Crash Course Statistics #16: Geometric Distributions

Geometric probabilities, and probabilities in general, allow us to guess how long we'll have to wait for something to happen. This video discusses how they can be used to figure out how many Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans you could eat before getting the dreaded vomit flavored bean, and how they can help us make decisions when there is a little uncertainty. Also, this video looks at the Birthday Paradox (or birthday problem) which asks the question: how many people do you think need to be in a room for there to likely be a shared birthday? [10:18]