What are the odds?

Introduces some ideas relation to probability, and presents situations designed to explore random events and the frequency distribution of probability. From the series Vision in mathematics.

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Credits

director

John Walker

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:20:16:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

502508

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Probabilities

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Random variables

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1968

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