AP Test Prep Chapter 13 1) The only indigenous aspect of Japanese culture during the Heian era was (A) The imperial administration (B) Written characters (C) Shinto (D) Court etiquette and protocol Answer: C Cite: The answer is located on page 291 under the heading “Japan: The imperial age” the passage states “Indigenous cultural influences‚ possibly those linked to Shinto views…” 2) The group which most directly challenged Chinese influences
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Watson Case Study #1 How powerful is Watson? Describe its technology. Why does it require so much powerful hardware? Watson has the ability to go far beyond responding to simple commands it has the ability to understand language‚ search millions of data sets within three seconds and learn from its mistakes and its successes. It has 15 terabytes of RAM‚ 2‚880 processor cores and operates at 80 teraflops. It needs this much hardware to process thousands or algorithms that were programmed and can
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CHAPTER 1 THINKING SOCIOLOGICALLY Sociology = A science. The ’social’ matters and our lives are affected by our place in the social world. 3 Characteristics of Sociology A science NOT common sense Systematic – Uses the systematic scientific method Interested in group behavior and trends – On a larger scale than the individual 2 Categories of Research Micro – Focuses upon the interaction of individuals in groups Macro – Focuses upon institutions in society and the global
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Introduction The purpose of this report is to show if the new golf ball coating design does induced resist cuts and provide a more durable ball. Hypothesis µ1 is the mean driving distance of currently produced golf balls µ2 is the mean driving distance of newly designed golf balls Null hypothesis (H0): µ1- µ2 ≤ 0 Alternate hypothesis (Ha): µ1- µ2 > 0 Analysis The sample mean for current golf balls is 270.275‚ while the new golf balls have a sample mean of 267.50. So on average the current
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NSS Exploring Economics 6 Chapter 12 International trade (II) — trade barriers and external trade of Hong Kong Questions p.150 Think it over 1. Why do many governments impose duties on imported goods? 2. What are the effects of the imposition of duties on the price of imported goods‚ the volume of imports‚ the consumer surplus of domestic consumers and the producer surplus of domestic producers? 3. Why does the Hong Kong Government impose duties on very few types of imports? p
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Chapter 09 Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis Multiple Choice Questions 1. Testing many different trading rules until you find one that would have worked in the past is called _______. A. data mining B. perceived patterning C. pattern searching D. behavioral analysis 2. Models of financial markets that emphasize psychological factors affecting investor behavior are called _______. A. data mining B. fundamental analysis C. charting D. behavioral finance
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20.Pakistan defined itself in terms of religion‚ fell under the control of military leaders‚ andsaw its Bengali-speaking eastern section secede to become the independent nation of Bangladesh in 1971. India‚ a secular republic with a 90 percent Hindu population‚inherited a larger share of industrial and educational resources and was able to maintainunity despite its linguistic heterogeneity.30.In Southeast Asia‚ the defeats that the Japanese inflicted on the British‚ French‚ andDutch forces in World
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1. How were the policy changed cited in question 17 reflected in the acts passed under the Grenville administration? Deal with the specific acts as well as general policy objectives. 2. What was it about post-1763 British policy that would cause colonists in every section to see the disadvantages rather than the advantages of being part of the British Empire? 3. Why did the Stamp Act so antagonize the American colonists? 4. Who sounded the “trumpet of sedition” in Virginia over the Stamp
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Terms and Essays: 1. Traditional paradigm- transplant of English institutions or English culture into North America 2. Atlantic System paradigm- the creation of the Atlantic Ocean as a system or network of exchange after the voyages of Columbus 3. Christopher Columbus- an Italian explorer and navigator from Genoa‚ who asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella for a grant to find India and its treasures. He landed in modern-day Bahamas and claimed he “discovered” America 4. 1492 Edict of
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1. One important use of inventories in manufacturing is to decouple operations through the use of work in process inventories. True False TRUE Decoupling operations is an important use of inventories. 2 2. The objective of inventory management is to minimize the cost of holding inventory. True False FALSE The objective of inventory management is to allow satisfactory customer service while keeping costs down. 3 3. A retail store that carries twice the inventory as its competitor will
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