Schedule for Stat 21‚ Fall 2013 Note: Chapter readings are from FPP‚ and SG refers to Professor Philip Stark’s free online text SticiGui. “notes by RP” indicates Professor Roger Purves’ notes on chance variables‚ which will be posted on Canvas later. Week 1 (8/29): • Reading:chapters 3‚ 4; SG 3‚ 4 • Histograms‚ measures of location and spread‚ first look at Markov and Chebyshev Week 2 (9/3‚ 9/5) • Reading: chapters 5‚ 8‚ 9; SG: 6‚ 7‚8 • Finish chapter 4 • Normal curve‚ normal approximation
Premium Binomial distribution Probability theory Normal distribution
looking at Carlo’s Bakery‚ from the hit T.L.C. show Cake Boss and how CEO Buddy Valastro’s decision to implement the use of Salesforce change the way Carlo’s Bakery conducts business‚ moving it from a paper and pencil founded way of operations to a modernized finger and tablet core. Carlo’s Bakery has been in business for well over 100 years‚ providing delicious cakes and pastries as well as exceptional customer service. In the beginning paper and pencil was the way the bakery took orders and kept
Premium Customer service Baking Customer
The Twenty One Balloons William Pene du Bois Newberry Honor Award 1948 William Waterman Sherman: William is a very adventurous character. He likes to fly in hot air balloons. In fact his goal is to travel around the whole world in one. William is also a risk taker. Flying in a hot air balloon is very unpredictable and you never know what is going to happen. He is very patient and accepts whatever life throws at him. Mr. F: Mr. F is a very caring and unique person. Mr. F was right there
Free Hot air balloon
Case Report: AT&T: Twenty Years of Change AT&T Case depicts the history of 130 years old giant company‚ which served its customers in telecommunications area. From its foundation by Graham Bell in 1875 to the restructuring decision in 2000‚ the company had many key events to be studied in terms of several strategic management point of views. This paper mainly focuses on external environment issues and corporate-level strategies. Analysis with respect to Corporate-Level Strategy After the foundation
Premium Competition Bell System Strategic management
India in 21st centuries Our country has made tremendous progress after independence and we have very optimistic picture of it. If we compare the progress of these four decades with the country that India was at the close of the 19th century‚ we would wonder at the difference.The present country has achieved great success in economics‚ trade‚ industry‚ education and science. And now we can presume that India will surely occupy an important position in the world in 21st century. The day is not far
Premium 21st century
Unit 21 5.4. Legal duties and obligations around PPE The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 These regulations seeks to ensure that where the risks cannot be controlled by other means‚ [ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is correctly selected and used. The Regulations do not apply where requirements are detailed in other regulations e.g. respirators in the Control of Substances 5.5. It is the responsibility of employees to: Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect
Premium Hygiene Hand washing
Researching the Twenties Area One: Politics and Government The Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover administration can be summed up as more of a “hands off” approach to running the government. Harding was corrupt with the Teapot Dome scandal‚ Coolidge didn’t want to mess with businesses in our economy‚ and Hoover got blamed for the Great Depression. The Teapot Dome scandal involved the Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall‚ appointed by Harding‚ who was leasing Navy petroleum reserves and making bribes
Premium Warren G. Harding Republican Party Great Depression
The Roaring Twenties seem like a dream to many‚ but “The Roaring Twenties were the period of that great american prosperity which was built on shaky foundations “(J. Paul Getty). Even though the twenties were the calm before the storm‚ there are many forms of entertainment that helped shape the future of entertainment. These forms of entertainment include jazz music‚ the silent film industry‚ and the improvement in cartoons. One of the first things to influence this era in American History were
Premium Roaring Twenties United States World War II
Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate. Communication makes a major part of people’s active life and is a social activity. This social activity is pursued by verbal communication through speech‚ reading and writing or non-verbal communication through body language such as gestures‚ eye contact and touch. Communication is about making contact with others and being understood. When communicating‚ people send and
Premium Nonverbal communication Communication Writing
1. What does 19th-century poet‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ mean by “We are all Greeks”? What were the two ancient Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean Sea? What myths or characteristics are these two ancient civilizations known for? He means that modern individuals- profoundly influenced by the Hellenic ideals of reason‚ beauty‚ and the good life on earth. Two bronze age civilization of the Aegean sea were the mycenaeans and the maritime. They were known for being prosperous and seafaring. 2. Who is
Free Greece Ancient Greece Peloponnesian War