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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions episodes/01-introduction.md
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Expand Up @@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ The primary unit of data described on Wikidata are "items." Each item has an ite
- qualifier (optional)
- references (optional)
- As you can see, a property can have multiple values. For example, *member of* indicates multiple values. These values can be further specified or supported by qualifiers (not shown on the item page for British Library)
- statements can also be called "triples," since they include three parts (the item, the property relationship, and the property's value), which we will look into more closely later on

Wikidata items, as you can see above, have many special parts, like statements, qualifiers, and so on. The following overview graphic, [directly linked here](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Datamodel_in_Wikidata.svg), explains many of the various elements of a Wikidata item and shows how they may appear on an item page:
- statements can also be called "triples," since they include three parts (the item, the property relationship, and the property's value), which we will look into more closely later on.
Wikidata items, as you can see above, have many special parts, like statements, qualifiers, and so on. The following diagram uses a different Wikidata item — [Douglas Adams (Q42)]((https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Datamodel_in_Wikidata.svg)) — to illustrate the various elements of a Wikidata item and shows how they may appear on an item page. This is the official Wikidata example item and is widely used in Wikidata documentation:

![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Datamodel_in_Wikidata.svg){alt='Labeled display of a Wikidata item showing how elements like identifier, description, and staements may be displayed'}

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### Explore a Wikidata Item

Locate the Wikidata page of the city you were born in. Look for the population.
Locate the Wikidata page of the city or country you were born in. Look for the population.

- Has the population changed over time? Some wikidata pages appear in multiple languages.
- Are the aliases and data similar between Wikidata and the various Wikipedia entries in different languages?
- Compare the information in Wikipedia and Wikidata

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- Depending on the detail and amount of information about a place, there may be multiple values regarding a city's population. Because a city changes over time, Wikidata statements can be qualified, including with the addition of a start/end date, or by providing a citation for the data. The change in population over time provides a good example of the importance of providing qualifications for Wikidata staements.
- Depending on the detail and amount of information about a place, there may be multiple values regarding a city's population. Because a city or country changes over time, Wikidata statements can be qualified, including with the addition of a start/end date, or by providing a citation for the data. The change in population over time provides a good example of the importance of providing qualifications for Wikidata staements.

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