Prophets of Doom Facts 1. In 1970 the United States had its moment of peak oil when we produced 10 million barrels of oil a day‚ we are now down to 5 million barrels a day. We consume 20 million barrels of oil each day and every day that demand increases. 2. Mankind has never lived without water‚ it is the substance upon which we depend; it is the foundation of life. The quality and quantity of water is in dire danger. Prophets of Doom Opinions 1. All human beings need to become more self-sufficient
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mk This page intentionally left blank Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks How can actuaries best equip themselves for the products and risk structures of the future? In this new textbook‚ three leaders in actuarial science give a modern perspective on life contingencies. The book begins traditionally‚ covering actuarial models and theory‚ and emphasizing practical applications using computational techniques. The authors then develop a more contemporary outlook‚ introducing multiple
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Associate Program Material Cell Energy Worksheet Answer the following questions: Cellular respiration: • What is cellular respiration and what are its three stages? A living version of internal combustion-is the main way that chemical energy is harvested from food and converted to ATP energy‚ it is also called an aerobic process‚ which is just another way of saying that it requires oxygen. So cellular respiration is defined as the aerobic harvesting of chemical energy
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NB: when discussing globalisation some sources discuss remote events such as setting up of East India Company. As term ‘developing countries’ is used students should focus on modern post-colonial era – probably shouldn’t go further back than 1960s |Advantages |Disadvantages | |Multinational companies (MNCs) have more opportunities for Foreign |MNCs tend to use cheap labour – many jobs
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90%= 1.645 95% = 1.96 98% = 2.33 99% = 2.575 Hypothesis Testing *A credit card company wondered whether giving frequent flyer miles for every purchase would increase card usage‚ which has a current mean of $2500 per year. They gave free flyer miles to a simple random sample of 25 card customers and found the sample mean to be $2542 and the standard deviation to be $109. n= 25 Ho (Claim) µ=2500 OR Ha µ > 2500 *Use t-table n .50 Ha
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Dynamics Test Review Dynamics: The study of forces that cause motion Types of Forces: can accelerate‚ deform‚ rotate measured in Newtons (N). Force of Gravity: force of attraction between all matter Force of Friction: force that resists relative motion of two surfaes. Always parallel to surface in contact Normal force: force of contact that exists between two surfaces Applied Force: the push or pull Tension Force: the force of a rope or a chain (can only pull) Air resistance: caused by a
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rectangles‚ and relationships are shown by lines between the rectangles. Attributes are generally listed within the rectangle. The many side of many relationships is represented by a crows footentity-relationship (E-R) modelA set of constructs and conventions used to create data models. The things in the users world are represented by entities‚ and the associations among those things are represented by relationships. The results are usually documented in an entity-relationship (E-R) diagramID-dependent
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Independent sample T-test: * unknown variances * expected normal distribution * comparing means * (Als variantie bekend is dan z-test) * Analyse-compare means-independent sample t-test‚ define groups * H0: RateMen=RateWoman (do not differ) * Ha: Ratemen≠RateWoman (RateMen differs from RateWoman) * H0: u1 = u2 vs. HA: u1 ≠ u2 (this is two tailed ) also possible: * H0:uWomen≥ uMen vs. HA: uWomen0 OR d 6000 → Ha: p > 0‚5 of Ha≠0‚5 indien dubbelzijdig wilt
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ACORN Market segmentation is about understanding the needs of customers & also how they decide between one offer to another. This insight is normally used to form groups of customers who share the same value criteria. Companies are then able to identify which group of customers it’s most likely to suit best & which product meets the needs of its chosen segments. The main objective of segmentation is based on how to win & retain the customers you want to serve. Characteristics are divided into different
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Shiana Gunasekera Lecture 2: GROUPS AND TEAMS *Groups/Teams – same - people with complementary skills‚ to achieve shared purpose and are held mutually responsible. *Formal Teams – officially recognised (organisational chart) and supported by the organisation for specific purposes. *Informal Teams- Natural or spontaneous relationship. No OC *Hierarchy – single person authority/performance responsibility. *Self-managed teams – decisions/complete work on own. Mutually responsible. Perform
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