Numeracy for Professional Purposes (2/10): Types of Data
Overview of data types
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The Latinum Request Show
Anything you want to hear read in Latin? Let me know what it is, give me your name, and I will read it for you. :) Use the comment box below.
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Is design killing our planet, or can it be our saviour?


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Income Inequality In the United States
For this assignment we will explore the impact of gender and race on the earnings of full-time workers in 2000. The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to some basic data analysis software (WebCHIP), to develop some familiarity with working with data from the Current Population Survey, and to apply what you have learned in the course to try to explain differences in earnings based on race and gender.
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Visual Studio Toolbox: Reporting Performance Issues with PerfWatson

Have you ever run into a scenario where a long running task causes the Visual Studio UI thread to hang or become unresponsive? The PerfWatson extension logs these issues and automatically and anonymously reports back to Microsoft.

In this episode, we are joined by Cameron McColl, who explains why the PerfWatson extension was created and how you can install it. He also shows us some collected data and explains how it's used to drive performance improvements and make Visual
Author(s): Robert Green

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Molly Brown: Biography of a Changing Nation
The true story of Margaret Brown transcends the limitation of myth, revealing a woman of extraordinary spirit and complexity who embodied the issues of her times and the power of individual action. This reformer worked hard to make a difference and her confidence made it possible for her to help others and this 2:30 video helps explains these. Unfortunately, it just touches on them so this video could be used as a discovery lesson since it includes reformers, mining, and even the Titanic.
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Rats replace doctors in pioneering disease diagnosis
Send in rats to prevent the spread of a deadly disease? The idea seems like a contradiction in terms, but a team of Johnson & Johnson executives and MBA participants took the Blue Ocean Strategy to a new dimension for their imaginative solution to reducing tuberculosis cases.
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4 Language study skills
Learning languages and finding out about other countries can be fun, as well as useful, and this unit is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why knowledge of other languages and cultures can be important; others are about what it’s like to study a foreign language or to have a career using a foreign language. This unit is aimed at seco
Author(s): The Open University

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3 Studying languages
Learning languages and finding out about other countries can be fun, as well as useful, and this unit is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why knowledge of other languages and cultures can be important; others are about what it’s like to study a foreign language or to have a career using a foreign language. This unit is aimed at seco
Author(s): The Open University

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2 Languages and the work environment
Learning languages and finding out about other countries can be fun, as well as useful, and this unit is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why knowledge of other languages and cultures can be important; others are about what it’s like to study a foreign language or to have a career using a foreign language. This unit is aimed at seco
Author(s): The Open University

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1.1 Careers advice
Learning languages and finding out about other countries can be fun, as well as useful, and this unit is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why knowledge of other languages and cultures can be important; others are about what it’s like to study a foreign language or to have a career using a foreign language. This unit is aimed at seco
Author(s): The Open University

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El Nino-La Nina Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly: January 1997 through March 1999
An animation of sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 to March 1999 as measured by NOAA AVHRR
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Episode 49 - Access Control in the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7

Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.

In this episode, Vittorio Bertocci joins Steve as they discuss the role of Windows Azure Access Control in
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Winning in high-turnover markets
When managers evaluate potential new businesses, the first question they often ask is: How fast is the market growing? By focusing only on growth, however, they often overlook another critical measure of market potential — high turnover of the customer base.
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Imatge i llenguatge visual
Aquesta assignatura és la continuació de l'assignatura Disseny gràfic, i forma part d'una sèrie d'assignatures que s'ocuparan del disseny visual dels productes multimèdia. L'estudiant treballarà a nivell avançat la capacitat per crear i dissenyar els elements gràfics i visuals d'un producte o aplicació multimèdia, utilitzant procediments creatius, fonaments bàsics del disseny i un llenguatge formal. Ho farà mitjançant la resolució de problemes de disseny, que augmentaran la seva ca
Author(s): David Gómez Fontanills,Alba Ferrer Franquesa

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Double cantilever beam test

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Double cantilever beam test

This resource is a schematic image showing the Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) test used to determine the mode I failure strength of composite materia
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6.4 Blogs
The internet provides a world of information, but how do you find what you are looking for? This unit will help you discover the meaning of information quality and teach you how to evaluate the material you come across in your study of technology. You will learn how to plan your searches effectively and be able to experiment with some of the key resources in this area.
Author(s): The Open University

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6.3 Mailing lists and newsgroups
The internet provides a world of information, but how do you find what you are looking for? This unit will help you discover the meaning of information quality and teach you how to evaluate the material you come across in your study of technology. You will learn how to plan your searches effectively and be able to experiment with some of the key resources in this area.
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