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Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...rows. (In other cases, it could be columns or individual cells that are pooled.) However, care is needed when, by making such simplifications, information is lost from the table. The examples of the application of guideline 4 that you have seen involve calculating appropriate ratios or rates. Such calculations are very common in dealing with data in tabular form...Interpreting data: boxplots and tables: 3 Interpreting data ......
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Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...care, secure housing and employment, it is important that populist representations create realistic and non-shaming examples of trans lives. In the UK, there is a third sector intervention into the way trans lives are represented in the media. Organisations such as Trans Media Watch play a vital role in improving understanding and reducing stigma, particularly in the...
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Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...care package may sound appealing to some, but has been panned by the former government adviser Andrew Dilnot. There are no real sweeteners in here, unless we count the 30 hours of free childcare, which was announced by the government in the last parliament anyway and would have happened with or without an election. We could see some of the key policies as an attempt to...
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After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?
Society, Politics & Law

After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?

...care, rehabilitation, care in the community, psychological support and the rest of the wraparound assistance provided by richer countries’ well-financed health economies. Embed from Getty Images Cause no harm So the wider world should give Sierra Leone its aid, but must make sure it is effective. We know that foreign aid can harm, be abused, and lead to dependency. But...
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...careful editorial approach is provided by the children’s news programme, Newsround, screened in the mid-1990s. It’s also a show about climate change, and the team of presenter, editor and producer try to connect problems and actions within one short story. Household energy use is connected with quite abstract physical impacts that are distant in time and space, using...
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The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...Care with the Open University, and I am the creator of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series. The series is the outcome of collaborative work between academia, research and members of the public who have all contributed to the content as well as to the success of the series. The Series establishes Participatory Public Engagement as the main vehicle for delivery and impact....
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The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...care does need to be taken in applying labels to the type of person a “victim” or a “bully” is. And in my experience both parties may well have engaged in negative acts towards each other. Tackling the bullies When it comes to dealing with bullies in workplaces, it seems there is still quite some way to go – given that a recent survey of 1,500 UK workers showed...
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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...care still depends largely on the resources of individual clubs. For some players, the psychological toll deepens even further after injury. One study found that professional female footballers are nearly twice as likely to experience psychological distress after undergoing surgery. Yet mental health support during injury recovery remains inconsistent across the WSL....
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