Chapter 1 hindsight bias - Tendency to believe that after learning an outcome‚ that we would’ve foreseen it. Once we’re told something‚ it seems obvious. hindsight bias and overconfidence often lead us to overestimate our intuition scientific inquiry‚ curious skepticism‚ and humility can help shift to reality critical thinking - thinking that doesn’t blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather‚ it examines assumptions‚ discerns hidden values‚ evaluates evidence‚ and assesses conclusions
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to decision making using quantitative methods. • Science Scientific methods used to solve business related problems. • Goal for this class: logically approach and solve many different problems. Observation • Identify the problem • Problem does not imply that there is something wrong with the process • “Problem” could imply need for improvement Management Science Approach to Problem Solving • • • • • Observation Definition of the Problem Constructing the Model Solving the
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Chapter 1: Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes‚ and Sustainability Exponential Growth A quantity increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time (2% per year) There are too many people in the world- causes poor to deplete nature Cause premature extinction of species (.1-1% each year) Living more Sustainably Environmental Science: Study of how the earth works‚ how we interact with the earth‚ and how to deal with environmental problems Ecology: relationship between living organisms and
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BC. In 711‚ the Muslins launched an invasion and occupied "La Peninsula Iberica" (spain). The Muslins brought irrigation methods‚ food strains (oranges‚ other food and vegetables). Under the control of the Muslims‚ Spain became the center of Art The Africans brought breeds of animals. By the end of the reconquista‚ between 120‚000 and 150‚000 jews were expelled from La Peninsula Iberica. The Spanish Conquest: Cristobal Colon: In 1492‚ Colon landed in the Islands of the Caribbean
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During my visit to the constitution center‚ I was not sure which exhibits to visit‚ it was recommended to me that I to visit their newest exhibit The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. The prohibition era had always interested me but I did not know much about it besides the 18th and 21st amendment created and then repealed the act. However‚ after visiting the realistic exhibit I am thoroughly informed and fascinated by the events that took place during that time period. The exhibit has over 100 artifacts
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The mushrooming of coaching centers all over the cities big or small‚ metros or districts highlight the growing trend of students opting for coaching classes apart from the regular curriculum. Once upon a time coaching was a rare phenomenon‚ generally unheard of and only taken by those who were weak in their studies. But now it is a way of life for students‚ aggressively promoted by the teachers and too some extent by the parents also. The craze for coaching has led to opening of coaching centre
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The August 17‚ 1892 LONDON TIMES CALAMITY IN THE CONGO In 1876‚ King Leopold II of Belgium began plans for international benevolent committees for the people of the Congo region. Though originally accepted as multi-national‚ scientific‚ and humanitarian propositions‚ they have of late become anything but. Soon after their conception‚ Leopold used these organizations to establish a sphere of influence and eventually Belgian sovereignty in the Congo Basin. The region is rich in ivory and rubber
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Composition9/Pd.3 May 9‚ 2013 Muslim center near the World Trade Center. Terror and fear was exhibited around the whole country in one day. This day is infamous for many Americans and is a day of remembrance. 9/11 was a day of sadness mixed with shock as we were at our most vulnerable. Twelve years later the devastation is still felt. Especially when a Muslim group wants to built a Muslim center‚ two blocks away from where the World Trade Center stood. The Muslim center will include a mosque for Muslims
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Teresa Professor Kellen 8 February 2014 “The American Dream‚ Alive or on Hold‚” by Brandon King fails to identify the reasons why creating more jobs and raising the minimum wage would not be good for the United States economy. King states that “raising the minimum wage does little to make the poor richer.”(king 2012) The minimum wage in the Unites States is well below where it should be‚ the minimum wage was put in place During the Great depression to ensure that Americans could meet basic
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2.1 Perception: Definitions and Steps Step 1: Selecting Available Data Visual‚ Hearing (Auditory)‚ Smell (olfactory)‚ Touch (tactile) Stimulus examples on page 40 Physical or psychological factors on the bottom on page 40 Selective distortion-process of an individual’s expectations or fears deceiving the senses into reporting a false stimulus as real Step 2: Organizing Data Into a Usable Form Laws of Organization (Proximity‚ similarity‚ closure) Organization- discovering the recognizable
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