Quantitative Methods • Dance with Chance • Black Swan 4 QUANTITATIVE METHODS CASE MAPPING Chapter Basic Concepts of Scales & Measurements Detailed Syllabus Nominal‚ ordinal‚ interval and ratio scales. Review of central tendencies and dispersion Session Key Concepts 1 Scales Case Study College Canteen’s Decreasing Beverages’ Sales: Analysis Dilemmas Abstract Meant for ‘Scales of Measurement’‚ this case study presents Raghu’s • analysis dilemma‚ the owner-manager of Matrix canteen‚ which sells
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1. History & Background of the Industry The very first outdoor theme park built in Singapore is Escape Theme Park. It was opened in May 2000 at the East side of Singapore‚ Downtown East‚ Pasir Ris. It has attracted over 4 million people since its opening. However due to redevelopment of Downtown East‚ Escape Theme Park was ceased on 26 November 2011. The first water theme park in Singapore was Wild Wild Wet. It opened in June 2004 at the same location as Escape Theme Park. Wild Wild Wet has received
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MOUNTAIN WEST HEALTH PLANS‚ INC. PROBLEM STATEMENT a. FACTS OF THE CASE: Mountain West Health Plans‚ Inc. – Denver-based health insurance company Martin Quinn – Senior Vice-President for Service and Operations Evelyn Gustafson – Former and retired Director of Mountain West Customer Service Department. Her motto “always put yourself in the subscriber’s shoes”. In her time‚ there were only 10% turnover rates in the department compared to the typical 25% to 45% rate for customer service representative
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Patrice Branch Mrs. Vermilion AP Language and Composition 01 November 2015 Mountains Beyond Mountains summary The award winning nonfiction biography by Tracy Kidder‚ gives the reader an encounter of the life of Paul Farmer‚ a doctor who travel the world in search of a cure to save people suffering from AIDS and Tuberculous in countries in poverty. The book is divided in to five sections‚ each section giving a different time an point of view of the over theme that all people even in poor nations
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Jim Poss Case Study 1.An opportunity for entrepreneurship is found when trying to solve a common problem. Over time Mr.Poss noticed an issue with our waste management claiming that dump trucks were using up to much petroleum ( a resource that is in high demand all around the world). His plan was to invent a Solar Powered trash compactor that would be more enviormentally safe and efficient.The goal was to adopt an environmentally friendly methods of power generation by designing products which
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Background:Rocky Mountain Advanced Genome (RMAG) is headquartered in Colorado Springs‚ Colorado and has recently been founded by seven research scientists who have taken a leave of absence from major universities and pharmaceutical companies to establish this firm. This company uses gene-sequencing techniques with a computer-driven search algorithm to identify genes in human DNA. In January 1996‚ negotiations were coming to the end for a private equity investment by Big Sur Capital Management to
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BABU SANTA BEACH RESORT There is this island located in the southern tip of Samal. It is named as Talicud Island. Talicud it is due to its location. It is rich in a way that photographers will surely absorb its’ richness through their lenses and so the divers may also dive into the alluring corals under the sea. The island can be reached through a ferry boat from Sta. Ana pier in Davao City. The ride takes an hour and there is a scheduled route on each boat from the pier. Usually it leaves the pier
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Mountains Beyond Mountains is a book written by Terry Kidder‚ and is about Paul Farmer. The book starts with Kidder‚ a news reporter who is staying with ten army men in Haiti‚ who are given the task of reinstating elected officials in the Haitian government. Kidder‚ even though he is the author of the book‚ is also one of its main characters. While Kidder is with the army men‚ Paul Farmer approached them to convince the army men to release someone who has done horrible things in the past. Kidder
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Case Study – Ghost Stories Answer to Question 1 From the situation that Nils is going through‚ some available options are suggested as below: a. Nils should consult headquarter and ask for a number of construction workers from the main office or countries nearby to at least enable the project to be completed within the stipulated time frame. However‚ the administration along with the senior management might not agree‚ since staff for coordination and work purpose from abroad may incur excess
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Mountain Boarding : Mountain boarding‚ also known as Dirt boarding‚ Off-road Boarding‚ and All-Terrain Boarding (ATB)‚ is a well-established if little-known action sport‚ derived from snowboarding. A mountain board is made up of components including a deck‚ bindings to secure the rider to the deck‚ four wheels with pneumatic tires‚ and two steering mechanisms known as trucks. Mountain boarders‚ also known as riders‚ ride specifically designed boarder cross tracks‚ slopestyle parks‚ grass hills‚
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