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SUMMARY:Is that a big number? And does it matter?
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DESCRIPTION:The need to critically evaluate data and numbers is crucial i
 n policy contexts. The British Academy's 'Count us In' report\, launched
  in June 2015\,  calls for "a transformation in the UK's approach to bui
 lding numeracy\, statistics and data analysis skills to ensure that\, wi
 thin a generation\, the UK rises to the challenge of becoming a fully da
 ta-literate nation."\n\nThis panel session\, which will be relevant to p
 ractitioners\, academics\, students\, policy makers and members of the p
 ublic\, showcases how the University of Manchester trains our students t
 o become data savvy graduates through internships.\n\nWe will provide an
  overview of the University of Manchester’s Q-Step Centre and presentati
 ons will be delivered by speakers from the media\, an economic think-tan
 k and the Royal Statistical Society on their approaches to support stati
 stical literacy. \n\nAn undergraduate social science student will presen
 t how their paid internship programme enabled them to crunch and interpr
 et data in a policy-relevant research project.\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite
 .co.uk/e/is-that-a-big-number-and-does-it-matter-registration-1809408790
 4\n\nChair: Dr Jackie Carter\nPanel: \nHetan Shah\, Executive Director\,
  Royal Statistical Society\nMegan Lucero\, Data Journalism Editor\, The 
 Times / Sunday Times\nJulian Cox\, Deputy Director of Research\, New Eco
 nomy\nVictoria Smith\, Q-Step Intern on placement in the Home Office.\n\
 nThis event is being supported by Administrative Data Research Network.\
 nhttp://adrn.ac.uk/\n\nOrganised by The University of Manchester's Q-Ste
 p Centre.\nhttp://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/q-step/
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LOCATION:Kanaris Theatre\, Manchester Museum\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\,
  Phone: 0161-2752648\, Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
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