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Big Data. Episode 10, Political Polls - How Weighted Averaging Wins [efilm]

2019
Streaming Video

Total copies: 1

Available: 0

Study the role of big data in predicting election results. Contrast the disastrous 1936 presidential poll by the Literary Digest with today's impressively accurate aggregators of polls, such as statistician Nate Silver. Analyze what makes aggregation more effective than any single poll.
Author:
Imprint:
The Great Courses, 2014.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.In English
Performers:
Tim Chartier
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
633302
Electronic access:
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
eLibrary*eFilmClick the stream eFilm link above (Set: 18 Feb 2021)
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