Uses of Statistics HCS/438 August 2‚ 2011 Mike Janson Uses of Statistics The use of statistics has been proven to assist the understanding of information‚ data‚ in many ways. Statistical information is not just collected‚ but it is also organized and quantified‚ providing a clearer picture for further study. This writer will explain how statistics are used in my personal workplace‚ and describe aspects of the statistics used. Statistics in Personal Workplace My personal workplace is what
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Grand Strategy Matrix: Grand Strategy Matrix has become a popular tool for formatting alternative strategies besides SWOT Matrix‚ SPACE Matrix‚ BCG Matrix and IE Matrix. Grand Strategy Matrix has four quadrants. All the organization can be positioned in one of the quadrant in Grand Strategy Matrix. Evaluative dimensions: 1. Competitive position and 2. Market growth. DPS has been positioned in the quadrant 1. A firm in quadrant 1 of Grand Strategy Matrix has strategies which put the
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Grand Rapids‚ Michigan Most people don’t consider the amount of opportunity and excitement that Grand Rapids Michigan has to offer. Slowly‚ its getting more and more attention from media‚ but has yet to scratch the surface. Moving to Grand Rapids provides many conveniences that other cities may not offer. Grand Rapids is a great place to live because it has great food‚ many attractions‚ and a great overall cost of living. Much like many other places in the northern hemisphere of the United States
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WHAT IS STATISTICS? Statistics is the mathematical science involved in the application of quantitative principles to the collection‚ analysis‚ and presentation of numerical data. The practice of statistics utilizes data from some population in order to describe it meaningfully‚ to draw conclusions from it‚ and make informed decisions. The population may be a community‚ an organization‚ a production line‚ a service counter‚ or a phenomenon such as the weather. Statisticians determine which quantitative
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Rape Statistics Working at a Historic Black College/University (HBCU) for the past three (3) years‚ I just recently came in contact with a rape victim. I’ve seen the shows but never thought‚ I would be a person to come in contact with one. Talking to the different individuals involved with the student case‚ I decided to do my research paper on rap victim. Specifically‚ I am looking at how the likelihood of being the victim of a violent crime in the United States is related to gender and
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Official Statistics on crime are often likened to the ¡§tip of an Iceberg¡¨. Critically assess this assertion in light of the ¡§dark figure¡¨ of crime and any new forms of data that can provide a clearer picture of the true extent of crime. Crime is continuously changing in its definition in people¡¦s perceptions with no complex classification being universally accepted. This forms the basis of the problems faced when attempting to count crime‚ who determines what crime is; the government of
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Syllabus for Statistics Course No. 21090024 Period：54 Credit：3 Course Nature：Compulsive Assessment: Usually 10%‚ Group Work 20%‚ Final Exam70% Textbook： Statistics(3rd Edition)， Junping Jia，Xiaoqun He，Yongjin Jin，China Renmin University Press，2007 Reference： Statistics for Business and Economics(7th Edition) Anderson‚ D.R.‚ & Sweeney‚ D.J. & Williams‚ T.A. 1.Introduction Statistics is a core curriculum for students in finance and economics major‚ which is a science method that starts with data
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Mauds is a ice cream cafe located in Windsor‚ at the top of the high street. It is a independent store because there is only one of it. They have a competitive market because there are different type of cafes like this but are selling different products eg. Sweets. Mauds stock in their café is ice cream and other sweets. Mauds would most likely employ either old people or students so they can do shift work to fit in with school. Mauds is on a main road and is close to the train station so will bring
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Research and statistics for managerial decision making Assignment 1 Mohammed Ahmed Ali 0170026 1.1 Four different beverages are sold at a fast food restaurant: soft drinks‚ tea‚ coffee‚ and bottled water. Explain why
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Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation or explanation‚ and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines‚ from the physical and social sciences to the humanities. Statistics are also used for making informed decisions and misused for other reasons in all areas of business and government. Statistical methods can be used to summarize or describe a collection of data; this is called descriptive statistics. In
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