used to measure latitude (Lesson 02.01) (use the first resource in this lesson to help you) • Be able to list and describe the 3 main tools used to measure latitude in early navigation Gnomon- the length of the suns shadow casted on a disk in the water Astrolabe- a disk suspended by a small ring‚ has degrees and a ruler for measuring Cross Staff- t shaped device held up to the eye. Tools used to measure longitude (Lesson 02.01) (use the first resource in this lesson to help you) • Be
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Module on Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Central Tendency There are many ways of describing of a given set of data. A good number of descriptive measures exist in statistics whose use depends largely on the nature of data and the intended purpose of the description. This measure is the measures of position or central tendency‚ it is use to see how a large set of raw materials can be summarized so that the meaningful essential can be extracted from it. The most commonly measures of central
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who actually face customers on the behalf of their business. And in terms of an insurance company‚ the sales force would be considered an important aspect of the business. Therefore‚ the need of effectively managing the insurance sales force also rises in importance. Effectively evaluating the performance of the sales force is necessary to figure out the loopholes in the performance and to devise ways to improve their efficiency. The nature of business is what makes an insurance company differ from
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Task 1 Q1 – Identify potential food safety hazards when preparing‚ serving‚ clearing away and storing food and drink. People can get sick if the food they eat has harmful chemicals or microorganisms. This is called food-borne illness. The goal of food safety is to prevent the hazards that cause food-borne illness or injury. Most of the hazards in food are things you cannot see‚ smell‚ or taste. - Physical hazard: Hard or soft objects in food that can cause injury. For example
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Business Fraud and Preventative Measures “There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy‚ hypocrisy‚ fraud‚ and tyranny - Frederick William Robertson.” Business fraud can be commonly defined in terms of the use of a person’s occupation for personal gain or enrichment through the misuse of employing organization’s resources or assets. Currently‚ fraud is a pervasive problem throughout small and large companies. Failure to put in place fraud preventative procedures
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problems of the education system. Teachers found that some children made slower progress in their studies‚ and explained this in terms of ’deficient capacity’. The school administrators found this explanation too simple. They believed poor academic performance could have been due to insufficient teaching. It became of some importance as to whether the cause lay on the individual or in the instruction. According to C.J. Adcock (1965‚ p.181) "It was this educational problem which led to the first effective
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Assignment 3: Q: What is Flexicurity? Explore its meaning‚ principles and measures and explain what the governments of the European Union are seeking to achieve. Explore the degree to which they have been successful for business and for the workforce with special focus upon young workers. What is Flexicurity? Flexicurity is one of the social policies for the EU labour market. It aims to strengthen the flexibility and security for the employee and employer in employment. Wilthagen (1998)‚ defines
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How well do you think standardized test measure your abilities? There are plenty of questions of whether or not standardized test can measure your abilities for life‚ but one answer remains firm in my perspective: Standardized test cannot measure one’s achievement in the qualities such as the ability to think critically or someone’s human traits that are so important when it comes to real life skills. Therefore‚ I do not think that a standardized test can measure one’s ability. As there are more
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"Measure twice cut once..." is what most carpenters go by‚ but it can also be used for a guideline for ones life. What I mean is when someone is going to make a decision that is going to affect their life in a big or small way They should think about it before they go doing immediately. Finding out that you’ve messed up hurts really badly. I learned the hard way. My life was going good. I had decent grades at school‚ my family was getting along‚ and one Friday evening me and my older brother were
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Safety measures for pessangers on board.. During take offs and landings - safety briefing or demonstration by flight attendants - seat belt - seat position for take off ( fully forward and not lying down ) - shut down all electrical devices prior to take off and landing ( to not interrupt the aircraft systems ) - no smoking at all time while on board ( follow the signs on board ) - Emergency escape door ( in an unlikely event of emergency‚ e.i : aircraft on fire
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