Auzius Kazombo Mwale Department of Accounting & Finance Testing the inefficient management hypothesis: Are United Kingdom mergers and acquisitions disciplinary? This thesis is provided in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Stirling May 2007 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank various people to whom I am indebted for assisting me in producing this thesis. I am greatly indebted to Professor Robin Limmack for assisting me with the groundwork
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Hypothesis and Analysis There are a few driving hypotheses to examine prior to Sue’s treatment plan creation. It is clear that Sue feel like she has lost her sense of safety and trust. This is demonstrated by her need to stay at home‚ the fact that she stopped driving her car‚ and her loss of interest in her school work including social life. It is possible that Sue’s demand that Roberta stay with her during her session is because Roberta represents safety‚ comfort‚ and trust to her. The client
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EVOLUTION QUESTIONS 1) How do we distinguish a scientific hypothesis from a non-scientific one? • A scientific hypothesis is one that can be proven or disproven through tests and experiments. 2) What are the main ways in which Darwin’s theory differs from Lamarck’s? • Darwin’s theory supports the idea that a species can evolve by passing on the best traits of the fittest individuals to the next generations. Lamarck’s theory suggests that each individual within a species has a tendency to make efforts
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One- and Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis‚ Variance‚ and Chi-squared Analysis Problem Sets • Exercises 19 and 20 (Ch. 17) Chapter 10 31. A new weight-watching company‚ Weight Reducers International‚ advertises that those who join will lose‚ on the average‚ 10 pounds the first two weeks with a standard deviation of 2.8 pounds. A random sample of 50 people who joined the new weight reduction program revealed the mean loss to be 9 pounds. At the .05 level of significance‚ can we conclude that those
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significance‚ can we conclude that those joining Weight Reducers on average will lose less than 10 pounds? Determine the p-value. Answer: H0: = 10 pounds H1: < 10 pounds Reject the null hypothesis if Z < -1.65 9.0 – 10.00 Z= ---------------- = -2.53 2.8/sqrt(50) The null hypothesis is rejected‚ the average weight loss is less than 10 pounds. p-value = .5000 - .4943 = .0057 32. Dole Pineapple‚ Inc. is concerned that the 16-ounce can of sliced pineapple is being
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Critically evaluate to what extent the ‘somatic marker hypothesis’ explains how decisions are made in the face of an uncertain outcome This essay will initially describe the nature of the Somatic Marker Hypothesis (SMH) regarding what it proposes. A vast amount of research has conducted into the SMH which leads to the central aim of the essay which will be to critically evaluate to what extent the hypothesis explains how decisions are made in situations of an uncertain outcome. This will be achieved
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From the Efficient Market Hypothesis to Behavioral Finance How Investors’ Psychology Changes the Vision of Financial Markets by ADAM SZYSZKA Poznan University of Economics Poland adam.szyszka@ae.poznan.pl I. Introduction The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) has been the key proposition of traditional (neoclassical) finance for almost forty years. In his classic paper‚ Fama (1970) defined an efficient market as one in which “security prices always fully reflect the available information”
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Full Title: Weak-form Efficient Market Hypothesis‚ Behavioural Finance and Episodic Transient Dependencies: The Case of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Kian-Ping Lima‚ Venus Khim-Sen Liewb and Hock-Tsen Wongc a Authors: Affiliation: b c Labuan School of International Business and Finance Universiti Malaysia Sabah P.O.Box 80594 87015 W.P. Labuan‚ Malaysia Department of Economics Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor‚ Malaysia School
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Essay Question: “Describe how cross-country trade and capital flows might have contributed to the 2008 global financial crisis. Critically evaluate evidence that‚ in turn‚ support and dispute that hypothesis.” 1000 words. Words: 1088 In the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC)‚ scholars have highlighted many key factors in order to find whom to hold responsible for it. Among these possible factors are the current account imbalances and the entailed capital flows‚ which have led to many
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measures” although many assume it’s a synonym for lie detector. The polygraph records changes from a person’s normal heart rate‚ respiration rate‚ and electro-dermal activity (EDA). Based on these changes which are recorded‚ an examiner can detect if a person is being truthful or lying. The physiological basis of the EDA is that sweat glands will increase secretion based on somatic sensory stimulus‚ for example touch‚ pain‚ pressure‚ and will cause a change in emotion. The increase secretion (sweat)
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