Sampling.

Looks at sampling techniques and shows how they are used by a manufacturer to control production quality. The program then introduces the concept of t-distribution used by the Trading Standards Office to check legal norms in production. Finally, computer animation shows how the distribution of the s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Open University, Open University Educational Enterprises, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
Other Authors:	Barker, Andrew, Lunn, A. D. (A. Daniel), Gordon, Eric, Guiver, Michael, Iossif, Gillian, Witney, Robert
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	[London, England] : BBC-The Open University, [1984]
Series:	Probability and statistics ; M245/11.
Subjects:	Sampling (Statistics) Distribution (Probability theory) Échantillonnage (Statistique) Distribution (Théorie des probabilités) distribution (statistics-related concept) Statistics
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Summary:	Looks at sampling techniques and shows how they are used by a manufacturer to control production quality. The program then introduces the concept of t-distribution used by the Trading Standards Office to check legal norms in production. Finally, computer animation shows how the distribution of the sample mean is related to the distribution of the population.
Item Description:	"FOUM165S/71/X." Can accompany separately published booklet: Samples and sampling. Milton Keynes : Open University Press, 1984.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Production Credits:	Producer: Andrew Barker; Graphic design: Michael Guiver.