good luck and psychological well-being: The mediating role of optimism and irrational beliefs. This article discusses the relationship between belief in good luck and depression as well as anxiety. Belief in good luck has been traditionally regarded as an irrational belief and the authors in the article attempt to overturn this idea. They utilize the five theories of depression and anxiety to explain this relationship that embraces optimism‚ neuroticism‚ attribution style‚ self-esteem and irrational
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Linear Correlation and Regression Analysis Gross Revenue and TV advertising: Pfizer Inc‚ along with other pharmaceutical companies‚ has begun investing more promotion dollars into television advertising. Data collected over a two year period‚ shows the amount of money Pfizer spent on television advertising and the revenue generated‚ all on a monthly bases. |Month |TV advertising |Gross Revenue | |1 |17 |4.1 | |2 |14
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Correlation of Fast Food Culture and the High Rate of Teenage Obesity Nowadays‚ food is easily accessible in the United States. All we have to do to obtain food is open the refrigerator‚ go to the supermarket‚ or stop at drive- through (Schlosser and Wilson 208)‚ Fast food even became a trend replacing regular food since decades ago. Every time when we stand in front of a fast food shop‚ the typical smiling face of a cartoon like Ronald McDonald always warms our heart. The golden-fried chip‚ big
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Mental Health Issues Related To Race/Ethnicity And The Poor Introduction Does living in poverty increase the risks of mental illness? Is there a difference between race/ethnicity among the poor and those seeking mental health services? Racial/ethnic disparities in mental health issues have received an increase in attention. Recent studies indicate that people with mental illness and members of minority racial/ethnic populations are disproportionately concentrated in high poverty areas (Chung-Chung
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Correlation is a statistical technique used by statistics experts and researchers to determine if and to what extent are two variables related in a research. For instance‚ being in a relationship is correlated to being married. In this care correlation technique will determine if indeed being in a relationship has any relationship to being married. In this case it will also determine how likely or unlikely a person in a relationship will marry. Covariance on the other hand measures to what extent
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truth in his statement. The better one prepares oneself for a task‚ the more likely luck will grace him. For example‚ in the most recent Summer Olympic Games‚ there were two races when Michael Phelps‚ known for the seven gold medals he collected in swimming‚ won by a total of nine hundredths of a second ’ one race by just a hundredth. Some critics call it luck. Others even call it divine intervention. Logically speaking‚ it was the result of all the hard work he put into his preparation. His performance
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The BDI-II contains a substantial revision of the original and revised BDI-1A (Beck et al.‚ 1996). The BDI-II omits signs associated with weight loss‚ body image‚ hypochondria‚ and working difficulty in order for the assessment of symptoms to comply with the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-IV criteria (APA‚ 1994)). For BDI-II‚ worthlessness‚ loss of energy‚ agitation‚ and concentration difficulty were added as new symptoms of depression. The 21 items that comprise BDI-II are categorized into
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The purpose of this experiment was to observe the hypothesized correlation between ionic strength and degree of ionization of a weak acid‚ while determining the factors that would impact the degree of ionization using measurements of pH. It was initially required to prepare standard 20-mL solutions of varying concentration of acetic acid for use in the rest of the experiment. One solution of CH3COOH was supposedly developed to be 2.00M‚ however it is highly possible that the solutions of CH3COOH
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With the introduction of the VBIED a ‘Cat & Mouse’ game began between the PIRA and the EOD teams. With the implementations of new British Army TTPs and equipment to counter the VBIED‚ the PIRA change to more sophisticated techniques and tactics. A number of these tactics were shorter time delay on the VBIED‚ disguising the device as a harmless object‚ placing a number of booby traps on one device or Victim Operated IEDs (VOIED)‚pressure mat‚ anti-handing‚ anti-lift‚ anti-trembling devices‚ the
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ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Degree Level 1 Quantitative Skills Correlation & Regression Intake : Lecturer : Date Assigned : Date Due : 1. Suppose that a random sample of five families had the following annual income and savings. Income (X) Savings (Y) (£’000) (£’000) 8 0.6 11 1.3 9 1.0 6 0.7 5 0.3 (a) Obtain the least square regression equation of savings (Y) on income (X) and plot the regression line on a graph. (b) Estimate the
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