Chi-Square Test Chi-square is a statistical test commonly used to compare observed data with data we would expect to obtain according to a specific hypothesis. For example‚ if‚ according to Mendel’s laws‚ you expected 10 of 20 offspring from a cross to be male and the actual observed number was 8 males‚ then you might want to know about the "goodness to fit" between the observed and expected. Were the deviations (differences between observed and expected) the result of chance‚ or were they due to
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Activity-Based Systems: Measuring the Costs of Resource Usage Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan Robin Cooper is a Professor at the Claremont Graduate School and Robert S. Kaplan is a Professor at the Harvard Business School. This paper describes the conceptual basis for the design and use of newly emerging activity-based cost (ABC) systems. TVaditional cost systems use volume-driven allocation bases‚ such as direct labor dollars‚ machine hours‚ and sales dollars‚ to assign organizational expenses
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ESAN UNIVERSITY FINANCE I Professor: LUIS A. PIAZZON‚ PH.D Cooper Industries‚ Inc. By Melissa Lezameta Támara Alfonso Christian García Miguel Amable CASE: COOPER INDUSTRIES‚ INC. Following are the answers to the case: 1. If you were Mr. Cizik of Cooper Industries‚ would you try to gain control of Nicholson File Company in May 1972? Methodology We have taken the flowing steps for this analysis: * Determine the value of the Nicholson File Company as a whole. For
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Analytic Narrative of Project KIPP Adelante is a charter school that serves primarily underrepresented and underserved students of Hispanic and African American ethnicity in downtown San Diego. According to the California Department of Education (CDE) School Accountability Report Card (SARC) for the year 2012‚ KIPP had a total of 363 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8; this is the most recent data available. Student demographics are as follows; 315 Hispanic‚ 28 African American‚ and the remaining
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strategy to achieve the continuity of the Mini Coopers brand was to maintain its original legacy as one of the world’s iconic vehicles ever made. Mini was first developed in the 1950’s by a gentleman named Alex Issigonis. Its original design was develop to be fuel efficient due to the global fuel shortage (Horatiu‚ 2012). In the early 1960’s‚ a guy by the name of John Cooper vision the Mini as sports car and created the very first Mini Cooper. Mini Coopers legacy since its creation in the 50’s is to
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RACIAL/ETHNIC IMPACT ON ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyze the presence of a link between student achievement and racial/ethnic background. This report will summarize the 4 results of studies conducted from 1997 to 2004‚ published in educational and psychological journals. The studies examine a tie between test scores‚ intelligence levels and backgrounds of the students. Study #1 The first study examined focuses on the test gains of Ohio students in the
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Spring 2010 08 Fall Cooper Industries‚ Inc. Prepared by: Finance 450 Overview & Introduction Cooper Industries is looking to acquire Nicholson File Company. It meets the three criteria that Cooper looks for in acquiring a company. “First‚ the industry should be one in which Cooper could become a major factor. The industry must be fairly stable‚ with a broad market for the products and a product line of ‘small ticket’ items. Finally‚ it had to be a leading company in
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give a false overview of who the student actually is‚ and in the end‚ these tests won’t get you anywhere in life. It’s important to many people including students who are taking the tests‚ teachers who are preparing the students for these tests‚ and of course the parents who have to deal with all the complaints from their child about these tests. This is a pretty important issue today‚ because so much is riding on these tests. If you do poorly you won’t get accepted to the university you want‚ or your
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Standardized tests are customarily defined along with “high-stakes;” however‚ the test themselves are not in high-stakes. They are frequently used for high-stake purposes such as “determining which students will pass or graduate‚ which teachers will be fired or given raises‚ and which schools are reorganized and given more funding‚” (NCTE). In the short research brief‚ “How Standardized Tests Shape – and Limit – Student Learning‚” standardized testing has been shown to have three fundamental effects
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Projective Test for Children The Dood Caoek Joms University It has been observed that there has been a growing acceptance and understanding to the necessity and value of personality testing. It is at this stage in time where there is increasing demand and consumption for such services‚ met by a diverse range of offerings‚ it is important to know the ideal service to meet one’s needs. Keeping this in mind‚ this essay will attempt to compare and contrast between two known personality tests‚ the Five-factor
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