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This lecture returns briefly to random walks, and moves on to discuss different views of non-determinism and an introduction to probability. It concludes with examples of using pylab to plot data. Image courtesy of Lonnie Dunn on Flickr. |
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Lecture 13: Some Basic Probability and Plotting Data (00:42:49)
Lecture 13: Some Basic Probability and Plotting Data
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This lecture begins a deeper look at simulations with an introduction to randomness, probability, and plotting through programming.
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Check Yourself
What is a stochastic process?
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One whose next state depends upon both previous states and some random element.
What makes two events independent?
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Two events are independent if the outcome of one has no influence on the outcome of the other.