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Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...studying this course, you should be able to: deal with basic uncertainty in a decision-making context understand the basic ideas of probability calculate expected values produce and analyse a decision tree...Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty: 1 Dealing with uncertainty: an introduction to probability - Allow approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to complete this...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...studies partly support this notion, but there's also strong evidence that the anti-government and pro-government groups are only slightly different. According to a survey carried out by the Datafolha Research Institute at two recent protests in São Paulo (one pro-government and the other against), anti-government demonstrators were 13 percent more likely to earn above...
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How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...study found that by May 2016 Trump had received the equivalent of US$3 billion in free advertising from the media coverage his campaign commanded. Trump seemed to intuitively understand that the controversial things he said on the campaign trail captured the voters’ attention in a way that serious policy speeches never could. Most important of all, he had highly...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...studied and documented some of these languages and writing systems, and their work allows us today to discover many fascinating stories from those cultures. While it is interesting and advantageous to know more than one language, our native language is particularly important, as it is the tool in which we most easily encode and decode our emotions, our stories, and our...
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Video 5 mins
The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...study with a view to understand what the experiences of informal young, adult and older adult carers are with respect to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, self-isolation and beyond. By understanding more about the exercise/PA implications of the COVID-19 pandemic across the different age groups of carers, we can support them with more specific and fitting...
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Article 10 mins
Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...Studies qualification. The movement of millions of Africans to the New World, during a period of roughly four hundred years, was by any standard, a major historical phenomenon. Rightly, accounts have emphasised the immediate impact, in terms of suffering and deaths, and the human tragedy that this represented. But there were also profound long-term consequences, which...
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What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...studies of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and conduct exploration of them so as to avoid their harmful contamination and also adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter and, where necessary, shall adopt appropriate measures for this purpose.” [The Committee on Space Research...
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Accessibility statement for OpenLearn
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Accessibility statement for OpenLearn

...study support materials in alternative formats for students who indicate a need for this when completing a Disability Support Form. In addition, some module materials are available in different formats and can be downloaded from module websites. Students can contact their Student Support Team for advice. If you are a student, or someone who has had contact with the...
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