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PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...statistics to life with individual life stories from interviewees. The book aims to help readers to find out what works for them. Dr Edward Wastnidge Karen speaks to Eddie about Diplomacy and Reform in Iran, his new book on Iranian foreign policy under former reformist-president Mohammed Khatami. Eddie explores how ideas translate into foreign policy, the way Khatami’s...
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The science of chocolate
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of chocolate

...statistical analysis. However, it only happened during the first two weeks of dark chocolate consumption; after that the effect was not apparent. But 100g of dark chocolate a day for two weeks is a lot of chocolate! As 100g of dark chocolate contains about 550 kcal, this is roughly a quarter of an average person’s daily calorific requirement of 2000 kcal for a woman and...
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Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...statistical analysis. The aim is to document the perspectives, activities or practices of people, to understand these in their contexts, and to explain their character, causes, and/or consequences, relying primarily on verbal forms of analysis. There is some truth in that qualitative and quantitative research are each suitable for answering different types of questions....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...statistical techniques to demonstrate the test’s validity (measures what it intends to measure) and reliability (produces consistent results over time, individuals and situations), and so these can take years to develop. Employers should then choose relevant tests to measure the skills, abilities and/or traits that are specifically relevant to the job role being...
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Article 10 mins
1 July 1916: the beginning of the Battle of the Somme
History & The Arts

1 July 1916: the beginning of the Battle of the Somme

...statistics, they remain staggeringly and inconceivably high. When fighting ended in November 1916, the BEF had gained an area of approximately 10 kilometres along a stretch of 35 kilometres at a cost of 419,654 casualties. The French suffered roughly half those casualties and won twice the territory – still arguably a devastatingly small gain for an indefensible number...
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Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics

...statistics, etc.), culture (African, American, etc.), period (Ancient, Middle Ages, etc.). It will also contain maps from which it would be possible to see immediately where and when, for example, a mathematical idea developed and/or its route of transmission. It will also contain ideas for assessment. In our presentation we included two examples that demonstrate the sort...
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Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...statistics from the previous World Cup winners where the RFU calculated average team ages of 27 (Australia), 28 (England), 27 (South Africa) and 28 (New Zealand). In their 2015 squad New Zealand have opted for experience including four players who have played in four world cups and France have just one player under the age of 25 with an average age of 29.1. Rugby players...
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Article 5 mins
A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...statistics evidence the use of restraint found to be more prevalent in cases of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people who have died in police custody than in deaths of white people. Black British people are 8 times more like to be Stopped and Searched than their white counterparts, and police use of force is greater towards Black people with mental health problems...
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