In Chapter 4 of Freakonomics‚ the main subject is the question on why criminal activity has declined so rapidly at such a sharp rate in time. This chapter goes in depth and explains the relevance between abortions and the impact it had on society. While crime is still going on today the overall statistics of criminal actions has decreased at such a high numbers many questions were asked on how and why this has happened. This chapter goes into detail on the 1990’s in which one big law was passed that
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A.P. U.S. History Chapter 3 Pages 68-83 Expansion and Native Americans 1. What caused a massive decrease in the numbers of New England Native Americans? Huge amounts of people fell to conflict and even more to disease. 2. What actions were taken by New Englanders to further the demise of Native tribes? The New Englanders regularly raided and massacre the native peoples around their towns 3. What were the causes of the Pequot War? The results? The cause of the Pequot war was a
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Alleyse Lipscomb BA 310-01 Chapter 11 Compensation: Methods and Policies 1.) Should the federal government place a ceiling on CEO compensation? Why or why not? CEO compensation is not a problem for the federal government to police‚ but due to the over compensation and stock options CEOs are receiving‚ they may need to step in. As of now‚ executive pay is “pay for performance”‚ which is covered by a base salary‚ bonus‚ and long-term incentives. Some companies have employment agreements that
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Chapter 4 Case Study “Google In China” 1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the cost? When deciding whether or not to operate in China‚ a utilitarian approach was clearly adopted. “Utilitarian approaches to ethics hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences” (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 144). In 2002‚ Google was unexpectedly blocked by the Chinese for two weeks. When it was finally
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Chapter 22 3. The following two quotes are from the website for the FTIF Franklin High Yield Fund dated December 31‚ 2009(http://www.franklintempleton.com.es/pdf/funds/fdata/0825_ksp_es.pdf): a. “Portfolio risk is controlled primarily through our extensive bottom-up‚ fundamental analysis process‚ as well as through security and industry diversification.” What does this mean? The statement refers to how FTIF Franklin High Yield Fund seeks to contain portfolio risk‚ which is to say how it seeks to
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Question 33. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) reported that the mean number of hours spent per week on coaching and recruiting by college football assistant coaches during the season was 70. A random sample of 50 assistant coaches showed the sample mean to be 68.6 hours‚ with a standard deviation of 8.2 hours. a. Using the sample data‚ construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. z = +/- 2.68 68.6 – 2.68 * 8.2 / √50 = 65.49 68.6 + 2.68 * 8.2
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Chapter 4: Psychological and Biological Perspectives Key Terms: Attachment: The bond between parent and child or between individuals and their family‚ friends‚ and school. Behavioral Modeling: Learning how to behave by fashioning one’s behavior after that of others. Biocriminology: The sub-discipline of criminology that investigates biological and genetic factors and their relation to criminal behavior. Chromosomes: Basic cellular structures containing genes‚ i.e.‚ biological material that creates
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Chapter 3 Questions 1. How would you respond when someone makes a decision that adversely affects you while saying “it’s nothing personal it’s just business”? Is business impersonal? If it was in a company situation I would raise with the company management or human resources. If it was outside in society‚ I would address the management of the company‚ raise to consumer affairs or use social media to raise awareness. Business is personal. Businesses goals are not just to generate profits‚ and to
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of the following data mining tools helps you apply various mathematical models information to discover new information? A. statistical tools 3. The average price of a movie ticket in the city of New York is $8. This is an example of? A. information 4. AskSocrates Is a web-site that provides definitions and descriptions of many concepts. AskSocrates is not peer-reviewed (a group of peers or experts do not verify the quality of information). Because of this‚ AskSOcrates may not demonstrate which of
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CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS 1. Why do you‚ as a healthcare professional‚ need professional liability insurance? List and discuss nine reasons. At any time and in any given situation‚ a dissatisfied individual can choose to bring a complaint against you. When people sue‚ they usually name everyone they perceive as having had anything to do with the situation—you‚ your business‚ those with whom you share office space. Routinely‚ claimants sue as many individuals as possible. Regardless of who is negligent
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