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Estivation: How Mucus Saved My Life
Learn how some animals have adapted to survive in some of the hottest and driest environments in the world, by covering themselves in mucus and calling it good.
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TED-ED: A clever way to estimate enormous numbers - Michael Mitchell
Have you ever tried to guess how many pieces of candy there are in a jar? Or tackled a mindbender like: _How many piano tuners are there in Chicago?" Physicist Enrico Fermi was very good at problems like these -- learn how he used the...
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How to Use Machine Learning in Project Estimating, Scheduling, and Planning
Machine learning is one form of Artificial Intelligence. And it is starting to be used in project estimating, scheduling, and planning. Machine learning is a generic term for programs that can use data to form their own rulesets and...
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How to Estimate Project Costs: A Method for Cost Estimation
There are two reasons why cost estimation is important for project managers. First, it’s extremely hard to estimate project costs well. And second, poor cost estimates are often the biggest reason for a project budget over-run. And...
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Rounding: Snails vs Rockets
How accurately should speed be denoted? Would you round a snail's speed to the nearest whole unit? Or give a rocket's speed to five decimal places? Why accuracy, rounding and significant figures are useful. Maths - Accuracy And Proof A...
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What Does the Internet Weigh?
What is the combined weight of all of the information on the internet? Mathematicians must work with the smallest particles of the Web to find out. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
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Insuring the Titanic
Discover how insurance companies use probability to calculate insurance premiums, and what factors would have been considered when underwriters insured the Titanic. Maths - Statistics And Probability A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and...
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The Wrong Guy Won
Why a seemingly random phone poll incorrectly predicted the outcome of the 1936 presidential race... because of a hidden bias. Maths - Statistics And Probability A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
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Tank Wars
How an unlikely algebraic equation outdid allied spying efforts at providing insight into Nazi tank production – and helped to win the war. Maths - Algebra A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
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Counting Crowds
When measuring very large data sets, like the crowd of 1.8 million who attended Obama's inauguration, often exact counting is impossible. Find out how statisticians use density samples to estimate their statistics. Maths - Accuracy And...
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From Counting Cans to Feeding Families: The Math of a Food Pantry
Join us on an exciting trip to People In Need food pantry in Delaware County, Ohio! We'll go behind the scenes to see how they use math every day to help families in their community. From counting items to ensure families receive the...
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Getting Started with Scrum - Step 12: Estimate the Sprint Backlog Items
In this session, you will learn how to create the product backlog containing the items to be implemented.
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What is Estimation?
This video covers the topic of estimation in maths; it explains what estimation is and what it is used for. Practice questions and answers are at the end of the video.
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How to Deduce Project Resource Requirements
Your project won't get done by itself. And, if it's big, you can't do it all yourself. You need resources. But how many people (and how much material and equipment) do you need? I explain how to deduce Project resource requirements for...
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Estimating
Mr. Addit demonstrates how to estimate by rounding up or rounding down. He then gives examples in which estimating helps solve a division problem.
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Mastering Long Division: Division Problem Solving Strategies
In this video, the teacher demonstrates how to solve a challenging division problem using long division and estimation techniques. By rounding the divisor to make the calculation more manageable, they guide viewers through the...
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Add and Subtract Decimals Review
Add and Subtract Decimals Review demonstates how to add and subtract decimals using place value and estimation.
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Dividing Decimal Numbers
Dividing Decimal Numbers explains the reasoning used in a written method for solving real-world division problems containing decimal numbers.
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Multiply or Divide Review
Multiply or Divide Review demonstrates a vairety of ways to multiply and divde whole numbers.
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Place Value- Operations Review
Place Value- Operations Review demonstrates ways to identify the place value of whole numbers.
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Estimating Lengths and Comparing Measurements
In this MightyOwl video we will help Sue organize her collections by length - she is a big fan of collecting! We will learn about estimating length - you just have to use what you already know to make a good guess. You may know the...
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R Programming for Statistics and Data Science - Comparing Two Means - Independent Samples
This video explains comparing two means - independent samples. This clip is from the chapter "Hypothesis Testing" of the series "R Programming for Statistics and Data Science".This section explains hypothesis testing.
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Estimating on Graphs
In this video lesson, students will learn how to read graphs by estimating between grid lines. The teacher emphasizes the importance of units and scale when interpreting graphs and provides a method for making accurate estimates. Through...
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Estimating to Check the Reasonableness of Your Answer in Word Problems
In this video, students will learn how to estimate the answer to a word problem and check the reasonableness of their answer. The video covers different estimation strategies such as rounding, clustering, using friendly numbers, and...