The Average chap

United Kingdom, 1977

Film
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Episode of Series “How to Lie with Statistics”.
The second in a series of animated cartoons based on the book by Darrell Huff and Irving Geis about statistical trickery. Concentrates on the use and misuse of averages. Intended for management training, colleges and schools. Narration by John Cleese. Animation by Tony Hart.

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Credits

producer

Peter Robinson

production company

Video Arts

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Appears in

How to Lie with Statistics

Group of items

How to Lie with Statistics

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000948

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Statistics

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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