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Statistics
Probability distributions are a core concept in statistics and data science. This article covers their basic concepts and history, the main types and their characteristics, their m
Statistics
A scale assigns numbers to the attributes of people or objects so they can be expressed statistically. This article explains the four types of scales widely used in sociology, psyc
Education
The Socratic Method is a way of teaching through repeated questions so learners find gaps in their own thinking and reach conclusions themselves. This piece covers its origins in S
Design
Isotype is a method of showing statistics with rows of identical picture symbols, created in 1920s Vienna by Otto Neurath and his team. This article covers the Social and Economic
Library & information science
Why do a handful of words appear on every page while most words show up only once or twice? This article covers how Zipf's Law became known, the inverse relationship between rank a
Social welfare
Welfare administration is a system that plays an important role in improving citizens' quality of life and strengthening the social safety net. It serves as an essential foundation
Information technology
A deadlock is a state in which several programs each wait for a resource the other holds, so none of them can move forward. This article covers how deadlocks arise, the four Coffma
Earth science
The westerlies are strong winds that blow from west to east across the Earth's mid-latitudes and have a major influence on climate and weather. This article covers how the westerli
Psychology
Why are some people so confident even when they do poorly on a test, while experts often seem modest? This article explains the Dunning-Kruger effect and the classic study behind i
Social welfare
The growth of the older population is a prominent phenomenon worldwide, resulting from various factors such as improvements in quality of life, increased life expectancy, and advan
Information technology
This time, I would like to put together material on CSS, a language essential for styling websites. This material will provide an overview of the CSS properties needed for web deve
Food & nutrition
Fresh rice turns hard in the fridge, and bread grows crumbly over days—because of starch retrogradation. This article explains gelatinization and retrogradation, the conditions tha
