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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">2006 ITI SAT? Quick, where’s the de Lorean?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 4 December 2014 3:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 IT Apps] Too soon? The ITI SAT hypothesis: data sets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are some dataset sources you might want to play with in preparation for the 2006 ITI SAT...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://data.gov.au">data.gov.au</a> – includes data from many locations, groups and topics, including
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a National Public Toilet Map.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
overseas arrivals and departures<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
taxation statistics<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
Victorian ice skating centres<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
the Victorian Fishing Atlas<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<a href="http://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au">data.melbourne.vic.gov.au</a> – the City of Melbourne shares its data, e.g.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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parking bay sensor recordings<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
tree canopy data<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
pedestrian sensor counts<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Australian Bureau of Statistics – <a href="http://abs.gov.au">abs.gov.au</a> – tailored for students, with census data available in Excel format and tables.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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
<i>really</i> interesting hypothesis or two.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="background:white">Australian National Data Service (<a href="http://ands.org.au">ands.org.au</a>) -
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">a set of web pages describing data collections produced by or relevant to Australian researchers</span><span style="background:white">.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"><a href="http://data.csiro.au">data.csiro.au</a> – very detailed, very technical, very big science data store.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="background:white"><a href="http://govpond.org">govpond.org</a> – searches over 3,400 Australian governments’ data sets for you</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="background:white">Atlas of Living Australia – <a href="http://ala.org.au">
ala.org.au</a> – sharing biodiversity knowledge. Do you have a hypothesis about Brushtail possums, perhaps? This is the place for you.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mark Kelly<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">mark AT vceit DOT com<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Have I offended anyone with this post? I would not be surprised.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">If offended, please whinge to me at the email address above. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Please leave poor Kevork alone. It is not his fault.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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