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Outlook for Thursday: Mathematics in Action: 7: Samples and the Normal Distribution

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

How is it that banks are able to weigh out money when worn coins are so much lighter than new ones? The programme shows that weighing money is surprisingly accurate and that the mathematics behind the method relies on a basic concept in statistics.
Presented by Stewart Gartside.
Repeated next week for Schools

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Presenter:
Stewart Gartside
Producer:
Edward Goldwyn
Source: Radio Times

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