Everywhere you go‚ everything you see‚ statistics is all around. I for one‚ did not realize how important and relevant statistics was in our everyday lives until taking this course. Everything is run by statistics; the kind of coffee available in Dunkin’ Donuts‚ the flavors of ice cream at Dairy Queen‚ and even the clothes we buy in stores. Statistics evaluates what works in our growing and complex society nowadays. All of these selections would not be available to us without the statistical
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It is always difficult to foretell what kind of a person a child will grow into in the future. This axiom can apply to me perfectly. In my elementary school‚ I won the second prize for XX and this cultivated in me the ambition to become a mathematician. However‚ as I grew up‚ I found my real interest was in chemistry. This interest led me to be fascinated with all the subjects related to it‚ Applied Chemistry during my undergraduate program and Chemical Engineering during my Master’s program. What
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Looking back in my life‚ I always feel a strong connection with engineering. Later during my adolescent years‚ I found out that I had a strong inner passion for mathematics and physics. I have always been a bright student of my secondary and higher secondary school and got straight ’A’ grades representing outstanding. Soon I realized that the field of engineering would be an excellent choice for my future studies. I was among the top ten position holders in my higher secondary board exam in pre-engineering
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Samantha West Ashton Hackler Marcie Arnold Brian Young Agricola and ABI-Inform Databases Why would anyone want to use the Agricola or ABI-Inform databases? Agricola is a database that provides information about all of the different forms of agriculture‚ whereas ABI-Inform provide information about businesses. The databases have both similarities and differences. Following will be a description of the databases‚ a compare/contrast table‚ and the instructions on how to use each database. AGRICOLA
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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Commerce ‚ as a field‚ had always fascinated me right from my school days. I believe my penchant for this field stems from the fact that Finance runs in world and every sector requires proper finance system. My Uncle is a chartered accountant. During my school days‚ I used to go to my Uncles’s office and help him manage his portfolio of equities and other financial instruments. This was the time I learnt the first lesson of finance from my Uncle i.e. risk and
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People are the life –blood of any vision. The living entity called “man” combines all the factors of production and produces glorious empires with enduring legacies for generations yet unborn. The present day society has experienced several changes as to the way things are done. The innovations resulted from our various cultural traditions developed over the years ranging from the gigantic pyramid of ancient Egypt to the soaring rocket of space‚ all in view of creating enabling environment and
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because a business deal is in compliance with the law does not mean it is ethical. Enron is the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history and also the biggest audit failure of that time. With the using of accounting loopholes‚ special purpose entities‚ and poor financial reporting‚ Enron was able to hide billions in debt from failed deals and projects. Many executives at Enron were indicted for a variety of charges and were later sentenced to prison. Employees and shareholders received
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of public finance and its philosophy. Public finance is a part of economics and related with those activities‚ which are associated with the payment of cooperative and governmental activities (Gaffney‚ 2008). Public Finance may also be also defined as a science because it deals with a definite and limited field of human knowledge; it admits of an orderly arrangement of its facts and principles and contains many laws of general progress belonging
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Running Head: Case Study 4 Semi-Independent State and Local Agencies Analysis 1 Case Study 4 Semi-Independent State and Local Agencies Analysis Lonnie Wilborn PUA 44 Spring 2017 University of Las Vegas Nevada Case Study 4 Semi-Independent State and Local Agencies Analysis 2 Define the Problem In this analysis of the various individual local governments and municipalities‚ the authors (Stephens & Wikstrom‚ 2007) describe the power that is distributed among local officials and agencies along with
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career of any business always keep track of everything you do‚ have copies whether it’s via email or hard copy so that when you are audit you are prepared. There are several accounting practices involved‚ one concern was whether or not Special purpose entities by a corporation should or should not be consolidated with the corporation’s financial statements. Another concern would be the latitude allowing an agreement of non-exchange trade agreement between two parties for energy contracts. And
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