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How good were the pollster's predictions?
Science, Maths & Technology

How good were the pollster's predictions?

...statistical uncertainty, the projection was of an “almost certain” overall majority for the Conservatives. The probability of a hung parliament was put at just 3%. All misses – though that doesn’t necessarily reflect on the model, which after all can only be as good as the polls fed into it. Many others were wrong, too. The 2017 General Election Combined Forecast,...
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Young people are not apathetic
Society, Politics & Law

Young people are not apathetic

...Statistics in the United States, that there were more than 30 million involuntary job losses between 1980 and 2004. And a 2016 estimate suggests that over six million people in the UK are in precarious or insecure employment. This makes it not only difficult to plan for the future, buy a house, build a life, but to make any moves for change for greater equality at the...
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...statistics, other Twitter users replied to the tweet that contained that question with comments such as “I’m going to hunt down the 4% who tweet while at the cinema”, and “I hope they get nits”. [Tweeting at cafe] Some 68% of respondents engage with Twitter while they’re at work: 21% reading only and 47% reading and writing. A further 51% say they engage with...
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Workshops on gender diversity – helping us move from insults to inclusion.
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workshops on gender diversity – helping us move from insults to inclusion.

...statistically significant increases in valuing and understanding gender-diverse people from before and to after the workshop. Unsurprisingly, given the amount of research on the topic of violence towards transgender people, students described their school cultures as being hard and unwelcoming. These hostile school cultures were perceived to be related to experiences of...
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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...Statistics Office, 2011). The uniqueness of the Irish language, although under threat, can be seen as an important resource for the area. Oideas Gael, an organisation offering adult Irish language and cultural courses, attracts participants from around the world to Southwest Donegal. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, one of the founders of Oideas Gael, discusses the shift in language...
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Do whales use their heads to attack boats?
Nature & Environment

Do whales use their heads to attack boats?

...statistical and simulation approaches that engineers use to test the endurance of bridges and tunnels. “We showed that the connective tissue partitions within the junk have the ability to absorb impact stresses that could otherwise cause bone fractures,” says Panagiotopoulou. Although the prevalence of ramming in sperm whales is not well documented, ramming is seen in...
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What is the pension triple lock, and how has it become an election issue?
Money & Business

What is the pension triple lock, and how has it become an election issue?

...Statistics, Department of Work and Pensions, CC BY-ND Back in the 1970s, when the basic pension was worth around a third of average earnings, it was increased each year by the greater of the change in prices or earnings. The earnings link ensured that pensioners’ living standards would not fall behind those of the working population, given that historically earnings...
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A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar
Health, Sports & Psychology

A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar

...statistical/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-survey/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-survey-survey-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing-england-2014 (accessed 18/02/23) The Mental Health Foundation (2022) What it’s like to have bipolar, by people who have bipolar Available at: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/blogs/what-its-have-bipolar-people-who-have-bipolar...
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