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Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...simple graphic, which displays certain summary statistics of a set of data. Boxplots are particularly useful for assessing quickly the location, dispersion, and symmetry or skewness of a set of data, and for making comparisons of these features in two or more data sets. Boxplots can also be useful for drawing attention to possible outliers in a data set. The other topic,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...simple problems wrong if numbers are involved. I am aware that presumed difficulties with maths prevent me from attempting certain aspects of the course. Basic skills could help my confidence, though I feel it may be too late to start. I am aware of an in-built resistance to doing anything involving figures! Why did it sound as if it would be useful? This may be more...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...simple economy shown in Figure 1. [Described image] Figure 1 The circular flow of income in a simple economy. In an economy, firms use labour performed by households to produce goods and services. This is a flow of resources from households to firms as shown by the green arrow in Figure 1. Economic resources are also transferred from households to firms as consumption...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...simple way Activity 2 What is a spray diagram? Watch the video on Spray diagrams. Systems map I WILL USE THIS TYPE OF DIAGRAMMING … WHEN I WANT TO: EXAMPLES OF USE Identify conceptual or biophysical boundaries placed around a particular issue Identify elements outside that boundary which might be significant Explore the significance of changing where the boundary is...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...simple scribbles or ‘tags’ or signatures to rather complex, unique images. The creation of graffiti often involves the use of spray paint, marker pens and stencils, and sometimes acid solutions or sharp instruments, such as keys or knives, to mark surfaces. Whilst graffiti has become increasingly widespread, particularly in large cities like New York, Berlin or...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...simple tables express, manipulate and compare very small numbers...The Moon: 1 Observing the Moon - Activity 1 Timing: 0 hours 30 minutes Try to make out features on the surface of the Moon, even if you have no optical aid available. If you have the use of a pair of binoculars you will probably be surprised by how much you can see (especially if you avoid full Moon). A...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...codes and it would never be considered that a woman would wear trousers or be seen out in public without gloves and a hat. Long skirts and petticoats did not suit the industrial environment which women found themselves working in. Their clothing proved to be dangerous and, in some cases, fatal. Gradually it became accepted that women would need to wear more practical...
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Article 5 mins
Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...code to the rest of us? Certainly, according to the book The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli was a 16th century diplomat who lost his job in the Renaissance equivalent of a coup d’état. Keen to impress the new rulers, he wrote them this little advice manual, an A-Z of how to wield political power. Today, being Machiavellian implies being unprincipled and...
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