Statistical paradoxes

False positive paradox

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How to Solve the Liar Paradox

Most paradoxes either stem from the misunderstanding of a topic, or aren't really paradoxes. However, here is a paradox that seems to contradict logic itself. What's going on here? And what does the liar paradox have to do with computer science? #some2

From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos

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The Probability of a False Positive in a Drug Test

Please Subscribe here, thank you!!! https://goo.gl/JQ8Nys The Probability of a False Positive in a Drug Test

From playlist Statistics

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Logic - Basic Examples

help on basic logic examples

From playlist Geometry

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Determining the negation of a hypothesis and conclusion from a statement

👉 Learn how to find the negation of a statement. The negation of a statement is the opposite of the statement. It is the 'not' of a statement. If a statement is represented by p, then the negation is represented by ~p. For example, The statement "It is raining" has a negation of "It is not

From playlist Negation of a Statement

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The medical test paradox, and redesigning Bayes' rule

About Likelihood Ratios, also sometimes called Bayes Factors*. Help fund future projects: https://www.patreon.com/3blue1brown An equally valuable form of support is to simply share some of the videos. Special thanks to these supporters: https://3b1b.co/bayes-factor-thanks Home page: https:

From playlist Prob and Stats

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Ex: Simplifying the Opposites of Negatives Integers

This video provides several examples of simplifying opposites of negative integers. Search Complete Video Library at http://www.mathispower4u.wordpress.com

From playlist Introduction to Integers

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What is the negation of a statement and examples

👉 Learn how to find the negation of a statement. The negation of a statement is the opposite of the statement. It is the 'not' of a statement. If a statement is represented by p, then the negation is represented by ~p. For example, The statement "It is raining" has a negation of "It is not

From playlist Negation of a Statement

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Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems: An Informal Introduction to Formal Logic #SoME2

My entry into SoME2. Also, my first ever video. I hope you enjoy. The Book List: Logic by Paul Tomassi A very good first textbook. Quite slow at first and its treatment of first-order logic leaves a little to be desired in my opinion, but very good on context, i.e. why formal logic is im

From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos

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Why Does a Negative Times a Negative Equal a Positive

This tutorial uses basic math and logic to demonstrate that a negative times a negative equals a positive. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn2SbZWi4yTkmPUj5wnbfoA/join :)

From playlist Basic Math

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Plato on Knowledge - The Meno & Theaetetus (History of Philosophy)

Peter Adamson discusses Plato's dialogues the Meno and the Theaetetus, which address various epistemological topics, including Meno's paradox, Plato's theory of recollection, the nature of knowledge, relativism, and the difference between knowledge and true belief (e.g. what must be added

From playlist Socrates & Plato

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Can you solve the false positive riddle? - Alex Gendler

Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/ Solution to the bonus riddle mentioned at the end: https://brilliant.org/tededprobabilitypairs/ Mining unobtainium is hard work – the rare mineral appears in only 1% of rocks in the mine. But your friend Tricky Joe has somethin

From playlist New TED-Ed Originals

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What IS a Number? As Explained by a Mathematician

NEXT VIDEO IN SERIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO9a7h87DbA See how we develop even more concepts from this mathematical foundation. Ever wondered how numbers are actually defined? In this video, you'll learn the most common way it's done by mathematicians. MY PATREON IS NOW LIVE! B

From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos

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Logic: The Structure of Reason

As a tool for characterizing rational thought, logic cuts across many philosophical disciplines and lies at the core of mathematics and computer science. Drawing on Aristotle’s Organon, Russell’s Principia Mathematica, and other central works, this program tracks the evolution of logic, be

From playlist Logic & Philosophy of Mathematics

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Set Theory (Part 2a): Russell's Paradox

Please feel free to leave comments/questions on the video below! In this video, I briefly speak about the Russell paradox and why ZFC avoids this paradox when discussing pathological sets. One should hopefully see why it is that this paradox is disastrous for the naive set theory adopted

From playlist Set Theory by Mathoma

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What A General Diagonal Argument Looks Like (Category Theory)

Diagonal Arguments are a powerful tool in maths, and appear in several different fundamental results, like Cantor's original Diagonal argument proof (there exist uncountable sets, or "some infinities are bigger than other infinities"), Turing's Halting Problem, Gödel's incompleteness theor

From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos

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Samson Abramsky - The sheaf-theoretic structure of contextuality and non-locality

Talk at the school and conference “Toposes online” (24-30 June 2021): https://aroundtoposes.com/toposesonline/ Slides: https://aroundtoposes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AbramskySlidesToposesOnline.pdf Quantum mechanics implies a fundamentally non-classical picture of the physical worl

From playlist Toposes online

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What is a Null Hypothesis?

Overview of null hypothesis, examples of null and alternate hypotheses, and how to write a null hypothesis statement.

From playlist Hypothesis Tests and Critical Values

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