Statistics in Farming

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There are over 2.1 million farms in the U.S., totaling over 900 million acres. And those millions of harvests aren’t only producing food; they’re also producing data--a lot of data! That’s where statisticians like Sarah Hoffman and Jackie Brown of the USDA come in.

Running time 5:00 minutes.

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Date Of Record Release	2010-09-04 18:18:15
Description	There are over 2.1 million farms in the U.S., totaling over 900 million acres. And those millions of harvests aren’t only producing food; they’re also producing data--a lot of data! That’s where statisticians like Sarah Hoffman and Jackie Brown of the USDA come in. Running time 5:00 minutes.
Classification	Education and Training Resources -- Texts, Manuals, Other Media Education and Training Resources -- Elementary level Education and Training Resources -- High school level Education and Training Resources -- Intermediate or middle school level
Resource Type	Case Study Classroom Activity Curriculum Presentation/Demo
Format	Visual/Slides/Film
Subject	Teaching--Aids and devices Agriculture--Study and teaching Education--Curricula Agriculture--Statistics
Source	The Futures Channel
Keyword	Film, Online Movie, Statistics, STEM
Selector	Selection Committee
Date Of Record Creation	2010-09-04 18:14:23
Education Level	Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Date Last Modified	2010-09-08 16:38:58
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2010-09-04 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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