AFF5230 Questions for Workshop 4 Ratings- Week 5: Syndicate 1 1. Identify the key reasons why did the rating agencies fail? 2. CRA assign sovereign ratings to countries. Why is sovereign risk important? Why should countries care about their sovereign debt rating? Included in your description must be a definition of sovereign risk and a list of the determining factors that affect sovereign risk 3. Summarise the recent changes implemented by the Dodd Frank Act‚ with regards to CRA
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Chao-Hsuan Tang Professor McKennon Eng68 winter 2013 23 January 2013 The Rating System Movie‚ film or motion pictures‚ “a sequence of images of moving objects photographed by a camera and providing the optical illusion of continuous movement when projected onto a screen.” (Dictionary.com). A movie is an entertainment that was invented in the mid-19th century and was slowly developed in the early 1900s. At the beginning‚ a movie was just a simple entertainment without any sound‚ but as technology
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CIA III Psychological Measurement and Statistics Likert Scale: A Critical Analysis By‚ Mahika Sharma Likert Scale: A Critical Analysis Introduction The Likert Format arises from the scale for measuring attitudes (Kaplan‚ & Saccuzzo‚ 2001)‚ the first of which was originated in 1932 by Rensis Likert (Edmondson‚ 2005). The rationale behind development of the Likert Scale by Rensis Likert was to measure psychological attitudes in a “scientific” way in 1932 and later in 1934 to expand upon the scaling
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objective quantifiable characteristics. In the case‚ energy bar business is divided by age‚ gender‚ calories need‚ preference and so on. Usage segmentation means identifying market segments according to the way(s) in which the product or service is to be used. In the case‚ the motivation changed from providing a convenient energy boost for athletes to generalizing better “performance” during the day. Key customer motivations and unmet needs Energy Bar was positioned as athletic energy food‚ which was distributed
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definition of a Mature rating according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is "Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence‚ blood and gore‚ sexual content‚ and/or strong language." The ESRB states that the "ratings are designed to provide information about video and computer game content‚ so you can make informed purchase decisions." The ratings consist two parts one is the ratings symbol which
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Economy of scale refers to the benefits of producing on a large scale. When firms and industries increase the scale of their operation there can be advantages which reduce the average (unit) cost of their output. Internal economy of scale is the benefit‚ in the form of lower average costs‚ which a firm can gain from increasing its size. Internal economies of scale arise from the growth of the firm itself. One internal economy of scale can be marketing economies. For food retail industry‚ large
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Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE Economies of scale are an important aspect of efficiency in production .Economies of can henceforth be define as ‘the reduction in average costs of production‚ that occur as a firm increases in size’. As businesses grow and their outputs increases‚they commonly benefit from a reduction in average costs of production.Total costs will increase with the increase in output‚but the cost of producing each unit falls as output increases .The reduction
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Attitude Measurement: Likert Scale The Dogmatism Scale Please do not skip any of the statements‚ and answer each statement to the best of your ability. Strongly Agree‚ Agree‚ Sometimes‚ Disagree‚ Strongly Disagree 1.) Once an idea is in my head‚ I stick with it. 2.) My own personal beliefs seem to be more right than others. 3.) I am open to hear others opinions and let them at least try to change my mind. 4.) I would rather agree with someone‚ even though I know they are wrong‚ just because we
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Likert Scale Page 1 of 3 Likert Scale The following choices may help you when you design an attitude instrument. The bold face sets are the most popular. AGREEMENT z z z z z z z Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree z z z z z z z z z z Agree Strongly Agree Moderately Agree Slightly Disagree Slightly Disagree Moderately Disagree Strongly z z z Agree Very Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Very Strongly z z z z Yes No z z z z Agree
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