Web User - UK (2019-12-11)

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election.unherd.com
NewswebsiteUnHerdhasteamedup
withastartupcalledFocaldatatoshow
howBritain’s
63 2political
constituencies
differonissues
includingthe
RoyalFamily,
gender,
immigration,
religion,free
speechandtaxandspend.Itusesa
complexdata-modellingtechnique
called“multilevelregressionwith
post-stratification”(MRP)and
presentstheoverallresultsona
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Whenyou’reinaforeigncountryand

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lingo.Inmany

cases,the

problemisnot

knowinghowto

pronouncethe

nameofthe

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GoogleMapshas

cometothe

rescue–when

youtapa

locationinthe

iOSandAndroid

appandviewits

card,you’llsee

anewspeakerbuttonnexttothe

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thenameshouldbesaid.Youcanalso

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assistant.google.com
Youcan nowbuycinematicketsfortheOdeonchain
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