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Introduction to the calculus of variations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to the calculus of variations

...statistical content at the Open University is usually provided to students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Kinematics of fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Kinematics of fluids

...statistical content at the Open University is usually provided to students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?

...statistics qualifications. Transcript The first is an animation - “5 facts you didn’t know about sex in Britain” which can be viewed above, followed by our interactive - “No sex please, we’re British!”, a quiz designed to explore your sexual attitudes against the Natsal findings, we also have an article - "Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic" with...
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Video 2 mins
Here’s the truth about false accusations of sexual violence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Here’s the truth about false accusations of sexual violence

...statistics on false allegations vary – and refer most often to rape and sexual assault – they are invariably and consistently low. Research for the Home Office suggests that only 4% of cases of sexual violence reported to the UK police are found or suspected to be false. Studies carried out in Europe and in the US indicate rates of between 2% and 6%. It’s important...
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Article 10 mins
Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet.” https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-obesity-physical-activity-and-diet/statistics-on-obesity-physical-activity-and-diet-england-2019 Forrest CB, Bevans KB, Riley AW, Crespo R, Louis TA. Health and school outcomes during children's transition into adolescence. J Adolesc...
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Article 10 mins
Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

...in Sports Coaching (first edition). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367854287. Diversity in English professional football 2022: https://www.statista.com/aboutus/our-research-commitment. Duffey, D.E (2018), It's No Secret, it's Racism. Szymanski, S (2023), Black Representation in English Professional Football: A Statistical Analysis: https://shorturl.at/xkIYi....
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Video 5 mins
Air Pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Air Pollution

...car emissions, but interpreting the data into real pollution statistics is harder than it seems. Clear Solutions How to clean the air. Demonstration of methods used to remove pollutants from the air, including factory emissions. Industrial Emissions How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents....
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Audio 26 mins
Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence

...statistics in the courtroom published by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS). The Court of Appeal has given less guidance on the language in which opinions should be expressed. Rather, it has focused on how experts should give their evidence as a whole. It has emphasised the need for an expert to provide objective ‘independent assistance’ to the court and to state the...
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Article 5 mins