Schedule for Stat 21‚ Fall 2013 Note: Chapter readings are from FPP‚ and SG refers to Professor Philip Stark’s free online text SticiGui. “notes by RP” indicates Professor Roger Purves’ notes on chance variables‚ which will be posted on Canvas later. Week 1 (8/29): • Reading:chapters 3‚ 4; SG 3‚ 4 • Histograms‚ measures of location and spread‚ first look at Markov and Chebyshev Week 2 (9/3‚ 9/5) • Reading: chapters 5‚ 8‚ 9; SG: 6‚ 7‚8 • Finish chapter 4 • Normal curve‚ normal approximation
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As I mature‚ I begin to fathom and realize that we are continually waging war against time. Time. All of us‚ in at least one trice in our life‚ wanted to sojourn or hasten time. We wanted to live one moment forever. And sometimes‚ we want to expunge an instance in our lives that we revile and berate. But life is not a DVD which we could pause or fast forward with just a single click of a remote. After all is said and done‚ we could still say that time has won in this hostility. Sometimes
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DISCUSSION: Poor Forever (Bloomberg Businessweek‚ July 9‚ 2012‚ p. 50) and The End of Upward Mobility (see Newsweek‚ 1/26/2009‚ p. 64). 1) Why do you think America’s middle class is slowly dwindling? Once upon a time the United States had the largest and most vibrant middle class in the history of the world. The rest of the globe looked at America in envy and wondered what they were doing right. But now everything seems to be going wrong for the middle class. Millions of their jobs
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The meaning of the word friendship has lessened over time. With the invention of social networking sites such as Facebook‚ many virtual friendships have been created that are shallow and meaningless. In a true friendship people enjoy spending time together‚ they trust one another‚ and ultimately their friendship is centered on Jesus Christ. In today’s culture this view has been twisted and turned into a superficial type of companionship‚ which is not the way God intended it to be. Simply put‚
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Team Branding Charlotte Engines (Red‚ White‚ Blue) I chose the name “Charlotte Engines” to specifically target our two biggest potential fan groups. Charlotte has a rich tradition of motor racing‚ particularly NASCAR. An estimated 75% of the NASCAR industry’s race teams‚ employees and drivers are based in or near Mecklenburg County. The first NASCAR "strictly stock" race was held at Charlotte Speedway‚ ushering a new era of competitive motor racing. Additionally it is home
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The Forever War‚ written by Joe Haldeman‚ is a fiction book about a 1‚143 year long war between humans and Taurans that takes place in space. Protagonist William Mandella is in the world’s top percentile in terms of intelligence and physical fitness‚ so he is conscripted into the United Nations Exploratory Force in order to fight the Tauran aliens in 1997. Despite this war having lasted as long as it did‚ William had experienced the entirety of it due to relativity and the time differential caused
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In “Diamonds are Forever in Botswana”‚ we are introduced to how the company‚ De Beers‚ made a profitable business in the country of Botswana‚ while contributing great benefits to the country through many aspects. The company’s business consists of overseeing the mining of diamonds and then selling them throughout the rest of the world. Even though De Beers is the dominant force in Botswana‚ they approached their venture in the country by having an equal relationship with the government split down
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Are you a very conscientious‚ irrational‚ or rebellious teen? Well‚ the main character‚ Charlotte‚ is highly conscientious. She can be irrational‚ and she is quite the rebellious type. Throughout the book Charlotte changes from being a conscientious young lady to a irrational and rebellious sailor. At the beginning of the book Charlotte is a proper young lady who knows her right and wrongs‚ also know as being conscientious. For instance when Mr.Grummage is trying to get the porter to carry her trunk
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Cache Level 2 SHC 21 1.1 Communication is an important part to everyday living‚ there are many reasons why people communicate‚ these are not only done verbally but also non-verbally. Communication can be achieved by listening‚ questioning‚ understanding and responding. The use of facial expressions‚ and body language are a key part of communication with others. Communication should always be used to form and maintain good relationships not only with the children‚ and parents but also with
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Linh Nguyen 04/04/2015 The article "Forever Young" of the author Hillary Rosner was published on Septemper 2014 on Discover Magazine. The article was the summary and overview of the initial success of Daniel Doak when he studied the negative aging on Moss Campion. Ten years ago‚ Doak started to pay attention and study of the slow growth of Moss Campion‚ a low and flat plants that were found in the Alaska which are very small as the pushpin. According to the observation result‚ Moss Campion does
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