The aim of this investigation is to see whether I can find a definite relationship between the light intensity onto the leaf’s surface and the surface area of the leaf. Hypothesis I think the light intensity could affect the surface area in the following way: ·A higher light intensity could make the surface area of the leaf larger. The reason I think a higher light intensity could make the surface area larger is the fact that there would be a larger amount of chlorophyll‚ containing chloroplasts
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Department of Finance Fisher College of Business The Ohio State University Prof. George Pinteris Handout on Crystal Ball This handout supplements the lecture notes on Monte Carlo simulation techniques. In this handout‚ I will discuss how to use Crystal Ball to fit a distribution to historical data and how to produce tornado and sensitivity charts that allow the analyst to evaluate the impact of the model’s driver(s) on the model’s variable(s) of interest (such as firm value or NPV in the
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University of Phoenix Material Data Collection and Analysis Grid Use the two articles assigned by your facilitator to identify the following data collection‚ analysis‚ and measurement elements for the studies. Limit each box to no more than three sentences. | |Qualitative |Quantitative | |Data collection methods |Purposeful sampling was used to select the |A ramdomized
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Correlation BSHS/382 October 3‚ 2013 Vanessa Byrd Correlation Correlations measure the relationship between two variables. Establishing correlations allows researchers to make predictions that increase the knowledge base. Different methods that establish correlations are used in different situations. Each method has advantages and disadvantages that provide researchers information that is used to understand‚ rank‚ and visually illustrate how variables are related. The Pearson’s‚ Spearman‚
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The Order of Things – What College Rankings Really Tell Us by Malcolm Gladwell The main argument of this article is that it doesn’t matter who comes out first place in a certain ranking‚ it all depends on who’s doing the ranking and on what variables the ranking is taking place. Malcolm Gladwell believes that a ranking can be heterogenous (diverse in content)‚ as long as it doesn’t try to be too comprehensive (including all or nearly all aspects of something). He also believes that a ranking
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PRESENTATION ON MALAYSIA MICE INDUSTRY ZULKEFLI HAJI SHARIF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MALAYSIA CONVENTION & EXHIBITION BUREAU 1 Malaysia At a Glance Thailand Malaysia is divided into Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia ( Sabah and Sarawak) Kalimantan (Indonesia) 13 States‚ neighbouring countries include Singapore‚ Thailand‚ Brunei and Indonesia. Economic Transformation Plan (ETP) 3 Malaysia’s Events Strategy Achieve developed nation status by 2020 Business
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Case 1 Facebook’s Recruiting Problem‚ Explained CFO Gideon Yu’s controversial departure from Facebook has increased focus on the company’s problems retaining top talent. But Facebook’s people problem isn’t limited to executive retention. The hot startup with over 200 million users also has a surprisingly hard time recruiting new employees -- from top executives to college grads to star Googlers. Sources familiar with the situation tell us Facebook’s "close rate" on new employees it wants to hire
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PUBLIC SPEAKING I—INDIVIDUAL EVENT SECTION‚ STATE‚ AND NATIONAL COMPETITION This event recognizes FBLA members who are beginning to develop qualities of business leadership by developing effective speaking skills. ELIGIBILITY FBLA members currently enrolled in grades 7-10* are eligible to compete in this event. A participant may not have previously competed in this event or Public Speaking II at the national level. Section: Each local chapter may enter one (1) member. State: The top two
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Examine the disadvantages some sociologists may find when using official statistics in their research Official statistics are a secondary method of gaining data which are highly supported by Positivists but not so much by Interpretivists for a variety of reasons. The usages of official statistics come with many disadvantages as well as advantages. One reason Positivists support the use of official statistics is that they allow quantitative data to be gathered. However‚ Interpretivists‚ such
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Statistics mean ‘a group of number that represents fact or describe a situation’ (Macmillan English Dictionary‚ 2007). ‘Statistics’ is the word which seems far away from our daily life‚ but actually we see or listen about statistics every day‚ such as the oil price news‚ the economic news‚ etc. Many statistical studies have been done by many institutions. Before publishing the statistic results the researchers have to collect the data‚ after that analyse the collected data then‚ interpret results
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