Pseudoscientific Claims The seven warning signs that a claim about behavior might be a pseudoscientific claim are: claimants avoid peer reviewing or other verification‚ exaggerated claims‚ basic theory does not change in response to evidence‚ they look for only evidence that confirms their hypothesis‚ the claimant insists that their theory is accurate because it has not been proven wrong‚ the claim defies what established science has told us about the world‚ the claimants attempt to persuade using
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To: Adam Starr From: Alexandria Warner Date: October 4‚ 2011 Re: Potential negligence claim against the Yellow Jacket Inn Statement of Facts Last weekend a group of Georgia Tech alumni stayed at the Yellow Jacket Inn in Atlanta to attend the Georgia Tech-Vanderbilt football. After the game one of the alumni walked into his room and saw an intruder inside stealing his clothes and going through his personal items. The intruder physically attacked the alumni and stole his wallet. The alumni
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A hypothesis is a claim Population mean The mean monthly cell phone bill in this city is μ = $42 Population proportion Example: The proportion of adults in this city with cell phones is π = 0.68 States the claim or assertion to be tested Is always about a population parameter‚ not about a sample statistic Is the opposite of the null hypothesis e.g.‚ The average diameter of a manufactured bolt is not equal to 30mm ( H1: μ ≠ 30 ) Challenges the status quo Alternative never contains
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when it comes to police action shootings. Mistake-of-Fact shootings happen all too often. Although officers are trying some less lethal options‚ 18% of police action shootings in LA in-between 1998-2002 were thought to be mistake-of-fact shootings. Steps need to be taken to lower numbers of mistake-of-fact shootings. In my opinion officers need more low-light training‚ less lethal training‚ and usage of sight alignment. A lot of mistake-of-fact shooting are due to three major things: misidentification
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Alexis Yecora 106-57 97th Street Ozone Park‚ NY‚ 11417 (718) 213-28616 alexis.yecora@me.com February 26‚ 2013 Mrs. Lilly O’Connor Customer Service Manager Zara Corporate Office Headquarters 500 Fifth Avenue‚ Suite 400 New York‚ NY‚ 10110 Dear Mrs. O’Connor: Please credit my Visa account to correct an invalid charge of $291.73. On February 18‚ 2013‚ I bought through your Zara USA website two of the woman shoes. I purchased in size 6 both the Electric Blue wedge sneakers and
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Use Case-based Requirements This chapter gives an overall introduction to documenting requirements using use cases. In this chapter‚ we will explain the following: • the symbols found in a use case diagrams • the relationships between the symbols in a use case diagram • the textual description of a use case‚ the use case flow of events It is quite likely that you have written code in an object-oriented language‚ such as Java or C++. In these object-oriented languages‚ you have come to create your
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serious illness that can strike anyone at any age—even healthy individuals. Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at. Although pneumonia is a common illness‚ there are a few things you may not know about this lung infection. Here are six surprising pneumonia facts everyone should make it their business to know: Pneumonia is a Leading Cause of Death in the United States Believe it or not‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ influenza‚ pneumonia‚ and pneumococcal pneumonia are among the
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Auchard’s claim that we have all become ‘’celebrities in a post-privacy age” due to social networking is inaccurate‚ for policies and features have been implemented to allow users to manage their online identities‚ and so privacy remains a choice. Policies developed by social networking sites are self implemented‚ but are also under direct attention of Canadian privacy laws. Social networking sites include features that allow the management of personal information. Such features also include the
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STROKES‚ TIA & GLASGOW COMA SCALE By Maricel Cruz-Bustamante Stroke Facts Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in developed countries. (4th in the U.S.) Nearly 800‚000 Americans have a stroke each year. 1 American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Stroke related healthcare cost = Approx. $70 billion per year. (American Stroke Association‚ 2014) What is a Stroke? A stroke is a “Brain Attack” Occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells
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Marissa Sepulveda Health 3011 Fact Sheet What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a condition that causes irregular curvatures of the spine‚ or backbone. The etiology of scoliosis can be: • Congenital- meaning that the patient was born with the spine being curved and the failure of the vertebrae to individual form or separate. • Neuromuscular- meaning that scoliosis is a result of another disorder. These disorders include cerebral palsy‚ Duchenne muscular dystrophy‚ and spina bifida • Idiopathic- meaning
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