of 2 points A seasonal effect is one that repeats at fixed intervals of time‚ typically a year‚ month‚ week‚ or day. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 3 2 out of 2 points The Delphi method develops a consensus forecast about what will occur in the future. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 4 2 out of 2 points In regression models based on time-series data‚ the dependent
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In fifth century Greece‚ religion was present in all areas of life. Although its origins may be traced to the remotest eras‚ Greek religion in its developed form lasted more than a thousand years. From before the time of Homer to the reign Julius Caesar in the fourth century AD‚ the gods were alive and present and influencing human affairs. There were myths to explain the origins of mankind‚ formal rituals that could include animal sacrifices and libations and temples dominated the city skyline
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One of the first achievements of Apollo was the slaying of Python‚ a serpent that protected the sanctuary of Pytho (Delphi). Because of the Python’s end‚ Apollo had to serve 9 years as a slave to King Admetus. In his Childe Harold‚ Lord Byron takes note of Apollo’s victory: ...The lord of the unerring bow‚ The god of life‚ and poetry‚ and light‚
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the warning Tiresias and the oracle had given them and instead decided to get rid of their child. He was found by shepherds on a mountain and taken to Corinth where he was raised by King Polybus and Queen Merope. Oedipus learns from the oracle at Delphi about the prophesy and flees Corinth. On his way to Thebes‚ Oedipus encounters a traveling caravan. There is some road rage which causes Oedipus to kill King Laios‚ his father. He then solves the riddle of the sphinx which instantly makes him a hero
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the continental shelves and are carnivores‚ eating mostly fish and squid. The family Delphinidae‚ the largest in the order Cetacea‚ evolved relatively recently‚ about ten million years ago during the Miocene.he name is originally from Greek δελφίς (delphís)‚ "dolphin"‚[1] which was related to the Greek δελφύς (delphus)‚ "womb".[2] The animal ’s name can therefore be interpreted as meaning "a ’fish ’ with a womb".[3] The name was transmitted via the Latin delphinus[4] (the romanization of the later
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objectives‚ delimiting the sample‚ constructing the questionnaire‚ conducting a pilot study‚ writing cover letters‚ sending the questionnaire‚ following up‚ analyzing the results‚ and preparing the report) 3. Understand the purpose and value of the Delphi Method (repeated surveys to get consensus) 4. Identify advantages and disadvantages of conducting personal interviews in comparison to questionnaires (see table). 5. Recognize examples of normative surveys (Physical Best‚ President ’s Challenge)
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Taiwan College student-athletes have unique life stress that warrants close attention. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measurement assessing college student-athletes’ life stress. In Study 1‚ a focus group discussion and Delphi method produced a questionnaire draft‚ termed the College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale. In Study 2 and Study 3‚ the properties of the items and the underlying structure of the College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale were confirmed through
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As the operations manager of Colsam Company Limited‚ I have been tasked to make a presentation to management on the importance of forecasting. The presentation would be done along the following lines. * THE MEANING OF FORECASTING * STEPS USED TO DEVELOP A FORECASTING SYSTEM * QUALITATIVE FORECASTING * QUANTITATIVE FORECASTING * BENEFITS OF FORECASTING THE MEANING OF FORECASTING A planning tool that helps management in its attempts to cope with the uncertainty of the future
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be used in two alternative ways in assessing project risks [or in this case‚ building a new project‚ which always takes on considerable risk]. The more quantifiable method‚ commonly referred to as the Delphi approach‚ collects and consolidates the judgments of isolated anonymous respondents. For Delphi to be used effectively‚ some preliminary screening of potential contributors is usually necessary. The collective “ wisdom” of the set of experts is then used as the basis for decision making. The simpler
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Riace Bronzes The Riace Warriors were discovered by Stefano Mariottini on August 16‚ 1972‚ on the bottom of the Ionic Sea near Riace Marina in Calabria in Italy. The statues have been dated to roughly 450BC. The statues’ eyes are inlaid with bone and glass‚ the lips and nipples are made from copper while the teeth are silver. Both statues at one point held spears and shields; however‚ those have not been recovered. Both statues stand firmly on the right foot‚ with the left foot forward
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