* Orley Ashenfelter- Uses statistics to extract hidden info from large datasets * Orley’s Wine Predictions * What really got him in trouble is crunching numbers to assess the quality of Bordeaux wines. He found that low levels of harvest rain/high avg. summer temps produce the greatest wines Reduced his wine theory to a formula; he can predict the general quality of any vintage by plugging weather statistics for a given year into formula. NOT well received by traditional wine critics
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The super lily‚ from the temple of flora was an artwork made by Richard Earlom. The artwork does not have a specific date in its description‚ but only have the year it was made which was in 1799. The type of artwork used in this image was color mezzotint‚ aquatint‚ and etching. There is no particular size listed in its description as well. The depth explanation of this artwork was centered on physical description‚ analysis‚ judgment‚ and other important highlights that clearly described the artwork
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Analysis of “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” The short story “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” from 1969 by Brian Aldiss is about a futuristic family‚ who lives in a science-fiction world. The family members consists of Monica and Henry Swinton‚ their son David‚ and his toy‚ Teddy. The Swinton family live in an overpopulated world‚ packed with lonely people‚ who are accompanied by intelligent “Super-Toys”. Henry Swinton’s job is to develop these toys‚ which are created to ease
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Super Bakery Analysis The Super Bakery utilizes a business model that permits lower expenses of labor‚ equipment‚ factories‚ administrative spaces‚ structures‚ etc. This model is defined as a “virtual corporation minimizes investment in human resources‚ fixed assets‚ and working capital” (Kimmel‚ 2009‚ p. 910). This method obviously keeps costs down to the company itself as major operating‚ and manufacturing expenses are outsourced. Super Bakery adopted the Activity Based Accounting (ABC) to simplify
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots enacted the most extraordinary resurgence in Super Bowl history‚ triumphing the Atlanta Falcons 34-28‚ in the first Super Bowl ending in an overtime. One of the biggest disputes in football is determining who is the greatest player of all time at any given position. Naturally‚ the leadership positions‚ like the Quarterback‚ are debated with even more intensity. Joe Montana and Tom Brady are three quarterbacks frequently designated as “The G.O.A.T‚” or greatest
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Summary/Review Super Crunchers describes the importance of using numbers and statistics to replace or complement traditional methods of intuition in describing and predicting information. Through the use of mostly regression and hypothesis testing‚ Ian shows how finding trends using this information and the prevalence of big data (especially through the explosion of information from the internet) are shaping the way companies are evaluating data and making choices from this data. Ian shows how
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In order to accomplish the purpose of the analysis - to anatomize the visual elements of the Super Normal typefaces‚ I came across an approach to look at those typefaces as combinations of both letterforms and dynamic forms that keep adapting with the times. Since the two parts can cover all the mentioned aspects of Super Normal‚ I began to study more about their origins‚ visual characteristics and improvements to generate a methodology. As far as I am considered‚ the methodology in this chapter
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Common-Size Analysis When comparing financial statements‚ it is often necessary to compare successive years ’ statements of the same company or statements from companies of various sizes. Ordinary financial statements can make it difficult to recognize trends or spot disproportionate categories since the figures make it difficult to tell how much a category has changed in relation to the other categories. Common-size statements solve this problem by valuing all categories in relation to a base
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Common Size Statements are used to compare financial statements of different-size companies‚ or of the same company over different periods. Common-size analysis - (also called vertical analysis) expresses each line item on a single year’s financial statement as a percent. The base amount for the balance sheet is usually total assets (which is the same number as total liabilities plus stockholders’ equity)‚ and for the income statement it is usually net sales or revenues. By comparing two or more
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The movie "Super Size Me" is a documentary on a man who has decided to consume only McDonald’s food for a period of thirty days. This man‚ Mr. Spurlock‚ has embarked on this adventure to assess the health issue of McDonald’s food. Of course‚ there are a couple of rules. He has to eat McDonalds for breakfast‚ lunch‚ and dinner. He also has to devour everything on the menu at least once. If he is asked to super size his meal‚ he must submit. His experiences during this thirty day trial period are astonishing
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