Designs and External Validity In research the goal is to design a study that is generalizable to other populations‚ settings‚ and times‚ however this is not an easy task (Campbell & Stanley‚ 1963). Researchers try to create studies that have strong external validity‚ while attempting to avoid possible threats. External validity determines the extent to which the data collected in one study can be generalized to other populations‚ setting‚ treatments variables‚ and measurement variables. Threats to
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of this report is to identify whether a relationship exists between macroeconomic variables and stock exchange returns in the Pakistani capital market. The techniques of multiple linear regression will be applied to understand if there is indeed a link between the two. The time series data being analyzed is on a monthly basis and spans from January 2003 to January 2009. The indicators taken as the independent variables are manufacturing production index‚ consumer price index‚ discount rate‚ broad money
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IEEE TRANSACTIONSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS‚VOL. 40‚ NO. 1‚ FEBRUARY 1993 Variable Structure Control: A Survey John Y. Hung‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ Weibing Gao‚ SeniorMember‚ IEEE‚ and James C. Hung‚ Fellow‚ IEEE Abstract-A tutorial account of variable structure control with brief discussions about its historical development are pre- sliding mode is presented in
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Activity 2: Cultural Variables in Communication Dimensions of national cultures Power distance index (PDI): "Power distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally." Cultures that endorse low power distance expect and accept power relations that are more consultative or democratic. Individualism (IDV) vs. collectivism: "The degree to which individuals are integrated into groups". In
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It has been a great discussion in the social sciences that how a past event can be transferred into today’s world. The debate predominantly focuses on the question of should the social scientists use the method of natural sciences or do social sciences have different set of methodologies. Along with that the place of the historical agency and his/her self-understanding is also quite debated issue in the social sciences. Which one should be trusted? Should we stick to the explanations of the historical
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Forensic Science was officially developed in the 13th century. It began when a murder mystery in China led a man named Song Ci to compare multiple wounds on animals with different weapons to see which wound matched that of the victim. Song Ci was living in 1248‚ so he was not even close to the technology we have today in the field of Forensic Science. In fact‚ forensic science just kept growing and eventually‚ hundreds of years later; the first official forensic science lab was opened in Los Angeles
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A PROJECT REPORT ON VARIABLE POWER SUPPLY GUIDED BY Mrs. PALLAVI INGLE PREPARED BY DHARANG SHAH JIGNESH VYAS 10EC154 09EC065 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING YEAR: 2010 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING SAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH AHMEDABAD-380060 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the following students of the third semester Electronics and Communication Engineering have successfully submitted the project
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health. The data for this assessment came from the 2008 General Social Survey. A new variable was created‚ RELPRAC‚ by combining the data of two variables: PRAY and ATTEND. This new variable was recoded into seven categories ranging from extremely religious to not religious. This study was comprised of a sample size of 1‚771 respondents. The results for this show did not show a statistically significant correlation between the variables RELPRAC and HEALTH. Respondents with higher degrees of religiosity
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Nextel’s social corporate responsibility has been analyzed from an external standpoint. The following report contains relevant information in the areas of Sprint Nextel’s employees and customers‚ community and environment involvement‚ and ethics and governance. Disclosed information composed by external analysts are compiled and summarized. This external information is critical to capture a company’s true image. Sprint Nextel: Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility External Analysis
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Observation of a History and Social Science Lesson Gena Beamon University of Phoenix Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: History and Social Science MAT 531CA Bernardita Beni Murphy-Jobes April 7‚ 2009 Ms. Ceja’s third grade classroom was observed at 95th Street Elementary School‚ which is apart of the Los Angeles Unified School District located in Los Angeles‚ California. During the observation Ms. Ceja stated History and Social Studies requirement was required weekly for
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