Discrete Random Variables: Homework Exercise 1 Complete the PDF and answer the questions. |X |P(X = x) |X(P(X = x) | |0 |0.3 | | |1 |0.2 | | |2 | | | |3 |0.4 | | a. Find the probability that X = 2. b. Find the expected value. Exercise 2 Suppose that you are offered the following “deal.” You roll a die. If you
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2-Variable Inequality Here is an example of a problem very similar to the one in the Week Three Assignment: Catskills Hammock Company can obtain at most 2000 yards of striped canvas for making its full size and chair size hammocks. A full size hammock requires 10 yards of canvas and the chair size requires 5 yards of canvas. Write an inequality that limits the number of striped hammocks of each type which can be made. (b) First I must define what variables I will be using in my inequality
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Key Financial Relationships: Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank of America and Wells Fargo are separate banks‚ however; both of these institutions share many similarities when reporting their financial statements. The inter-relationships of the data provided in the statements seem to exemplify the correlation of accounting practices between these two banks. As large as these two banks have become‚ and as complex‚ one can see that the banks’ roots are still tied firmly to the basic accounting
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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE:- Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is a financial services company‚ the largest bank holding company in the United States‚ by assets‚ and the second largest bank by market capitalization. Bank of America serves clients in more than 150 countries and has a relationship with 99% of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83% of the Fortune Global 500. The company is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a component of both the S&P 500 Index and the
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Financial intermediaries Done by Mirmanova S.‚ 303 gr. Almaty 2014 A financial intermediary is a financial institution that connects surplus and deficit agents. The classic example of a financial intermediary is a bank that consolidates deposits and uses the funds to transform them into loans. Through the process of financial intermediation‚ certain assets or liabilities are transformed into different assets or liabilities. As such‚ financial intermediaries channel
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Generally‚ the term cost of production refers to the ‘money expenses’ incurred in the production of a commodity. But money expenses are not the only expenses incurred on the production of a commodity. There are number of services and inputs such as entrepreneurship‚ land‚ capital etc.‚ which are offered by an entrepreneur without changing any price or receiving any payment for them. While computing the total cost of production‚ allowance should be made for such expenses. It is therefore essential
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1. Did Bank of America breach ethical standards by failing to disclose the extent of Merrill’s losses and its agreement to pay year-end bonuses to Merrill executives? Bank of America agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit with investors who owned or bought its shares when the bank purchased Merrill Lynch in 2008. Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch in late 2008 during the financial crisis. The $50 billion deal came as Merrill Lynch was within days of collapse‚ effectively
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THE THIRD-VARIABLE PROBLEM Correlational data are frequently misinterpreted‚ especially when presented by newspaper reporters‚ talk-show hosts‚ or television newscasters. The Most common problem in interpreting correlations is Third-Variable Problem. A correlation simply indicates that there is a weak‚ moderate‚ or strong relationship (either positive or negative)‚ or no relationship‚ between two variables. When interpreting a correlation‚ it is also important to remember that although the correlation
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Identifying Dependent and Independent Variables Instructions: For each of the following research designs‚ identify the dependent and independent variables. 1. To investigate the effects of exercise on mathematical problem-solving ability‚ a researcher assigned subjects to one of two groups. One group did 50 jumping jacks and the other group did 200. After exercising‚ both groups did a set of math problems. 2. A researcher hypothesized that talking to plants enhances their growth. To test her hypothesis
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Score: ________________ Year and Section : ________________________________________________________________________ Date : _________________ Statistics 1 Laboratory Exercise No. 1 NATURE OF STATISTICS AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VARIABLES A. Classify the following statements as belonging to the area of descriptive statistics or inferential statistics. Write DS for descriptive statistics and write IS for inferential statistics on the space provided. 1. Yesterday’s record shows
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