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Making Sense of Data in the Media

By: Andrew Bell,Todd Hartman,Aneta Piekut,Alasdair Rae,Mark Taylor

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Making Sense of Data in the Media

By: Andrew Bell,Todd Hartman,Aneta Piekut,Alasdair Rae,Mark Taylor

The amount of data produced, captured and transmitted through the media has never been greater. But for this data to be useful, it needs to be properly understood and claims made about or with data need to be properly scrutinized. Through a series of examples of statistics in the media, this book shows you how to critically assess the presentation of data in the media, to identify what is significant and to sort verifiable conclusions from misleading claims. How accurate are polls, and how should we know? How should league tables be read? Are numbers presented as ‘large’ really as big as they may seem at first glance? By answering these questions and more, readers will learn a number of statistical concepts central to many undergraduate social science statistics courses. By tying them in to real life examples, the importance and relevance of these concepts comes to life. As such, this book does more than teaches techniques needed for a statistics course; it teaches you life skills that we need to use every single day.

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1526493004

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GIS for Planning and the Built Environment

An Introduction to Spatial Analysis

By: Ed Ferrari,Alasdair Rae

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GIS for Planning and the Built Environment

An Introduction to Spatial Analysis

By: Ed Ferrari,Alasdair Rae

This engaging and practical guide is a much-needed new textbook that illustrates the power of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. Today's planner has a wealth of data available to them, much of which is increasingly linked to a specific location. From football clubs to Twitter conversations, government spending to the spread of diseases – data can be mapped. Once mapped, the data begins to tell stories, patterns are revealed, and effective planning decisions can be made. When used effectively, GIS allows students, planners, residents and policymakers to solve wicked problems in the environment, society and the economy. Geospatial data is now more freely available than it ever has been, as is much of the necessary software to analyse it. This contemporary text offers a practical guide to spatial analysis and what it can show us. In addition to explaining what GIS is and why it is such a powerful tool, the authors cover such topics as geovisualization, mapping principles, network analysis and decision making. Offering more than just theoretical or technical principles and concepts, the book applies GIS techniques to the real world, draws on global examples and provides practical advice on mapping the built environment. This accessible text is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking planning modules on GIS, data analysis and mapping, as well as for all planners, urbanists and geographers with an interest in how GIS can help us better understand the built environment from a socio-economic perspective.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137307161

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9781137307163

Making Sense of Data in the Media

By: Andrew Bell,Todd Hartman,Aneta Piekut,Alasdair Rae,Mark Taylor

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By: Andrew Bell,Todd Hartman,Aneta Piekut,Alasdair Rae,Mark Taylor

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The Spitfire Kids

The generation who built, supported and flew Britain's most beloved fighter

By: Alasdair Cross,BBC Worldwide

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The Spitfire Kids

The generation who built, supported and flew Britain's most beloved fighter

By: Alasdair Cross,BBC Worldwide

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft'. John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love Story Despite the many films and television programmes over the decades since the end of the Second World War that portrays our allied heroes as grown-up men and women, the Battle of Britain was in the main actually fought and won by teenagers. The average age of an RAF fighter pilot was just twenty years old. Many of the men and women who designed and built their planes were even younger. Based on the hit BBC World Service podcast Spitfire: The People's Story, we use contemporary diaries and memoirs, many of them previously unpublished, to tell the story of the Spitfire through the voices of the teenagers who risked everything to design, build and fly her. This isn't a story of stiff-upper lips, stoical moustaches and aerial heroics; it's a story of love and loss, a story of young people tested to the very limits of their endurance. Young people who won a battle that turned a war.

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1472281977

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9781472281975

ENGINES THAT MOVE MARKETS

FULLY REVISED & UPDATED 2ND EDITION

By: Alasdair Nairn

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ENGINES THAT MOVE MARKETS

FULLY REVISED & UPDATED 2ND EDITION

By: Alasdair Nairn

Find the most lucrative markets of the future by looking to the past Some of the biggest technological innovations in the world have followed similar market and social patterns - scepticism is replaced by enthusiasm; venture capital is supplied; many companies are started and their stocks rise. But as the technology is developed and financial reality sets in, companies disappear, stocks collapse, and naive investors lose money. Through exhaustive research, Alasdair Nairn captures this pattern and examines the impact that some of the greatest technological inventions of the past 200 years have had on financial markets and investors' fortunes. Each chapter explores a different technological innovation, and provides valuable insights on how to apply these lessons to appraise the 'new technology' companies of the future. Some of the key historical episodes examined include: - electric light and its commercial exploitation - the railway boom in Britain and the United States - the development of the automobile industry - the discovery and early development of crude oil - the rise of the PC - the wireless world - the Internet and dotcom bubble. Don't be left behind when the next technological innovation revolutionises the market. With Engines That Move Marketsyou'll learn how to recognise the familiar patterns unfolding in today's economy so you can profit from these market-shaping events.

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Harriman House Limited

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0857196006

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9780857196002

A Forger's Progress

The Life of Francis Greenway

By: Alasdair McGregor

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A Forger's Progress

The Life of Francis Greenway

By: Alasdair McGregor

A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a "city superior in architectural beauty to London" began to be realized as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James' Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke's Church in Liverpool, and the Windsor courthouse. In this first biography of Greenway since 1953, award-winning author Alasdair McGregor scrutinizes the character and creative output of a man beset by contradictions and demons. He profiles Greenway's landmark buildings, his complex and fraught relationship with Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and his thwarted ambitions and self-destruction.

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441

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NewSouth

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1742241824

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9781742241821

American Cultural Studies

An Introduction to American Culture

By: Neil C. Campbell,Alasdair Kean

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American Cultural Studies

An Introduction to American Culture

By: Neil C. Campbell,Alasdair Kean

Drawing on literature, art, film theatre, music and much more, American Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinary introduction to American culture for those taking American Studies. This textbook: * introduces the full range and variety of American culture including issues of race, gender and youth * provides a truly interdisciplinary methodology * suggests and discusses a variety of approaches to study * highlights American distinctiveness * draws on literature, art, film, theatre, architecture, music and more * challenges orthodox paradigms of American Studies. This is a fast-expanding subject area, and Campbell and Kean's book will certainly be a staple part of any cultural studies student's reading diet.

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Routledge

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1134796927

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9781134796922

Demographic Headwinds in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Cristina Batog,Ernesto Crivelli,Ms.Anna Ilyina,Zoltan Jakab,Mr.Jaewoo Lee,Anvar Musayev,Iva Petrova,Mr.Alasdair Scott,Ms.Anna Shabunina,Andreas Tudyka,Xin Cindy Xu,Ruifeng Zhang

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Demographic Headwinds in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Cristina Batog,Ernesto Crivelli,Ms.Anna Ilyina,Zoltan Jakab,Mr.Jaewoo Lee,Anvar Musayev,Iva Petrova,Mr.Alasdair Scott,Ms.Anna Shabunina,Andreas Tudyka,Xin Cindy Xu,Ruifeng Zhang

The populations of Central and Eastern European (CESEE) countries—with the exception of Turkey—are expected to decrease significantly over the next 30 years, driven by low or negative net birth rates and outward migration. These changes will have significant implications for growth, living standards and fiscal sustainability.

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International Monetary Fund

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1498319769

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9781498319768

Somewhere in Blood Soaked France

The Diary of Corporal Angus Mackay, Royal Scots, Machine Gun Corps, 1914-1917

By: Alasdair Sutherland

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Somewhere in Blood Soaked France

The Diary of Corporal Angus Mackay, Royal Scots, Machine Gun Corps, 1914-1917

By: Alasdair Sutherland

From the heat and dust of the Dardanelles to the mud of the Western Front, Corporal Angus Mackay had one constant companion, his diary. He wrote of the battles and campaigns he fought in, names that would go down in history: Gallipoli, the Somme, Ypres and Arras. Serving in the the 1st/5th Battalion (Queens Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots and later the 88th Brigade Machine Gun Corps, he left a record of one man's extraordinary and tragic war. In Somewhere in Blood Soaked France, Alasdair Sutherland reveals this previously unpublished account of the First World War, complete with historical context, orders of battle and extracts from official war diaries. This rare source - it was an offence to keep a record in a case of capture - offers a stirring insight into the bravery of Mackay and his companions, who were not afraid to die for their country. 'If I go under it will be in a good cause, so roll on the adventure.

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318

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The History Press

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0752466887

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9780752466880

Book's by Alasdair Rae

Making Sense of Data in the Media

Making Sense of Data in the Media

GIS for Planning and the Built Environment

GIS for Planning and the Built Environment

Making Sense of Data in the Media

Making Sense of Data in the Media

The Spitfire Kids

The Spitfire Kids

ENGINES THAT MOVE MARKETS

ENGINES THAT MOVE MARKETS

A Forger's Progress

A Forger's Progress

American Cultural Studies

American Cultural Studies

Demographic Headwinds in Central and Eastern Europe

Demographic Headwinds in Central and Eastern Europe

Somewhere in Blood Soaked France

Somewhere in Blood Soaked France

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