economics. Boys took shop. Girls learned to cook lasagna and bake chocolate cake. I would be learning to use a lathe. I preferred lasagna. So I did the sensible thing: I signed up for home economics. The school counselor called me into her office to tell me that boys weren’t allowed to take home ec. I asked to see her boss‚ the vice principal. Same story. “Well‚” I announced‚ “we have a problem because I’m not taking shop. These rules are discriminatory.” This was 1972; discrimination was everywhere
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Census Method All items in any field of inquiry constitute a ‘ Universe ’ or ‘ Population.’ A complete enumeration of all items in the population is known as a census inquiry. It can be presumed that in such an enquiry‚ when all items are covered‚ no element of chance is left and highest accuracy is obtained. But in practice this may not be true. Even the slightest element of bias in such an inquiry will get larger and larger as the number of observation increases
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must pay $75 per person. Each attendee receives breakfast‚ lunch‚ and free parking. The following are the costs incurred for putting on this event: Rental cost for the auditorium Registration processing Speaker costs Continental breakfast Lunch Parking $150 $8.50 per person 3*$800 = $2400 $4.00 per person $7.00 per person $5.00 per person 1. Build a spreadsheet model that calculates a profit or loss based on the number of nonmember registrants. 2. Use Goal Seek to find the number of nonmember registrants
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How to Use a Data Spreadsheet: Excel One does not necessarily have special statistical software to perform statistical analyses. Microsoft Office Excel can be used to run statistical procedures. Although in some respects Excel is not as preferable for data analyses as IBM SPSS‚ it is very userfriendly with simpler statistical procedures. This appendix describes how to use Excel to execute basic statistical calculations. Data from the 2004 version of the General Social Survey (GSS) is used for
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items were biased. A few questions were worded awkwardly‚ likely affecting the response. Some of the information needed was not asked‚ further reducing the value of the effort. Additionally‚ the data entry typist and general office support person made a number of errors when keying the data into the spreadsheet‚ compounding the poor results. In hindsight‚ Debbie suggested that she should have pretested the sample instrument before issuing it to the workforce. Such a step would have likely revealed
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www.insikapub.com Significance of 2006 Head Counts and House Census to Nigerian Sustainable Development Kofo A. Aderogba Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences Tai Solarin University of Education Ijebu-Ode‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria kofoaderogba@yahoo.com Key words Population census‚ Limitations‚ Sustainable development‚ Virtues‚ Nigeria Abstract The 2006 population censu was scheduled‚ planned and executed. The objective of this paper is to highlight the uniqueness and credible attributes
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My response to “What Sets us Apart” In the essay “What Sets us Apart‚” by Mortimer B. Zuckerman‚ he examines the issue of how America is regarded by foreign countries and the impact America has in these countries. Zuckerman acknowledges of Hollywood contributing to “a significant piece of America’s ‘soft power’” on how we are perceived by other countries; meaning that American culture is not viewed favorable by other countries because of Hollywood. Zuckerman’s perception is something that I agree
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(2007). Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients. Oncology Nursing Forum‚ 34(2)‚ 313-21. 1) Describe the data collection methodology. What instruments were used? Within 24-48 hours after hospice admission‚ the RA HHA interviewed the patients independently to obtain demographic information and administered the HQLI‚ pain intensity scale‚ dyspnea intensity scale‚ and CAS. The RA nurse simultaneously interviewed the caregivers. The three symptom
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Chapter Introduction to Microsoft Excel A spreadsheet is a computer program that turns the computer into a very powerful calculator. Headings and comments can be entered along with detailed formulas. The spreadsheet screen is divided into ROWS and COLUMNS; the intersection between a row and a column is termed a CELL. Usually only a small section of the overall spreadsheet is displayed on the screen. 1 The Microsoft Excel Screen 1 Load Microsoft Excel and you should receive the following
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crimes of passion flood the newspaper’s headlines‚ Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves in Chicago’s own Murderess Row in The Cook County Jail. Broadway fanatics everywhere raved about the 2002 award winner of best picture‚ Chicago‚ starring Renée Zellweger‚ Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The glitz and glamour of jazz‚ liquor and sex shine through in this film‚ but are all these things worth murdering someone for? Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) the nightclub sensation had killed
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