Today‚ 564‚708 people in the U.S. are homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistics”). As we speak‚ the rate of homelessness continues to rise. There are many reasons for homelessness: national debt‚ natural disasters‚ and unemployment. Although national debt and natural disasters are important factors of homelessness‚ society mainly focuses on unemployment and limited job opportunities. In fact‚ society stigmatizes homeless people as lazy and hopeless individuals. For example‚ many people think
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EXERCISE IN STATISTICS Below are hypothetical data. (1) Organize them in bivariate tables to answer the problems below. Determine the statistics to use for each. 1. Are sex and occupation associated? 2. Are age and income correlated? 3. Are educational attainment and sex associated? 4. Are civil status and occupation associated? 5. Are occupation and income related N>E> you may use data transformation (from interval data to nominal data) Respondent No. Age Sex Civil Status Educational attainment
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Chapter 3 Probability Distributions 1. Based on recent records‚ the manager of a car painting center has determined the following probability distribution for the number of customers per day. Suppose the center has the capacity to serve two customers per day. |x |P(X = x) | |0 |0.05 | |1 |0.20 | |2 |0.30 | |3 |0.25 | |4 |0.15 | |5 |0.05 | a. What is the probability that one
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Standardized description of index numbers for application in generic index computation software modules 1 Photis Stavropoulos1‚ Georges Pongas2‚ Spyros Liapis1‚ George Petrakos1‚ Tonia Ieromnimon1 Agilis S.A. Statistics and Informatics‚ e-mail: Photis.Stavropoulos@agilis-sa.gr‚ Spyros.Liapis@agilis-sa.gr‚ George.Petrakos@agilis-sa.gr‚ Tonia.Ieromnimon@agilis-sa.gr 2 EUROSTAT‚ e-mail: Georges.Pongas@ec.europa.eu Abstract The aim of this paper is to present a scheme for the description of index numbers
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In today’s world‚ we are faced with situations everyday where Statistics can be applied. In general‚ Statistics is the science of collecting‚ organizing‚ and analyzing numerical data. The techniques involved in Statistics are important for the work of many professions‚ thus the proper preparation and theoretical background of Statistics is valuable for many successful career paths. Marketing campaigns‚ the realm of gambling‚ professional sports‚ the world of business and economics‚ the political
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------------------------------------------------- Introduction: This data set we have been assigned to analyze highlights the fuel-efficiency of the mentioned cars relative to several other variables. One of the major issues most stressed upon to date is the ever-increasing threat of environmental degradation‚ global warming‚ and the need to conserve our scarce natural resources. This has led us to examine the fuel efficiency of cars. With rising gas prices‚ owning a car can become quite costly
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Introduction The current state of the world economy is quite uncertain. Economic statistics that governments and other financial institutions use to project the economy imply that the world economy is shrinking. Since 2008‚ the state of the American economy has not been attractive. For instance‚ the United States economy has not registered any significant growth for the last three years. The 2011 second quarter results indicated that gross domestic product improved by 1%. At the same time‚ there
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| Project paper and Feasibility Paper: Week 2 | As preparation for the final research paper‚ formulate a theory about the correlation between measurable independent variables (causes) and one measurable dependent variable (the effect). Be sure to have at least two independent variables for proposed research paper. The topic proposal should include the following four items which serve as the foundation for the final research paper after instructor feedback is given. | 1) Purpose Statement In
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Descriptive Analyses of the Essays and Short Stories Narration and Description THE STRATEGIES Although the narrative and descriptive essays are often given as separate assignments in composition courses‚ they are combined in this first section so that teachers can present expressive writing and still reserve time for the many forms of informative and argumentative writing. This choice is tricky because it confirms the folk wisdom about expressive writing and rhetorical difficulty. According to
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Dani Socher Statistics Project Mr. Seufer 1/15/2013 Shooting Guards and Field Goal Percentage In the NBA‚ games are won by shooting the ball well‚ which makes sense. The more times your team’s players get the ball in the hoop‚ the more points are scored. And the more points scored‚ the more games won. Obviously‚ it is a little more complicated than that in reality‚ given how important defense is. But field goal percentage should be a solid indicator of games won. Field goal percentage is as
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