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CHRIS STEVENSON: How do
numbers shape your world?

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Each day, we rely
on numerical data

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to make decisions
large and small,

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both individually
and as a community.

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NICK BARTER: Whether it's
running that little bit

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further, improving
efficiency in your workplace,

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or reviewing a policy
affecting millions of people,

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quantitative research
empowers you to make

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better-informed decisions.

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CHRIS STEVENSON:
Hello and welcome.

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I'm Chris Stevenson
from Deakin University.

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NICK BARTER: And I'm Nick
Barter from Griffith University.

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CHRIS STEVENSON: In
this two-week course,

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you will discover the power
of quantitative research

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to make change in our society.

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NICK BARTER: We've drawn
together leading researchers

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from our world-class
universities

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to help you accurately
test your theories,

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present persuasive arguments,
and measure your research

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results and impacts.

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CHRIS STEVENSON:
Quantitative research

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helps us better understand and
predict how people will behave.

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It produces the hard
evidence we need

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to help save lives,
make communities more

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sustainable places to live,
and transform innovative ideas

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into life-changing reality.

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NICK BARTER: Numbers matter.

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Join us in the course,
and we will show you how.

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See you soon.

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