needs classrooms where there are high rates of school poverty. Mason-Williams (2015) asserted that Special education teachers are needed in the schools located in certain geographic areas with high poverty rates (p. 248)‚ thus‚ the purpose of the study was to: 1. Develop a descriptive profile of the qualifications and preparations needed for the sample of qualified‚ prepared special education
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Psychological Research Methods: Exploring Qualitative and Quantitative Research In psychology‚ answers to our questions are not as succinct as in other types of sciences‚ and the findings essentially depend upon the underlying epistemology used. This essay seeks to define and examine the fields of qualitative and quantitative research. It will address the different epistemologies and methodologies of each paradigm‚ and aim to give you a brief overview of the two main research
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Research Methods for Postgraduate Study Qualitative Research Objectives for today When you have satisfactorily completed this topic you will be able to: Classify research interviews and understand their purpose Understand when to undertake interviews Understand the advantages and disadvantages of interviews Case Studies Action Research Observation Ethnography lbic.navitas.com navitas.com Qualitative Methods When should I use qualitative methods? When variables cannot be quantified
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What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues per month? First we have to figure out the contribution Margin = Sales per fare – variable expense per unit: $160.00 - $70.00 = $90.00 (Contribution Margin. Break Even point in passengers= Fixed costs (divided) contribution Margin: $3‚150‚000 / $90 = 35‚000 passengers. Break-even point in revenues per month = Fare sales to breakeven (X) Sales per unit. 35‚000 x $160 = $5‚600‚000 • What is the break-even
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FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND CAPITAL BUDGETING ANALYSIS Ronald W. Spahr Professor and Chair‚ Department of Finance‚ Insurance and Real Estate Fogelman College of Business and Economics University of Memphis‚ Memphis‚ TN 38152-3120 Office phone: (901) 678-1747 or 5930‚ Fax: (901) 678-0839 spahr@memphis.edu January 10‚ 2011 FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND CAPITAL BUDGETING ANALYSIS Course Description This course covers fundamental concepts and techniques of financial forecasting and financial
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Journal of Health Psychology http://hpq.sagepub.com/ What is Good Qualitative Research?: A First Step towards a Comprehensive Approach to Judging Rigour/Quality Jane Meyrick J Health Psychol 2006 11: 799 DOI: 10.1177/1359105306066643 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/11/5/799 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Journal of Health Psychology can be found at: Email Alerts: http://hpq.sagepub
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN FORECASTING AND DECISION ANALYSIS Dunal M. McCurdy MBA 615- Business Foundations November 24‚ 2011 ETHICAL ISSUES IN FORECASTING AND DECISION ANALYSIS It is especially important to think about the most critical causes of the problem in making your forecasts and decisions. The process of forecasting involves using observations about the problem situation to predict the outcomes of your own actions‚ the actions of others‚ and the outcomes of other situational
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Neurocomputing 55 (2003) 307 – 319 www.elsevier.com/locate/neucom Financial time series forecasting using support vector machines Kyoung-jae Kim∗ Department of Information Systems‚ College of Business Administration‚ Dongguk University‚ 3-26‚ Pil-dong‚ Chung-gu‚ Seoul 100715‚ South Korea Received 28 February 2002; accepted 13 March 2003 Abstract Support vector machines (SVMs) are promising methods for the prediction of ÿnancial timeseries because they use a risk function consisting of the
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Abstract The issue of bias in qualitative research is an important one‚ and demands special attention and discussion in any qualitative research methods class. This reflective paper‚ written in the tradition of teacher-research‚ presents an analysis of how my students and I‚ working in an online classroom environment‚ learn together about the role researcher self and subjectivity play in designing and conducting qualitative research. While researcher bias and subjectivity are commonly understood
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Introduction Longitudinal Qualitative Research is a relatively recent development which has yet to be fully articulated as a coherent methodology (Neale & Flowerdew‚ 2003:189)‚ although examples of this style of research can be traced back several decades. There are few books which deal with it in any depth (although see Saldana‚ 2003). In this essay I am going to; outline longitudinal qualitative research (QLR); address the main features of it; provide an outline of its strengths and weaknesses;
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