Cluster Sampling Cluster sampling‚ also called block sampling. In cluster sampling‚ the population that is being sampled is divided into groups called clusters. Instead of these subgroups being homogeneous based on selected criteria as in stratified sampling‚ a cluster is as heterogeneous as possible to matching the population. A random sample is then taken from within one or more selected clusters. For example‚ if an organization has 30 small projects currently under development‚ an auditor looking
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Psychology AS Psychology (AQA‚ A) Research Methods Workbook Name …… Stella Akinwumi……………………………………... Section 1 - Quantitative and qualitative research methods Research methods are the ways that psychologists investigate a theory. Different methods will be appropriate for different topics/theories/situations. Quantitative = Quantitative research gathers data in numerical form which can be put into categories‚ or in
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Research Methods There are two categories of research methods: qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative data collection usually involves numbers‚ graphs and charts‚ whereas‚ qualitative data collection methods deals with feelings and other non-quantifiable elements. The most popular qualitative methods of data collection and analysis in business studies are interviews‚ focus groups‚ observation‚ case studies‚ games and role playing etc. Popular quantitative methods of data collection and analysis
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MAT 540 Week 6 Homework Complete the following problems from Chapter 2: 1. Problems 2‚ 6‚ 7‚ 12‚ 16‚ 20 2. Chapter 2 2. A company produces two products that are processed on two assembly lines. Assembly line 1 has 100 available hours‚ and assembly line 2 has 42 available hours. Each product requires 10 hours of processing time on line 1‚ while on line 2 product 1 requires 7 hours and product 2 requires 3 hours. The profit for product 1 is $6 per unit‚ and the profit
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Three of the earliest teaching methods were the Grammar-Translation Method‚ the Direct Method‚ and the Audio-lingual Method. Discuss these three methods. Also‚ explain their shortcomings which led to more current approaches in the teaching of grammar to L2 speakers. 1. i) Grammar Translation Method (GTM): Grammar-translation method is the extension of the Classical method which began in Germany (Prussia) in the late 18th century. It was then become popular in the early 19th century. It is one
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In regards to how much I feel I improved my knowledge and skills of advanced math during this course‚ I sadly have to say none whatsoever. I am just as frustrated with math at the end of this course as I was when I started. I did put an honest effort into trying to learn the material as best I could. I thought that since I had not taken math since high school nearly ten years ago‚ I would grasp the concepts easier. Apparently I was wrong. I honestly believe that as lackluster as my performance
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A. Julia Robertson is considering renting a food booth at her school. She is seeking ways to finance her last year and thought that a food booth outside her school’s stadium would be ideal. Her goal is to earn the most money possible thereby increasing her earnings. In this case problem‚ she decided to sell pizza‚ hotdogs and BBQ sandwiches. The following LP model illustrates the maximum net profit and constraints that will determine whether or not to least the booth. Z = $ .75(X1) + $1.05(X2)
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Operations management Week 1 Chapter 1: Competing with Operations Page 27‚ question 2: Suds and Duds Laundry A. Week | Hours(input) | Shirts(output) | Ratio | 1 | 24 | 68 | 2.83 Shirts/hour | 2 | 46 | 130 | 2.83 Shirts/hour | 3 | 62 | 152 | 2.45 Shirts/hour | 4 | 51 | 125 | 2.45 Shirts/hour | 5 | 45 | 131 | 2.91 Shirts/hour | B. The output difference isn’t large between the input and output ratio. It seems as if producitivity may decline if there were more people working. If
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TASK 1: GETTING A HAND ON DATA ORGANISING YOUR DATA: A. Summarise your results in a table. Name Age Writing Hand R/L? Writing hand angle Non-writing hand angles Right (√) Left (√) Zac Taylor 15 √ 50o 50o Eric Na 17 √ 55o 52o Damian Bielinski 15 √ 49o 48o Ashley Vandenput 15 √ 47o 50o Tolga Pasin 15 √ 50.5o 53o Corey Evans 15 √ 52o 50o Romy Abbott 14 √ 50o 53o Candice Shadford 15 √ 45o 54o Jess Dayus 14 √ 50o 55o Joel
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Quiz 2 Chapters 4 & 5__TEAM A week 5________________________ 1) Use the standard normal distribution to find P(-2.25 < z < 1.25). A) .0122 B) .8821 C) .8944 D) .4878 P(-2.25 < z < 1.25) = F(1.25) - (1 - F(2.25)) = 0.89435 - (1 - 0.987776) = 0.882126 2) Before a new phone system was installed‚ the amount a company spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average of $ 900 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE’s (personal call
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