Introduction to Basic Statistics Pat Hammett‚ Ph.D. 2005 Instructor Comments: This document contains an overview of basic probability and statistics. It also includes a practice test at the end of the document. Note: answers to the practice test questions are included in an appendix. 1 Pat Hammett University of Michigan Table of Contents 1. VARIABLES- QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE......................3 1.1 Qualitative Data (Categorical Variables or Attributes) .............
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Plot Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) is an unreliable‚ unmotivated 32-year-old bachelor who lives in New York City and has declined to take on adult responsibility. He has a degree in law but has chosen not to take the bar exam since he was awarded $200‚000 in a vehicle accident compensation years prior‚ and lives off his restitution. He is employed‚ on a part-time basis only‚ as a toll booth attendant‚ and more or less does this job just to get out of the apartment once in a while. Meanwhile‚ Sonny’s
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catastrophes in modern history‚ with more than 220‚000 lives lost. Nils Lofgrin‚ who had managed several construction projects in Australia and New Guinea‚ was sent by his construction firm to restore a five-star resort along the Andaman coast in southern Thailand that had been ravaged by this tsunami. Casualties at the resort included 12 staff and 37 guests. This was Nils’s first assignment in Thailand. Nils flew down and toured the site. His assessment of the damage was that it was not as
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RESPONSES SHOULD BE ATLEAST 350 WORDS Question 1 of 4 25.0 Points 1. Explain why there were no major witchcraft scares in the Chesapeake colonies and no uprising like Bacon’s Rebellion in New England. Consider the possible social‚ economic‚ and religious causes of both phenomena. Ans There were real dissimilarities between the Chesapeake and New England provinces‚ due to the diverse reasons the pilgrims came to America. The New England pilgrims were devout Puritan yeoman living in speaking to toward
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The Greeks had many ideas that contributed to the big concept of happiness. One of the many ideas that I learn from Greek philosophies is the idea of Agnostic‚ From a Greek meaning “unknown” or “unknowable”. This is commonly used to describe a person who does not patiently disbelieve in god but who asserts that nothing about god‚ including his existence‚ can be known for a certain. Another concept that compromises the idea of happiness is morality‚ in other words‚ depending on your beliefs distinguishing
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Friendship theme In Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar" ‚ the theme of friendship plays a significant role ‚ it affects the plot in many ways‚ in which it seals Caesar’s fate. Friendship also‚ helps Cassuis ‚ Brutus ‚ and the other conspirators to complete their conspiracy . In the other hand ‚ it leads Caesar to trust and never suspect them. The conspirators use manipulation and flattery to gain Caesar’s trust. In the play ‚ Caesar has a lot of friends ‚ one of them is cassus ‚ he is not
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Ask any 15+ year old if they have heard the name of Julius Caesar. I guarantee you their response will be‚ ‘yes’. Now I ask myself why that is. What kind of character do you have to be to be to be known unanimously? To be remembered centuries later? You have to be a revolutionary leader. “These days we know exactly what we want in a leader. They have to share our ideas‚ be persistent‚ and have people like us in mind no matter what they do. If they do not possess these qualities‚ we do not elect them
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prescribed non-fiction text‚ “The Prince‚” written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1532‚ is a didactic explanation of the political struggles of Renaissance Italy. Similarly‚ William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Julius Caesar‚” composed in 1599‚ depicts the historical events surrounding Julius Caesar’s assassination. The ideas of manipulation and fate versus free will are presented through literary devices in “The Prince” and dramatised staging features in Shakespeare’s play. While virtue is presented as a key theme
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Julius Caesar Rough Draft Jordan M. Period 2 In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ honor and betrayal are a huge factor. A lot of times‚ different characters make it seem like it’s ok to betray one another to either keep a secret or defend their honor. In my opinion‚ it seems very selfish‚ but in the play they do it because everyone else does it. It’s kind of like a natural habit like it’s no big deal. Throughout the play‚ I learned why and about the reasons they all betray
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One of the most controversial topics in history is the idea of the spiritualism movement. Debated upon by the best of scholars‚ the spiritualism movement was the idea that people or mediums were able to contact and communicate with spirits or ancestors that have gone before us. There are many accounts of scholars who find this movement to be bogus‚ but there are also some who understand that there could be some bigger force at work causing this movement to be a reality. We will be examining a multitude
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