The T-TEST 1.0 INTRODUCTION The t-test was developed by W. S. Gossett‚ a statistician employed at the Guinness brewery. However‚ because the brewery did not allow employees to publish their research‚ Gossett’s work on the t-test appears under the name "Student". The t-test is sometimes referred to as "Student’s t-test." Gossett was a chemist and was responsible for developing procedures for ensuring the similarity of batches of Guinness. The t-test was developed as a way of measuring how closely
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Case Studies The Model T Ford Henry Ford did not invent the motor car – in fact he was a comparative latecomer to the scene. Although he had started producing cars back in 1903 he had little success until the Model T. The first production Model T was built on September 27th‚ 1908 in Detroit and production continued until 1927. The key contribution which he made was to change the approach to manufacture and marketing of cars. Prior to his activities cars had been a specialised luxury product available
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community that one can fully understand the true meaning behind the outbursts of mass hysteria‚ which later result in a loss of sanity and civility. Miller’s historical-based play‚ The Crucible‚ validates his belief and subtly draws attention to the similarities between the response of the people in 1690 Salem and 1950 America to witchcraft and McCarthyism‚ respectively. Fear is the main perpetrator of mass hysteria. Fear is what causes a society to tremble and become fragile—easily apt to manipulation
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accomplishing a longed covet. Socs in Outsiders also get everything handed to them just as the rich man did. Easily‚ any brand of car or clothing was within their reach. Therefore‚ Soc’s took their costly cars for granted; while greasers had to work 9 to 5’s to earn what the Soc’s had. Poverty will never strike the Socs horribly‚ and they will never know what it’s like to work so arduously for what they are accustomed to now. Themes of the book and the novel have similar ideas since poverty and wealth are
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Ms. Julie – Hysteria Background Information on Hysteria: Hysteria in the Victorian Era (Greek name uterus) was a medical condition that was diagnosed exclusively in women throughout the late 20th century. It was a “nervous illness” that interfered with the body and the mental state of women. There were a wide range of symptoms associated with Hysteria and it was found to be the second most common diagnosis of sickness in women in the Victoria Era. Women living during this time period were considered
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The similarity between Beuer’s research on hypnosis treatment of hysteria and Freud’s findings on similar cases provide evidence that the symptoms that originate in patients with hysteria are normally remenants of previous experiences (Freud‚ 1910). Previously in one of my psychology electives I took‚ we learned about Pierre Janet and his theories of dissocation and resemblence of traumatic memories on the unconscious minds. Janet’s findings were similar of that Freud had found on hypnosis. Janet’s
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influence” of the devil. The people of Salem fall victim to an eruption of delirium‚ caused by natural human tendencies. Arthur Miller illustrates blame‚ majority versus minority‚ ideology as being natural human tendencies and driving forces to the mass hysteria in the town of Salem. The citizens of Salem spread many preposterous lies and rumors out of fear and even for their own personal gain. Naturally‚ blaming someone else for wrongdoing is an immediate and instinctive reaction. For example‚ the fear
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Kiev did not show the signs of the war efforts‚ as there was still plenty to eat‚ and abundance of young men that could volunteer to join the military (Pierce‚ 16). Only when the Germans started to approach did fear strike the citizens of Kiev. Hysteria swept to through the people‚ each of them wanting to run and hide. They crowded the square before the railway station‚ trying to secure a place on the train that leaves for Petrograd or Odessa (Pierce‚ 95). Only the Governor of Kiev could drive Pierce
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Rhapsody on a Windy Night Analysis From the opening line Eliot engages the audience by having an auspicious beginning. By using “twelve o’clock”‚ he has taken an ungrammatical sentence and used it as a bridging between two days. He does this as a way of setting up the novelistic functions within his poetry‚ a common feature of his writing. He continues with his narrative technique by following the time by the place in which the poem is set. The “lunar synthesis” referred to in the first stanza
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energy. The design won a silver award at the Lite-On awards last year What is the T-box? The T- box is a power generated device that harnesses wind energy as trains run over railroad tracks. This alternative form of wind energy produced by trains is very unique‚ as it does not depend on any natural energy sources. Instead‚ the energy generated from this device is produced as a consequence of human activity. The T- box device generates energy without any interference of the normal train operation
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