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Data analytics are playing an increasingly important role in sports — on and off the field

Sports

Sports franchises have been using advanced analytics to measure their players for years, ever since Moneyball became popular. But now teams are using big data analytics to track fan behavior and tailor offerings to them.

Are Standardized Tests Blocking Poor Students from Top Universities?

School Year Blog: Are Standardized Tests Blocking Poor Students from Top Universities?

Development & Education
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Banks prepare for the results of government ‘stress tests’

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This is a test, it is only a test

Global Politics
The World

Sports and school in China

Development & Education
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Australians are questioning whether their national citizenship test contains appropriate questions, and some think they smack of racism, as The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on what the questions on citizenship tests say about various countries.

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