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Darren Macey

Framework Writer and Product Release Lead

Too clever by graph

by Darren Macey, 03 January 2020
A range of different graphs with a magnify glass
Darren Macey ponders the creative use of graphs on social media and their mathematical validity
Mining for maths

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Board games and mathematics: trivial pursuits

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 20 September 2019
A deck of cards spread out
Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey ponder the question, 'can you shuffle a deck of cards with a single card in it?'
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Raining bats and slogs

by Darren Macey, 06 August 2019
A cricket player running
Darren Macey explores the creation of the Duckworth-Lewis method in Cricket
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Data creator

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 11 July 2019
A crowd of lego people
Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey explore the exciting journey of data creation
Considering the research

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I know I know

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 17 May 2019
Seven dice with letters spelling out the word Unknown, with two fingers moving the letters U and N away
Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey explore the importance of knowing what we don't know
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Multiple mental models with median

by Darren Macey, 25 April 2019
A graphical image similar to a topographic map
Darren Macey discusses how the understanding of variation and distribution are key elements of statistical thinking
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What's the difference?

by Darren Macey, 10 April 2019
A collection of blue tiles, with one orange tile in the middle
Darren Macey discusses the complexities of comparing statistical data in the classroom
Considering the research

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The trouble with graphs

by Darren Macey, 31 January 2019
A bar chart showing four data sets
Darren Macey explores problems and misconceptions students face in graph construction
Teaching maths

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A sweet truth

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 10 January 2019
A chocolate bar split in the middle
Join Darren Macey and Lucy Rycroft-Smith as they discover which chocolate in a box of Heroes is the most popular
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Women - like men, only cheaper

by Darren Macey & Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 10 August 2018
An increasing piles of coins with a final jar full of them
Darren Macey and Lucy Rycroft-Smith collaborate to highlight the pitfalls when interpreting published data about the gender pay gap
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