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Lecture 1: Probability and Counting | Statistics 110

Harvard University · lecture · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Lecture 1 of Harvard's Statistics 110 with Joe Blitzstein, introducing sample spaces, the naive definition of probability, counting, binomial coefficients and the sampling table.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended on Ask HN threads as a high-quality free probability course for relearning math or building an ML foundation.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “I have used and can vouch for the high quality of all of them”

    Harvard probability course lectures, vouched for as high quality, with a companion problem book.

    pixelperfect, 2017-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's the best way to relearn math?”

  2. “Probability (Harvard )”

    Harvard probability course as part of a math foundation for machine learning.

    neel8986, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to Seriously Start with Machine Learning and AI”

  3. “You can watch all classes from Harvard here for free”

    Full free Harvard probability lecture series accompanying the Blitzstein and Hwang book.

    pedrodelfino, 2018-11 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Book which comprehensively covers probability theory?”

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Topics: probability, counting, statistics 110, harvard, combinatorics

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