Picturing Distributions

Summary With this program, students will see how key characteristics in the distribution of a histogram - shape, center, and spread - help professionals make decisions in such diverse fields as meteorology, television programming, health care, and air traffic control. Through a discussion of the advantages of back-to-back stem plots, this program also emphasizes the importance of seeking explanations for gaps and outliers in small data sets.

S1.E2 ∙ Picturing Distributions

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Stars : Teresa M. Amabile Chuck Schwalbe Andrew Liebhold Pardis Sabeti

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Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Annenberg Learner Webpage

Language : English

Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : Annenberg/CPB Project Annenberg Learner

Summary With this program, students will see how key characteristics in the distribution of a histogram - shape, center, and spread - help professionals make decisions in such diverse fields as meteorology, television programming, health care, and air traffic control. Through a discussion of the advantages of back-to-back stem plots, this program also emphasizes the importance of seeking explanations for gaps and outliers in small data sets.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Annenberg Learner Webpage

Language : English

Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : Annenberg/CPB Project Annenberg Learner

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