Development Aid

Synopsis

Considers the global issue of child health and in particular how UNICEF compiles an annual report on the state of the world’s children. Explains the report, how health data is collected, and how governments and aid agencies use the data to plan long-term development. Two basic statistical techniques emerge: correlation, which is used to establish relationships between two sets of data, and regression, which is used to calculate the effect on one data set of changes in another.

Series

Statistics in Society, Course Mdst242

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Mathematics

Keywords

child health; statistics

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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