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21st century skills library. Data geek Building blocks of math Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Core knowledge series Core knowledge series 2 Great courses (DVD) Sports - Graphics Standard deviants core curriculum Teach yourself booksLevinson, Horace C. (Horace Clifford)
Summary: In simple, nontechnical language, the author explores the fundamentals governing chance and applies them to statistics relevant to sports, government, business, and other fields. Part I concerns the theory of probability, with discussions of superstitions, fallacies, betting odds, the law of mathematical expectation, and specific applications of probability to poker, roulette, lotteries, dice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEVDodd, Don.
Contents: [v. 1] Historical statistics of the South, 1790-1970.--v. 2. The Midwest
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Alabama Press 1973
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317.3 DODSummary: Who said statistics were boring? Using magic and circus motifs, this program demonstrates the significance of probability theory and the importance of using the correct test to analyze research data. Host Amy and her friend Matt the Magician guide viewers through the need to make probability statements, and along with a team of students, use juggling skills to explore choice of test. Setting...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this collection of 24 lectures (30 min. each), Joel Sartore lectures on the basics of operating a camera, the elements of a photograph and composition and lighting, as well as analyzing real-life photo opportunities and selecting and preparing photographs for photographic essays.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 771 Fundamentals 2012Sellers, James A.
Summary: This well-rounded approach to the basics of mathematics is a surefire way to strengthen your current knowledge or to gain new skills for more deftly and confidently approaching and dealing with math. Professor Sellers reveals the secrets behind all the key math topics you need to know. In 24 lectures packed with helpful examples, practice problems, and guided walk-throughs, you'll finally grasp...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MASCall number: DVD 510 MAS
Spiegelhalter, D. J.
Summary: "Statistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day. In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we want to separate the fact from the fiction, the ostentatious embellishments from the raw evidence-- and even more so if we hope to participate in the future, rather than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 SPIGamble, Lonnie A.
Summary: Become a more thoughtful consumer, save money, and reduce your ecological footprint with this course that teaches you how integrate sustainable practices into your everyday life. By learning specific knowledge and techniques on how to work more efficiently with the energy, water, and food you consume, you can live a more balanced and sustainable lifestyle that also positively impacts the world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 FUNGreenberg, Robert
Summary: For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 781 UNDOehrli, Jo Angela
Summary: Explains how the collection and use of data plays an important role in projects of all kinds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 519.5 OEHWalling, Henry Francis
Contents: Brief outline of history.--Summary of the history of education in Michigan.--Railroads of Michigan.--Census.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bookmark 1977
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2 available in Nelson Room Oversize, Call number: NEL 912.774 ATLSummary: Horrified by the living conditions in Chicago's tenements, Jane Addams opened Hull House in 1889, a place where she, Julia Lathrop, and other fellow activists could provide outreach services to the poor and uneducated people of the neighborhood-and by applying statistical analysis to real-world problems, pave the way for far-reaching social reform. Filled with archival photos and footage, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Harford, Tim
Summary: "Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.4 HARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Math HarfordSummary: After concisely defining the purpose of statistics, section one of this program uses Five-Card Charlie's Fuzzy Dice Cola to examine the concepts of population and sampling and to catalogue the elements of statistical problems. In section two, data derived from the National Martyr Competition provides an opportunity to set up a relative frequency histogram, which involves classes and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Osweiller, Regina
Summary: "Experience mathematics like never before! The characters in this series will whisk you away on a colorful journey through basic mathematical concepts. Does math just make you cringe? Never fear! Learning can be oodles of fun with the... building blocks of math"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 519.5 OSWLoureiro, Stephanie
Summary: "From common sports stats to how stats help a team make money, readers will learn the importance of statistics in sports"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Sport Graph LoureiroSummary: What should your child learn in the sixth grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American sixth graders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.19 WHA1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 WHA
Graham, Alan
Summary: "A book intended for self instruction presents the basic ideas of statistics."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.422 GRASummary: Robots are now being used in a variety of industrial settings to complete repetitive and sometimes dangerous work. In this video, viewers are introduced to robotics fundamentals including the identification of robotic parts and the capabilities of various robots being used in industry. Viewers also see several examples of industrial robots, microcomputer controllers, robot control programs, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Denworth, Lydia
Summary: "An engaging and deeply reported investigation of friendship: its evolution, purpose, and centrality in human and nonhuman lives alike. The bonds of friendship are universal and elemental. In Friendship, journalist Lydia Denworth visits the front lines of the science of friendship in search of its biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations. Finding it to be as old as life on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 DENReichmann, W. J. (William John)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1962
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 RICSummary: In this TEDTalk, Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics - and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials. Donnelly is an expert in probability theory who applies statistical methods to genetic data. He's also an expert on DNA analysis, and an advocate for sensible statistical analysis in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 WHAHirsch, E.D. Jr.
Summary: "A revised and updated edition of the bestselling definitive Core Knowledge guide for parents and teachers of third grade-age children, featuring all new full-color photographs and illustrations and revised material"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Beginning with a history of humankind's quest for flight, this video then introduces the basic components of an airplane. It also examines how an aircraft flies, the four forces that affect flight, types of propulsion units, and the instruments used to create movement. It's an interesting introduction to the basics of aeronautics technology.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006