B. F. Skinners Research B. F. Skinner‚ famed American psychologist is well known for his invention of the operant conditioning chamber known as the Skinner box. Operant conditioning as described by the American Heritage Dictionary is a process of behavior modification in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased through positive or negative reinforcement each time the behavior is exhibited‚ so that the subject comes to associate the pleasure or displeasure of the
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A silver dollar is flipped twice. Calculate the probability of each of the following occurring: (a) a head on the first flip (b) a tail on the second flip given that the first toss was a head (c) two tails (d) a tail on the first and a head on the second (e) a tail on the first and a head on the second or a head on the first and a tail on the second (f) at least one head on the two flips Susan Williams has been the production manager of Medical Suppliers‚ Inc.‚ for the past 17 years.
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COURSE NAME: Bachelor of Business‚ Procurement and Supply Management (BBUS) MODULE: Business Law MODULE CODE: OD003 LEARNER NUMBER: s416711 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 14/02/14 WORD COUNT: 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 3 1. Intention to create legal relations – A fundamental issue 4 2. Social and Domestic agreements 5/6 3. Commercial and business relations 7 3.1 Honour clauses 7 3.2 Promotional puff and free gifts 7/8 3.3 Ex gratia payments and without prejudice
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Rapid Repeat Purchase Scoring Framework (RRPS) Abstract As organizations face a tough economic environment‚ with declines in sales‚ the business model needs to adapt itself to changing economic realities. In such a scenario the conventional wisdom of mining existing installed base takes precedence over new customer acquisition. We developed a Customer Repurchase Probability model to help predict & target customers with a high likelihood of repurchase in the next n units of time. Our Rapid Repeat
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alba graduate business school Financial Analysis Case Study in Capital Budgeting Dinas Vadel Inc. Bala Iro Boura Perry Fakitsas Christos Politis Stathis PART A : DINAS VADEL CASE 1. Define the term “incremental cash flow”. Since the project will be financed in part by debt‚ should the cash flow analysis include the interest expense? Explain Incremental cash flow refers to the extra cash flow the company will generate from taking on a new project. It is the difference between the company’s
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Frank J. Fabozzi‚ CFA Yale University and Journal of Portfolio Management Sergio M. Focardi The Intertek Group Petter N. Kolm Yale University Trends in Quantitative Finance Statement of Purpose The Research Foundation of CFA Institute is a not-for-profit organization established to promote the development and dissemination of relevant research for investment practitioners worldwide. The Research Foundation of CFA Institute and the Research Foundation logo are trademarks owned by The
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Quantitative & Qualitative Research COMPARISON OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Introduction This paper compares and contrasts qualitative and quantitative research methods in three basic areas. These are the of their: epistemological foundations‚ data collection methods‚ and data analysis methods. The paper ends with a brief summary of the primary points made. Comparison Gall‚ Borg and Gall (1996) discuss several similarities and differences between qualitative and
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Quant Formula Study Guide MISCELLANEOUS‚ COMMONLY USED FORMULAS Finite population correction factor: Multiply SE of sample mean by fpc to make the correction ------------------------------------------------- Independent samples of same population with same standard deviation (variances are equal). Confidence interval: df for t-multiple is (df1 + df2)‚ or (n1 – 1) + (n2 - 1) Pooled estimate of common standard deviation: SE of difference between two sample means -------------------------------------------------
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3.7.2. Quantitative Data Analysis In this study‚ the quantitative data which was obtained through questionnaire which is used analyzed using descriptive statistics of central tendency measurements and percentages. The data was first coded‚ organized and discussed using mean‚ mode‚ frequency and median. The median will be used to show the central tendency for the ordinal scales and skewness to show the distribution of the population. In addition‚ percentages will be used for the nominal scale especially
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Quantitative Research Critique Cathleen Atkins Grand Canyon University NRS 433V Linda Permoda March 24‚ 2013 Quantitative Research Critique Title of Article The title of the article being critiqued is “The impact of workload on hygiene compliance in nursing”‚ which was published in the British Journal of Nursing (Knoll‚ Lautenschlaeger‚ & Borneff-Lipp‚ 2010). Authors There are three authors for this quantitative research study. Martin Knoll is the HTW of Saarland‚ Clinical Nursing
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