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Florence Nightingale made use of statistics in her hospital work during the Crimean war to show that hospital hygiene was so poor that the wounded were less likely to die from disease at the front than in...
Explains some of the main issues surrounding clinical trials, including sample size, randomisation, eradication of psychological patient effect, eradication of potential investigator biases, and appropriate...
Shows how the statistical technique of regression analysis is used at three stages in the manufacture of steel pipes to manufacture North Sea oil by addressing the following questions: given the sulphur...
Three case studies of statistical simulation in cases where it is not possible to carry out the experiment in the real world. On a nature reserve in Oxford, statistical simulation techniques are used to...
Examines sampling from the point of view of the market researcher who needs to discover the popularity of a particular product. Demonstrates the central limit theorem examines its validity.
Introduces the concept of uncertainty, its measurement and the use of the measurements for predicting future events. A case study concerns the mechanical failure of parking meters and attempts to calculate...
A series of dramatised boardroom sequences set in a hypothetical company illustrate how a statistical consultant operates in conjunction with industry. The problems concern the manufacture and supply of...
Applies appropriate staistical techniques to best answer whether it is better to gain extra free solar energy by concentrating the glazing in a conventional house on the south side of the house.
Examines the problem of estimating an unknown parameter from a given set of data and looks at the use and reliability of a number of alternative approaches. Investigates three sets of data; these are then...
Using examples related to energy conservation in housing, the film looks at the issues involved in designing an experiment on a real housing estate.
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