PPT-Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with the News

PNWMAA NExT 2010 Quantitative Literacy Is Necessary For Personal welfare and quality of life Health Safety Financial Planning Our collective well being Social decission making Functioning of democratic society. Michael Santoro,. Queens College English Department. Introduction to Quantitative Formalism. “’Distant reading’, I have once called this type of approach; where distance is however not an obstacle, but a specific form of knowledge…” . By Idris Fabio Augustus Crockett-Magee. &. Sam Brill. What is Quantitative Easing?. Quantitative . E. asing (QE) is a policy used by the Bank of England introduced in March 2009. . This is a Monetary policy used when the interest rate can not go any lower (0.5%).. It’s Logical. What is Logic?. Logic. – The science of correct reasoning.. Reasoning. . – The drawing of inferences or conclusions from known or assumed facts. .. There are two main types of reasoning:. Dr. Andrea . Abbas. . aabbas@lincoln.ac.uk. Dr Julian . Beckton. jbeckton@lincoln.ac.uk. Aims of Session. To consider what counts as acceptable qualitative and quantitative research in different disciplines (similarities and differences) and reflect on how you currently position yourselves. Slide #. 1. Univariate EDA. Purpose – describe the distribution. Distribution . is concerned with what values a variable takes and how often it takes each value. Four characteristics. Shape. Outliers. Slide #. 1. Univariate EDA. Purpose – describe the distribution. Distribution . is concerned with what values a variable takes and how often it takes each value. Quantitative vs. . Categorical. Do . A Faculty-Led Project for. Curriculum Alignment and Streamlining of . Quantitative Requirements at Community Colleges. Panelists:. Alexandra W. Logue, CASE, Graduate Center. Mari Watanabe-Rose, Central Office of Academic Affairs. Mike Griffiths. m.griffiths@gold.ac.uk. homepages.gold.ac.uk/. mikegriffiths. /teaching. Variables. Quantitative research concerns itself with variables.. Which of the following are variables?. Height. The Paradox. Illiteracy carries social shame. Innumeracy (“being bad at math”) is acceptable. Increasingly quantitative, data-driven world. The Project. 2014 Collaboration with Complete College America and . - Charles Sanders Peirce. On the Radar. Researching the Persuasive Speech Assignment. Due Wednesday on . WebCT. (by 11:59 p.m.). Exam Two. This Friday in Lecture. Study Guide on Course Website. Workshops for the Persuasive Speech. Presented by Dr. John Willems. Sponsored . by the Committee for the Assessment of Student . Learning (CASL). How does EIU measure up?. CLA+ RESULTS – Quantitative Reasoning: In AY 2018, CASL administered the CLA+ exam to 84 freshmen and 89 senior students. The mean score in quantitative reasoning for EIU freshmen was 67 points lower than the National Average for freshmen while the mean scores for EIU seniors was 27 points lower than the National Average for seniors Although there is a much larger gain of 87 made by EIU seniors than the National Average gain of 47, EIU seniors still graduate with significantly less skill in this area than the national average. . Quantitative or Qualitative?. John’s reaction time with 10 hours’ sleep averaged0.21 seconds; with 6 hours’ sleep it was 0.28 seconds.. Jenny gave a detailed account of her relationship with each of her children or. quali. . tative. traits are the classical Mendelian traits of kinds such as form (e.g., round or wrinkled seeds of pea); structure e.g., horned or hornless condition in . cattles. ) ; pigments (. e.g.,black. QIBA. ®. ) . Edward F. Jackson, PhD – Chair, QIBA. Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Physics. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health. July 22, 2016. Part I. Biomarkers.