During the 14th century‚ when the beginning of the Renaissance took place‚ Florence was one of the main political‚ economic‚ and artistic cities in Europe. The Black Death‚ the plague that reduced the population of Florence‚ and the difficulties Florence encountered by this time explain the heavy influence of gothic style in architecture and the elegance found in every artwork created in this era. Florence was one of the top European cities when it came to painting‚ because it had the greatest school
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generational and cultural conflicts within the family. My parents arrived in the United States during the 1970’s. My brother was born in 1975 and I was born 9 years later. Not only is there a cultural difference between the rest of the family‚ but also a semi-generational difference between my brother and myself. In the Philippines‚ it is‚ from my understanding‚ a strict custom to always show respect to your elders‚ never talk back‚ and take care of your elders. However‚ here in the US‚ it generally
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relationship between the two without having knowledge of both disciplines. Economics focuses on wealth‚ trade‚ consumption behaviour patterns‚ et cetera and even involve some complex models rooted in the discipline of Mathematics. Anthropology is oftentimes associated with the study of simpler societies while sociologists study more complex societies. Also‚ it is said that while sociology tends to focus on social institution‚ anthropology is more holistic in its approach to society. As the two disciplines
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INTERACTION BETWEEN MUTUAL FUNDS AND MACRO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES: A GHANAIAN CONTEXT MSc FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 1 ABSTRACT This paper analyses the interaction between mutual fund prices‚ exchange rates and inflation in Ghana. The study focuses on the first and the largest equity mutual fund in Ghana known as the Databank EPACK Investment Fund. With over 50 million shareholdings and investments in 12 African countries‚ the fund is arguably the leading Pan African mutual fund. A total of
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The two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine both talks about machines and they are related to our everyday lives. There are quite a few differences and similarities in the two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine. To start off with‚ the poem Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out is warning everyone about how the machines would take over the world and teaching all of us what we should do usually to prevent them taking over and hurting us. The poem picks out all
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studies the correlation between violence‚ mainly suicide‚ and the effects of prison overcrowding as it relates to prisoners‚ the economy and communities outside of prison. The author uses national data on prisons in the U.S in order to show the consequences such as suicide that prison overcrowding causes. The author believes that prison overcrowding is a pivotal part of prison which deprives prisoners of having a fair life in prison which results in depression then suicide. He examines two theories
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Understanding the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) assesses the degree that quantitative variables are linearly related in a sample. Each individual or case must have scores on two quantitative variables (i.e.‚ continuous variables measured on the interval or ratio scales). The significance test for r evaluates whether there is a linear relationship between the two variables in the population. The appropriate correlation coefficient depends on
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compared to a weight scale. It is a result of an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. There are several notable health consequences directly linked to obesity‚ such as: hypertension‚ type 2 diabetes‚ stroke‚ osteoarthritis‚ cardiovascular disease‚ gallbladder disease‚ osteoarthritis‚ sleep apnea‚ respiratory problems‚ endometrial‚ breast‚ prostate‚ and colon cancer (National Institutes of Health‚ 1998). The correlation of obesity’s effect on healthcare costs can be assessed in
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Types of Variables Binary variable Obsevations (i.e.‚ dependent variables) that occur in one of two possible states‚ often labelled zero and one. E.g.‚ “improved/not improved” and “completed task/failed to complete task.” Usually an independent or predictor variable that contains values indicating membership in one of several possible categories. E.g.‚ gender (male or female)‚ marital status (married‚ single‚ divorced‚ widowed). The categories are often assigned numerical values used as lables
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The probability distribution for complaints can be represented as a table or a graph‚ both shown below. The random variable xi represents the number of complaints‚ and p(xi) is the probability of receiving xi complaints. xi 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 p(xi) .15 .1 .28 .20 .10 .10 .07 What is the expected number of complaints received per week? Round your answer to two places after the decimal. Answer Selected Answer: 2.58 . Question 6 .5 out of 5 points Deterministic techniques
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