Consists of 24 lectures; each is 30 minutes.

"Course no. 1487."

Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.

Producer, Alisha Reay; academic content supervisor, Ann Waigand; directors, Jon Leven, Sal Rodriguez; camera operators, Alexis Doty, Jared Bourgeois, Jack Dierkin, Jim Allen; editor, Alisha Reay.

Lecturer: Michael Starbird, Professor of Mathematics and Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin.

Who was the greatest baseball hitter of all time? How likely is it that a poll is correct? Is it smart to buy last year's highest-performing stock? These questions all involve the interpretation of statistics, and this film is an introduction to this vitally important subject in today's data-driven society. Explanations for terms such as mean, median, percentile, quartile, statistically significant, and bell curve, and scores of other statistical concepts are covered. The emphasis is on the role of statistics in daily life, giving a broad overview of how statistical tools are employed in risk assessment, college admissions, drug testing, fraud investigation, and a host of other applications.

Rating: Not rated.

DVD.