FOUNDATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE BECOMING A CRITICAL READER OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH RE-SEARCH methodical investigation to seek answers that involve explanation and understanding Positivism – falsification and replication all research has flaws limited resources & ‘the least worst option’ is research ‘fit for purpose?’ research is presented as if ‘fit for purpose’ facts‚ findings and critical reading Tim Hartford – but there are more Ben Goldacre (Guardian)‚ Seife (Proofiness) WHY
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Writing Effective Use Cases Writing Effective Use Cases Alistair Cockburn Humans and Technology in preparation for Addison-Wesley Longman‚ Q3 2000. ©A.Cockburn 1999 Page 1 of 204 Writing Effective Use Cases Prologue There are still no trusted guides about how to write (or review) use cases‚ even though it is now nearly a decade since use cases have become the "norm" for writing functional requirements for object-oriented software systems‚ and are gaining acceptance for embedded software
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Name: Group 7 Exercise 11: Blood Analysis: Activity 5: Blood Cholesterol Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Cholesterol is a lipid substance that You correctly answered: e. is all of the above. 2. LDLs have been identified as You correctly answered: c. a potential source of damage to the interior of arteries. 3. A desirable level of total cholesterol per deciliter of blood is You correctly answered: d. between 100 and 200 milligrams. 4
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Lecture 5: Multivariate Models Financial Time Series‚ Spring 2015 MQF at Rutgers University Heng Sun February 24‚ 2015 1/46 Today’s Topics Vector time series basics VARMA(p‚q) Cointegration References Ruey Tsay‚ Analysis of Financial Time Series‚ Chp 8 Ruey Tsay‚ Multivariate Time Series Analysis 2/46 Vector Time Series Each observation at time t r1t r2t rt = . .. is a column vector in Rk T = [r1t ‚ r2t ‚ · · · ‚ rkt ] rkt Example of vectors of different time series
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Modeling‚ decision making‚ and optimization In practical life‚ we have to continually make decisions. Making decisions are required for solving problems so that we can increase our opportunities and make life much easier and beneficial. There are many alternatives for making decisions‚ but making a rightful decision is a harder task. Evaluating these alternatives and choosing the best course of action represents the main essence of decision analysis. For analyzing various decision
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chapter 1 www.hfoobook.com What’s with all the rectangles? NOTE: The “facing page” is not included in this little UML booklet! The four boxes full of text over there on the facing page are our first examples of UML. UML stands for Unified Modeling Language‚ and it’s the most common notation used for creating diagrams that describe object-oriented systems. It’s beyond the scope of this book to teach you everything there is to know about UML. However‚ we’ll be sprinkling in a lot of the really
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EUREKA MATH – AFUHSD Mid-Module Review M1 ALGEBRA I Name Date 1. Jacob lives on a street that runs east and west. The grocery store is to the east and the post office is to the west of his house. Both are on the same street as his house. Answer the questions below about the following story: At 1:00 p.m.‚ Jacob hops in his car and drives at a constant speed of 25 mph for 6 minutes to the post office. After 10 minutes at the post office‚ he realizes he is late and drives at a constant speed of
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1. StillWater Mining Company a) Interest Rate 12% Price per ounce $ 1‚500.00 Cost per ounce $ 400.00 Total ounces a year 10‚000 Profit per ounce $ 1‚100 Revenue per year $ 15‚000‚000.00 Cost per year $ 4‚000‚000.00 Profit per year $ 11‚000‚000.00 Every year for the next 10 years‚ the firm earns a profit of $11 Million. The cash flow (in $ Million) is shown below: Year T T+1 T+2 T+3 T+4 T+5 T+6 T+7 T+8 T+9 Profit 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Using NPV formula‚ we find NPV=$62
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Information and communication technology (ICT) is an essential tool in designing and manufacturing products. There are three key areas of ICT in the designing and making process: modelling and simulation‚ computer-aided design‚ and computer-aided manufacture. Modelling and simulation Electronic circuits can be modelled in real life using a prototyping board - also known as a breadboard. However‚ this can be time consuming and uses real components‚ which can be damaged. Computerised simulation software
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2 1. Basic Course Information: Course Code : SOWK2107 Course Title : Foundations of social work practice I – 4 year (Case & Group) 2. Course Instructor / Course Co-ordinator: Name Office phone email Dr. Choi Wai Man‚ Anna C0505 3917 2079 annachoi@socwork.hku.hk Dr. Law Yik Wa‚ Frances C0518 3917 5940 flawhk@hku.hk 3. Course Description This course aims to provide students with foundations of social work concepts‚ models‚ and theories in social work practice. Students
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