What Are Good Resources for Understanding Basic Probability Distributions?

[fasterthanjoao]

Basically, I'm having some difficulty grasping some of the concepts in probability.

..At first I was writing details of what my lecturer has given me, but really I can't make much sense of it and it'd be foolish to type it all out here.

The jist of work is really just as follows; we've been doing basic work on different kinds of distributions: gaussian, poisson and discrete distributions (how the distributions arise and what they're good for etc) and the notes I'm following are pretty bad, I've got a basic physics textbook but its not really much help in this area since its really just maths and really what I'm asking is does anyone know where I can get some good notes on basic info about distributions and errors (uncorrelated error propagations etc..)?

I've tried googling and I'm finding random stuff that's useful, but yeah.

c'mon..

thanks.

 

[member 553083]

One of the best places to look for help with probability and distributions is Khan Academy. They have a series of videos and interactive exercises on probability, distributions, and errors. Additionally, they have a forum where you can ask questions and get help from other students and experts. Another great resource is the book Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by Sheldon M. Ross. This book provides an introduction to the concepts and tools for understanding probability and statistics, and it includes numerous examples and exercises. Finally, there are a number of online courses available through MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that can provide a more in-depth look at probability and distributions. Coursera and edX are two of the most popular platforms for these courses.