STATISTICS PROJECT: Hypothesis Testing See my comments in red. Scoring last page. INTRODUCTION My topic is the average tuition cost of a 4-yr. public college. Since I will soon be transferring to a 4-yr. college‚ I thought this topic would be perfect. "The College Board" says that the average tuition cost of college is $5836 per year. I will be researching online the costs of different public colleges to test this claim. I will be using the T-test for a mean‚ since my sample is going to be less
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Washington State University Abstract Research shows that there is a pattern of quakes that range from 8.7 to 9.2 that occur every 240 years or so‚ and we know this because Oregon State University has done a 13 year study on the margin stretching from southern Vancouver Island to the Oregon-California border. The last mega-earthquake in the Pacific-Northwest being on January 26‚ 1700; We know this because written records in Japan document how a tsunami destroyed that year’s rice
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With only two months left in my high school career‚ numerous hours have been spent trying to figure out a major life decision. What do I want to be when I grow up? After putting some serious thought into this question‚ I believe I have a general idea of what I want to do; become an Early Childhood Educator. Several factors that have contributed to my interest in Early Childhood Education have been my time as a volunteer‚ both my mother and grandmother‚ and the fact that you are able to inspire an
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Downey’s Soup Downey’s is an Irish tavern in Philadelphia created over 20 years ago by Jack Downey. Over the years‚ the fortunes of the restaurant have wavered‚ but the strength of some favorite menu items has helped it survive economic downturns. In particular‚ the lobster bisque soup has become increasingly popularity‚ but Downey’s efforts to market it have been sporadic. Never did Downey imagine that his lobster bisque would someday be the cause of an international trade dispute. Unbeknown to
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Standards: Problems with Standardized Testing "Where is the standardized test that can measure passion for learning‚ respect for others‚ and human empathy?" These are the words of Tom McKenna‚ a disgruntled high school teacher from Portland‚ Oregon. Like many other educators and students across the nation‚ Tom is tired of the system. The educational system today is composed of a series of standardized tests. Standardized tests are bad for many reasons. They cause teachers to limit their
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Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1962. The partners began their relationship at the University of Oregon where Bowerman was Knight’s track and field coach. While attending Stanford University‚ Knight wrote a paper about breaking the German dominance of the U.S. athletic shoe industry with low-priced Japanese shoes. In an attempt to realize his theory‚ Knight visited Japan and engineered an agreement with the Onitsuka Tiger company‚ a manufacturer of quality
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for 2016 reveals the premature death rate of under 75 to be 6‚400 per 100‚000 with over all in Oregon to be 6‚000. With in the last 30 days those listed to be in poor or fair health‚ 13%‚ poor physical health‚ 3.6 days‚ poor mental health 3.9 days. The listed low birth rate in Lane county is 6% which is a measure of maternal exposure to health risks. In 2014 adult smoking shows 15% in Lane county with Oregon overall 17%. Adult obesity in 2012 shows Lane county with 27% recorded BMI greater than 30.
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encouraged this because new territories could be added to the US. This was called Manifest Destiny‚ the belief that Americans were entitled and ordained by God to occupy all of North America. If disputed areas in the West such as places like Texas‚ Oregon and New Mexico territories could be settled and have a majority of Americans there‚ then these places could and would become US property by default. The Industrial Revolution just added to this push West by the influx of immigrants to America thus
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The Meth Epidemic The origin of methamphetamine in the U.S. started on the west coast in the state of Oregon. This is a man-made drug that is easily “cooked” in kitchens across the U. S. Pseudoephedrine is the main chemical ingredient in the drug and also the key component of cold remedies such as Sudafed. The Pseudoephedrine is combined with other chemicals readily available in gas‚ rubbing alcohol‚ or drain cleaners. The effects of the drug are of a distinct deteriorating effect. Some people
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The topic that I have chosen to do a research project on is Nike Inc. I chose to do my research on Nike because I am for one‚ very much interested in Nike‚ and secondly I am very interested in Nike ’s clothing‚ shoes‚ and accessory line. <br> <br>Basketball players "want to be like Mike"‚ but shoe companies "want to be like NIKE." NIKE is the worlds #1 company and controls more than 40% of the US athletic shoe market. The company designs and sells shoes for just about every sport‚ including baseball
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