[Year 12 IT Apps] Too soon? The ITI SAT hypothesis: data sets

[Mark]

What's a decade between friends?

Anyway, I now have trouble remembering what day it is.
Or when school holidays are.
Or what I'm doing here.
Who are you?
Why are you eating my jelly?

Nurse!


On 4 December 2014 at 15:12, Savage, John L <
savage.john.l at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>  2006 ITI SAT? Quick, where’s the de Lorean?
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> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark
> *Sent:* Thursday, 4 December 2014 3:03 PM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Year 12 IT Apps] Too soon? The ITI SAT hypothesis: data sets
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> Here are some dataset sources you might want to play with in preparation
> for the 2006 ITI SAT...
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>    - data.gov.au – includes data from many locations, groups and topics,
>    including
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>     - a National Public Toilet Map.
>       - overseas arrivals and departures
>       - taxation statistics
>       - Victorian ice skating centres
>       - the Victorian Fishing Atlas
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>    - data.melbourne.vic.gov.au – the City of Melbourne shares its data,
>    e.g.
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>     - parking bay sensor recordings
>       - tree canopy data
>       - pedestrian sensor counts
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>    - Australian Bureau of Statistics – abs.gov.au – tailored for
>    students, with census data available in Excel format and tables.
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> The ABS tells us that in 1901 Australia there were 2,192 indigenous men
> aged 85 and over. In 2001, there were 81,922. Such rich and reliable data
> could yield a *really* interesting hypothesis or two.
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>    - Australian National Data Service (ands.org.au) - a set of web pages
>    describing data collections produced by or relevant to Australian
>    researchers.
>    - data.csiro.au – very detailed, very technical, very big science data
>    store.
>    - govpond.org – searches over 3,400 Australian governments’ data sets
>    for you
>    - Atlas of Living Australia – ala.org.au – sharing biodiversity
>    knowledge. Do you have a hypothesis about Brushtail possums, perhaps? This
>    is the place for you.
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>  Cheers.
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> Mark Kelly
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> mark AT vceit DOT com
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> http://vceit.com
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> I, Mark Kelly, am entirely responsible for the rambling verbiage I spew
> forth.
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> Have I offended anyone with this post?  I would not be surprised.
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> If offended, please whinge to me at the email address above.
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> Please leave poor Kevork alone.  It is not his fault.
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Mark Kelly
mark AT vceit DOT com
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