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The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...Statistical mechanics - You saw earlier that very strong claims were made for Newtonian mechanics. Many regarded it as a basic framework that would underlie all scientific explanations. It is therefore natural to ask about the relationship between Newtonian mechanics and thermodynamics: Do they contradict one another? Are they separate aspects of the truth? Can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...statistical tools for analysing data. This add-in comes with Excel during installation. However, if it has not already been loaded or activated on the machine you are using, you need to do so to proceed further. To load the Data Analysis ToolPak: Open the Excel worksheet (this will already be opened if you have opened ‘JC Electrics template’ file). Click on the File...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?
History & The Arts

The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?

...statistical information. In the 1980s, the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure produced a much-respected study of the growth of population; and their research continues in other related areas, most recently with respect to the changing occupational structure of England. When would they say that England began to shift away from a...
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Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...statistics have not come out yet, there will almost certainly have been a split in the English vote in Wales. Working class in-migrants to places like Denbighshire will have probably voted Leave, whilst cosmopolitan in-migrants and students from England almost certainly swelled the Remain vote in the counties of Ceredigion, Gwynedd and places like Cardiff- something I had...
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Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Society, Politics & Law

Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs

...statistics swinging the vote towards leave and the undermining of his prime minister on Brexit when he was the foreign secretary is the most well-publicised example. Having almost led the UK out of the EU, Brexiteers demonstrate little sympathy for the public regarding the impacts on the public. Politicians such as arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees Mogg seem likely to benefit...
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Article 10 mins
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...Statistics and facts on the communications industry taken from Ofcom research publications. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/facts (accessed 18/5/2018) Seabrook, E. M., Kern, M. L., & Rickard, N. S. (2016). Social networking sites, depression, and anxiety: a systematic review. JMIR mental health, 3(4), e50 Seo, H.S., Jeong, E., Sungwon, C., Kwon, Y.,...
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Article 10 mins
Why Do Historians Disagree?
History & The Arts

Why Do Historians Disagree?

...statistics used by earlier historians. There are a number of different sources of disagreement involved here. It is not simply that evidence based on new research superseded evidence based on old research. At any given point in the debate, new data redefines the issue (such as putting the focus on the region) and this often opens the possibility of re-interpreting the...
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Article 10 mins
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...statistics publishers associate a unique identifier with each data publication so that they can be identified and referred to unambiguously. When you find a statistical product that looks like it might be useful to you, it’s always worth trying to find whether it has such an identifier; and if it does, make sure you keep a note of it - it may help you find the dataset...
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