Week 2 Paper: Uses of Statistical Information Lynda Gruenewald-Schmitz HCS/438 June 17‚ 2013 Amber Krasny Uses of Statistical Information According to Bennett‚ Briggs & Triola (2009)‚ descriptive statistics transforms data into a picture of information that is readily understandable using measures such as mean‚ median‚ mode‚ variation and standard deviation. Inferential statistics help researchers decide whether their outcomes are a result of factors planned within design of the study
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Case 2.5Alumina Jumps on Bad News 1.Alumina reported an 86.3 per cent fall in first half-year profit‚ and suspended its final dividend. Why did its share price rise by 9.79 per cent on the announcement date? Although the situation in Alumina was extraordinarily difficult‚ Alumina firmly believed that the worst reason behind them is the impact of the global crisis‚ and Alumina were quietly confident that market will begin to improve. In between last November and April‚ Aluminium prices had since rebounded
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Question 1 2 out of 2 points "If a response is followed by a pleasurable consequence‚ it will tend to be repeated. If a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence‚ it will tend not to be repeated." This is a statement of ________________. Answer Selected Answer: Thorndike ’s Law of Effect Question 2 2 out of 2 points A Skinner box is most likely to be used in research on ______. Answer Selected Answer: operant conditioning Question 3 2 out of 2 points A child
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1) Net velocity = 3 cos 55°= 1.72‚ 3 sin 55°-2 = .46 1.72 + .46 = 1.78 m/s Direction traveled will be 14.97° NW. 2) Total distance from you: √50km2 + 2.1km2 + 1.5km2 = 50.067 km from you. Relation to x-axis: = 90° + arccos(2.1/50.067) = 177.59° Relation to y-axis: = arccos(1.5/50.067) = 88.28° 3) Horozontal distance covered is 0+ 1100 * 0.32 = 352m traveled horizontally Vertical distance traveled is -1/2(-9.8)(.32)2 = .502 m traveled vertically 4) If he is 8m from the pool edge and 20m
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LLC is no double taxation as is the case with the corporation organization. Similar to the sole proprietorship‚ the taxes would be at the personal rate. #1(B). Mr. Young can protect his intellectual property by: obtaining patents on his inventions ‚ trademarks on any logos or designs and through Trade secrets to protect his ideas and information that is not generally known to the public. Ch. 5 8. a. Inv-Sale = Ave. Inventories (CGS / 365) ( (500k+400k)/2 ) / (900k/365) = 182.5 days b
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add in profit. 4-1. Solution: Philip Morris Beginning cash $100‚000 – Asset buildup (250‚000) (1/2 × $500‚000) Profit 90‚000 (9% × $1‚000‚000) Ending cash ($60‚000) Deficit 2. Growth and financing (LO4) In Problem 1 if there had been no increase in sales and all other facts were the same‚ what would Philip’s ending cash balance be? What lesson do the examples in Problems 1 and 2 illustrate? 4-2. Solution: Philip Morris (continued) Beginning cash $100‚000 No asset buildup ----- Profit 45‚000
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Week 2 Individual Wendell Taylor DBM/380 Sanford Schram The database environment refers to the type of configuration used to populate and create the application. A database includes items such as text‚ images and graphics associated with a record. The main purpose of a database is to collect and organize that data. The environment to be designed is one to store and retrieve data in a way it can be easily organized. For the purpose of this assignment the database environment will be a series
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Case study BIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTTER! Andres Pires opened his automobile parts store‚ Quickly Auto Parts‚ 5 yrs ago‚ in a mid-sized city located in southern Mindanao. Having worked for an automobile dealership‚ first as a technician‚ and later as the parts department manager‚ for over 15 yrs‚ Andres had learned the many nuances of the fiercely competitive automobile servicing business. He had developed many contracts with dealers and service technicians‚ which came in really handy when establishing
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7‚ & 8 A - They have different missions (1) C - Provide services to constituents (3) C - There may not be a direct relationship between revenues raised and the demand for the entity’s services (4) B - GASB (5) D - Do not issue common stock (7) Ch. 2: Question for Review and Discussion 12. In addition to answering question 12‚ provide a response in 150-350 words differentiating between a budget and a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). What is a CAFR? What are its main components? The
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labor hours are given below. Which store location has the highest labor productivity? Blacksburg 12‚000/60=200 Problem 1-2 Tried and True’s accountant (from Problem 1-1) suggests that monthly rent and hourly wage rate also be factored into the productivity calculations. Annandale pays the highest average wage at $6.75 an hour. Blacksburg pays $6.50 an hour‚ Charlottesville $6‚ and Danville $5.50. The cost to rent store space is $1800 a month in Annandale‚ $2000 a month in Blacksburg‚ $1200 a month
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