TQuantitative Methods – MAT 540 Student Course Guide Prerequisite: MAT 300 Quarter Meeting Days/Time Instructor Instructor Phone Instructor E-mail Instructor Office Hours/Location Academic Office Phone Number Strayer Technical Support INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL – Required ( including all mandatory software) 1-877-642-2999 Taylor‚ B. M. (2010). Introduction to management science (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. QM for Windows and Treeplan add-on for Excel. This software
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Final Examination Math 540 Quantitative Methods Good luck on the exam. I hope you have enjoyed the course. Dr. West Multiple Choice (2 points each) (Select 8 – drop 1) ______1) For your project‚ what one way will not possibly generate increased profit? a) Increase your building space or lot size. b) Decrease the money paid to employees. c) Refinance the loan at a lower rate. d) Charge more for
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MAT 540 Midterm Exam 1. Deterministic techniques assume that no uncertainty exists in model parameters. 2. A continuous random variable may assume only integer values within a given interval. 3. An inspector correctly identifies defective products 90% of the time. For the next 10 products‚ the probability that he makes fewer than 2 incorrect inspections is 0.736. 4. A decision tree is a diagram consisting of circles decision nodes‚ square probability nodes‚ and
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Question 1 Fixed cost is the difference between total cost and total variable cost. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 2 In general‚ an increase in price increases the break even point if all costs are held constant. Answer Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Question 3 Parameters are known‚ constant values that are usually coefficients of variables in equations. Answer Selected
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Pioneers McCulloch and Pitts built their neural networks model using a large number of interconnected __________ artificial neurons. a. dual b. binary c. singular d. all of the above Choose one answer. a. dual b. binary c. singular d. all of the above Question 2 Marks: 10 Sigmoid function is an S-shaped transfer function in the range of 0 to 1 and is also a useful __________ transfer function. a. integer b. binary c. linear d. nonlinear
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outcomes. 2. Read Chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and chapter supplements in your text. Study and review the key terms at the end of each chapter. Work as many problems as possible to understand the material. This is usually the best way to learn the course concepts. Discussions To participate in the following Discussion Forums‚ go to this week ’s Discussion link in the left navigation: 1. Why Productivity Matters Read "Why Productivity Matters" on page 56 in your text. Answer questions 1 to 3 in 200
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Tracking error is defined as 9) IF a portfolio manager consistently obtains a high Sharpe ratio measure‚ the manager’s forecasting ability _____ 10) Active portfolio management consists of _____ 11) To improve future analyst forecasts using the statistical properties of past forecasts‚ a regression model can be fitted to past forecasts. The intercept of the regression is a ______ coefficient‚ and the regression beta represents a 12) Suppose two portfolios have the same average return‚ the same standard
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1. 15.1.3 Intensity of rivalry among existing firms in an industry increases when I. Products are relatively undifferentiated II. Consumer switching costs are low A. I only. Answer (A) is incorrect. Low consumer switching costs also increase rivalry. B. II only. Answer (B) is incorrect. A low degree of product differentiation also increases rivalry. C. Neither I nor II. Answer (C) is incorrect. Both low consumer switching costs and a low degree of product differentiation increase
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MA1506 TUTORIAL 1 1. Solve the following differential equations: (a) x(x + 1)y = 1 (b) (sec(x))y = cos(5x) (c) y = e(x−3y) (d) (1 + y)y + (1 − 2x)y 2 = 0 Use www.graphmatica.com to sketch the functions you found as solutions of [a]-[d]‚ if y = 1/2 at x = 1. Graphmatica can also directly sketch the graph if you insert the equation itself; for example‚ in [a] you just enter x(x + 1)dy = 1 {1‚ 1/2}. [curly brackets for the initial conditions‚ with x followed by y.] Here dy represents
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