The Gee whiz graph (NP)

United Kingdom, 1974

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Episode number 1 of Series “How to Lie with Statistics”.
John Cleese narrates the first of a series of animated cartoons based on the book by Darrell Huff and Irving Geis. Concentrates on the suppression of zero, and the change of scale in graphs. FOR USE ONLY IN A DOMESTIC SITUATION OR FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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producer

Antony Jay

director

Peter Robinson

production company

Video Arts

Duration

00:10:57:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1974

Appears in

How to Lie with Statistics

Group of items

How to Lie with Statistics

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ACMI Identifier

011918

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Graphic methods

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Management - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Graphic methods

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Statistics

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

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Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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