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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...analysis of the 1975 General Household Survey data by McNabb (1987), reports wage equations for professional and semi-skilled manual workers. Table 7: Occupational wage equations SEMI-SKILLED MANUAL PROFESSIONAL Intercept −0.054 2.89 Schooling 0.047* 0.007 Experience 0.077* 0.034* Experience2 −0.011* −0.0006* log Weeks 1.79* 1.10* R^2 0.556 0.500 Sample size 254 796...
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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing

...at various limitations and caveats, such as how DTC genetic testing compares to genetic testing ordered by your doctor, why DTC genetic tests may be less accurate for people of non-European ancestry, and what you should know about data privacy. Visit our YouTube playlist to watch more videos from the GRACE project, or visit our website to find out more about the project....
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What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...agree or disagree politically. About the i-Attune interactive The i-Attune interactive tool is designed for you, the public. Any data you provide is completely anonymous, ensuring your individual entries on the interactive and overall privacy is protected. The tool is simple, accessible, and built to up-skill you in political literacy and finding your democratic voice....
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What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

...data to use Putting information into a different format, or to a different use - reading a gas meter, or compiling a spreadsheet. This is also a service. [How transformation works] Making people better, or fitter Changing people's physical or mental states - health services or massage chairs. This is another type of service. This article is adapted from material for The...
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How does earthquake science help us track North Korea's nuclear tests?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does earthquake science help us track North Korea's nuclear tests?

...data can tell us whether there was an explosion, but not whether that explosion was caused by a nuclear warhead or conventional explosives. For final confirmation that an explosion was nuclear, we have to rely on radionuclide monitoring, or experiments at the test site itself. Similarly, we cannot explicitly differentiate between a nuclear fission bomb and a thermonuclear...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...data on Britain’s small business sector. Its reports have tracked sector developments for three decades. The Open University Business School has hosted the Quarterly Survey since 1989 – the same year it launched its MBA programme, which has provided a strong foundation for many individuals establishing their own small businesses and who have become part of the...
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We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...data collection agencies. There is currently no formal data collection to provide conclusive numbers, but some agencies suggest that there are in excess of 110,000 home-educated young people in England alone. It is likely that numbers have increased far more significantly in the 4-5 years prior to COVID than the generally agreed 20%. ....why does it matter where they...
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Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?
Education & Development

Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?

...data compiled 2014 by Asexual Outreach] Romantic Orientation Chart; data compiled 2014 by Asexual Outreach Asexuals could be any combination of the above, and thusly also could be Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Pan or Hetero, based on their romantic attraction. This is called the Split Attraction Model, wherein a person can have a different romantic orientation from their sexual...
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