Annotated Bibliography Data Mining Ayanso‚ A.‚ & Yoogalingam‚ R. (2010). Profiling Retail Web Site Functionalities and Conversion Rates: A Cluster Analysis. International Journal of Electronic Commerce‚ 14(1)‚ 79-113. doi:10.2753/JEC1086-4415140103 This article introduces the utilization of cluster analysis as a data mining tool. E-commerce has forced traditional businesses to reform their decision making processes and conduct its affairs based on activities occurring online. Monitoring
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3/23/2012 SOCIAL PROJECT | Africa: Her Blood Diamonds And Yellow stones | [Type the document subtitle] | | * Diamond mining in Africa Ever since the Kimberley diamond strike of 1868‚ South Africa has been a world leader in diamond production. The primary South African sources of diamonds‚ including seven large diamond mines around the country‚ are controlled by the De Beers Consolidated Mines Company. In 2003‚ De Beers’s operations accounted for 94% of the nation’s
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Case 4: Progressive Corporation 1. How has Progressive’s strategy evolved over time? Is it sustainable? Answer: Progressive began in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green‚ and over the years‚ it became the number three player in the US private passenger auto insurance industry through competitive pricing and by continuously improving our products and services. Progressive’s customer value proposition was “Fast‚ Fair Better”. The Progressive was constantly looking for ways to provide insurance to
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CASE #4: 3M Canada: Industrial Business Division PROBLEM RECOGNITION * The target is to increase growth rate from 3-5% to 12-15% in 18 months * OEM market is mature with limited prospects of expansion * Ultimately shifting overall focus from OEM market to MRO market * High unfamiliarity and low exposure to the MRO market * IBD’s share of distributor sales was 2% of distributors’ revenue * Transitioning focus from Special and Niche accounts to Large National accounts
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1. Porters 5 forces Analysis: 1.1 Buyer power: The buyers for mining industry usually have medium to high power. There are two elements that could affect the buyer’s power. One is buyer’s level of negotiation; the other is buyer’s price sensitivity. In our case‚ the two companies are producing coal and uranium. These two products are mainly used for producing electricity. Buyers for these natural resources must have large quantity of demand‚ and also they usually have government behind
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CS412 Assignment 2 Ref Answer Question 1: Assume a base cuboid of 10 dimensions contains only three base cells: (1) (a1‚ b2‚ c3‚ d4; ...‚ d9‚ d10)‚ (2) (a1‚ c2‚ b3‚ d4‚ ...‚ d9‚ d10)‚ and (3) (b1‚ c2‚ b3‚ d4‚ ...‚ d9‚ d10)‚ where a_i != b_i‚ b_i != c_i‚ etc. The measure of the cube is count. 1‚ How many nonempty cuboids will a full data cube contain? Answer: 210 = 1024 2‚ How many nonempty aggregate (i.e.‚ non-base) cells will a full cube contain? Answer: There will be 3 ∗ 210 − 6 ∗ 27 − 3 = 2301
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3210AFE Advanced Corporate Finance Cost and Feasibility study for New Earth Mining‚ Inc. Student Name: Zekui Wang Student Number: S293105 Executive summary: Recently there has been wide speculation and interest placed on the iron ore project in the Kalahari in South Africa‚ and it is deemed as being a very attractive investment for New Earth Mining‚ Inc. (NEM). First of all‚ under normal condition‚ this project could contribute around $73 million to the shareholder. The return
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Q02 – (LO 02) 1) Transnational Corporation Vs Multi National Corporation Worldwide partnerships have a few classifications relying upon the business structure‚ venture and item/benefit offerings. Transnational organizations (TNC) and multinational organizations (MNC) are two of a these classes. Both MNC and TNC are ventures that oversee creation or convey administrations in more than one nation. They are portrayed as business substances that have their administration home office in one nation‚ known
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Company Information Applebee’s: Applebee’s International‚ Inc.‚ is an American company which develops‚ franchises‚ and operates the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011‚ there were 2‚010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States‚ one U.S. territory and 14 other countries. The company is headquartered in Kansas City‚ Missouri after moving from Lenexa‚ Kansas in September 2011. The Applebee’s concept focuses on casual dining‚ with mainstream American
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Thesis Statement: The continuous mining in Palawan will cause degradation of the soil‚ denuding of the forests and extinction of animal and plant species thus lowering its’ biodiversity. Biological diversity‚ or biodiversity‚ encompasses the variety and abundance of plants‚ animals‚ and microorganisms as well as the ecosystems and ecological processes to which they belong. (Braatz‚ 1992) The word came from the Latin “bios” which means life and “diversitas” which means variety or differences which
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