The Sample Variance: Why Divide By N-1?

2015 6:53
Synopsis
An informal discussion of why we divide by n-1 in the sample variance formula. I give some motivation for why we should divide by ...

You Might Also Like

Variance and Standard Deviation: Why divide by n-1? 13:47
Variance And Standard Deviation: Why Divide By N-1?
2018
Why We Divide by N-1 in the Sample Variance (The Bessel's Correction) 6:21
Why We Divide By N-1 In The Sample Variance (the Bessel's Co...
2024
Review and intuition why we divide by n-1 for the unbiased sample | Khan Academy 9:44
Review And Intuition Why We Divide By N-1 For The Unbiased S...
2013
Why n-1? Least Squares and Bessel’s Correction | Degrees of Freedom Ch. 2 23:49
Why N-1? Least Squares And Bessel’s Correction | Degrees O...
2026
Why does the sample variance have an n-1? 6:13
Why Does The Sample Variance Have An N-1?
2026
Why Dividing By N Underestimates the Variance 17:15
Why Dividing By N Underestimates The Variance
2020
Sample Variance: Why divide by n-1? 2:21
Sample Variance: Why Divide By N-1?
2024
Why Sample Variance is Divided by n-1 9:03
Why Sample Variance Is Divided By N-1
2022
FINALLY! Why we divide by N-1 for Sample Variance and Standard Deviation 6:46
Finally! Why We Divide By N-1 For Sample Variance And Standa...
2016
What is an unbiased estimator? Proof sample mean is unbiased and why we divide by n-1 for sample var 17:12
What Is An Unbiased Estimator? Proof Sample Mean Is Unbiased...
2022
Variance: Why n-1? Intuitive explanation of concept and proof (Bessel‘s correction) 30:13
Variance: Why N-1? Intuitive Explanation Of Concept And Proo...
2022
Download Options
Choose a download method below. All links open in new tabs.
Service Features Action
SaveFrom
MP4 & MP3 • HD Quality • Browser Extension Available
Download
Security Notice: These are third-party services. We recommend using antivirus software and being cautious of pop-up ads.