BMATQuestions
- The following set of data is from a nine-year study of reoffending and reconviction rates in the UK. The study followed a cohort of 42,721 offenders who were released from prison in 2000 or given a non-custodial sentence in 2000. All figures are cumulative and relate only to offences that resulted in a conviction. No…BMAT 2017 · Question 9 · Supporting arguments · Save
- A fifth of genomics papers between 2005 and 2015 contained errors in spreadsheets A recent study in the journal Genome Biology looked at papers published in 18 genomics journals between 2005 and 2015, and found spreadsheet-related errors in 20% of articles that provided supplementary data alongside their text.…BMAT 2017 · Question 19 · Supporting arguments · Save
- A fifth of genomics papers between 2005 and 2015 contained errors in spreadsheets A recent study in the journal Genome Biology looked at papers published in 18 genomics journals between 2005 and 2015, and found spreadsheet-related errors in 20% of articles that provided supplementary data alongside their text.…BMAT 2017 · Question 20 · Supporting arguments · Save
- Cruelty to animals is a criminal offence in the UK. Investigations by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) lead to many offenders coming before the courts under the Animal Welfare Act, 2006. The success rate for prosecutions is high. Punishments include fines, community service,…BMAT 2015 · Question 32 · Supporting arguments · Save
- The difference between men's and women's pay is still at unacceptable levels, according to recent TUC research. It found that from the age of 18 - and throughout the rest of their working lives - women earn less than men. In their 20s, the pay gap for full-timers is a modest 3.3%, but in their 30s women take home…BMAT 2011 · Question 11 · Supporting arguments · Save
- The ability to use language (to communicate using symbols and words to represent objects, feelings and thoughts) separates humans from all other animals on earth. By the age of 18, humans know more than 60,000 words, which is a surprising figure when you consider the monosyllabic vocabulary used by most teenagers.…BMAT 2011 · Question 13 · Supporting arguments · Save