the probability.
• second, the curve is not limited by the width of the bins. if we wanted to know the probability of measuring someone between 5.021 and 5.317, we could use calculus/ computer to calculate this, without having to round to the nearst bin size.
• lastly, if we don't have enough time or money to get a ton of measurements, the approximate curve(based on the mean and standard deviation of the data we were able to collect), is usually good enough.