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Making Sense of Data in the Media (trailer)

From Online Learning June 27, 2017

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How Much Of What?

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How Much Of What?

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What is a Big Number?

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What is a Big Number?

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Taking a View From the Outside

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Taking a View From the Outside

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When Research Questions Go Bad

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When Research Questions Go Bad

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The Importance of Measurement

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The Importance of Measurement

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Reviewing the Methodology

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Reviewing the Methodology

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Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

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Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

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Drawing a Sample

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Drawing a Sample

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Interview with Joe Twyman from YouGov

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Interview with Joe Twyman from YouGov

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Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman in conversation…

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Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman in conversation…

Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman in conversation part 1

From Online Learning June 27, 2017

Learn how to make sense of social statistics and economic data with this introductory course on quantitative social science.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/media-data

Increasingly, we’re bombarded with all sorts of data about how society is changing: opinion poll trends, migration data, economic results, government debt levels and MPs’ expenses claims. The ability to read such information with confidence is an increasingly important skill for both modern citizens and those studying the social sciences.

In this free online course, we’ll look at ways of cutting through the confusion to decide what numbers reveal, and when and why they (sometimes deliberately) mislead.

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