Quantitative Article Critique Preface This paper is an academic critique of the article written by Yin-Kum Law (2008) titled The role of attribution beliefs‚ motivation and strategy use in Chinese fifth-graders’ reading comprehension found in Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Educational Research Journal. This article will be broken down by section‚ with each segment being independently evaluated. This paper is a critique of several different aspects of the research study including: data collection
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Analyzing a Quantitative Research Report Debbie Rhoads Grand Canyon University NRS 433 Introduction to Nursing Research August 20‚ 2011 Elaine Coulter Instructor/Facilitator Analyzing a Quantitative Research Report
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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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low price‚ and high degree of reduction have made glycerol a highly attractive and exploited carbon source for the production of fuels and reduced chemicals. Here we report the quantitative analysis of the fermentative metabolism of glycerol in Escherichia coli through the use of kinetic modeling and metabolic control analysis (MCA) to gain a better understanding of glycerol fermentation and identify key targets for genetic manipulation that could enhance product synthesis. The kinetics of glycerol
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Qualitative Vs. Quantitative This paper will discuss two specific types of research methods those types can be identified as qualitative and quantitative. Often times many people get the two confused and believe the terms can be used interchangeably however that is not the case. I have always been a numbers person and for that reason I prefer quantitative. I prefer having the numbers available to determine what can be expected in the future. The reason I prefer this method is because you generally
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Reinventing the organisation - Heinz Europe A Heinz case study Introduction The business writer‚ Charles Handy‚ illustrates the need for organisations to reinvent themselves by the sigmoid curve - effectively an ‘S’ shape on its side. An organisation which appears to be successful is on the upward growth path of the curve (point A). At this time‚ the organisation is making high sales and profits and is able to pay healthy dividends to shareholders. You may think‚ therefore‚ that there is no reason
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Quantitative Techniques in Management Assignment A 1. From the following data calculate the missing the missing frequency. No. of tablets 4-8 8-12 12-16 16-20 20-24 24-28 28-32 32-36 36-40 No. of Persons Cured 11 13 16 14? 9 17 6 4 The average number of tablets to curve fever was 19.9. Solution: No. of tablets Mid point No. of persons cured Product 4-8 6 11 66 8-12 10 13 130 12-16 14 16 224 16-20 18 14 252 20-24 22 x 22x 24-28 28-32 26 30 9 17 234 510 32-36 34 6 204 36-40
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Case Problem 1: Wagner Fabricating Company 1. Holding Cost Cost of capital 14.0% Taxes/Insurance (24‚000/600‚000) 4.0% Shrinkage (9‚000/600‚000) 1.5% Warehouse overhead (15‚000/600‚000) 2.5% Annual rate 22.0% 2. Ordering Cost 2 hours at $28.00 $56.00 Other expenses (2‚375/125) 19.00 Cost per order $75.00 3. Set-up Cost 8 Hours at $50.00 $400 per set-up 4. & 5. a. Order from Supplier - EOQ model Ch =
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Index Models Download 61 months (October 2007 to October 2012) of monthly data for the S&P 500 index (symbol = ^GSPC). Download 61 months (October 2007 to October 2012) of IBM data and 61 months (October 2007 to October 2012) of GE data. Download 60 months (November 2007 to October 2012) of the 13 week T-bill rate (symbol = ^IRX). Be sure to use end-of-month data! Construct the following on a spreadsheet: 1. Calculate 60 months of returns for the S&P 500 index‚ IBM and GE. Use November 2007 to
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| Advanced Studies in Quantitative Research | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Underlying Assumptions in Quantitative Research 3 Methodological and Ontological Assumptions 5 Epistemological Assumptions 8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Assumptions Underlying Quantitative Research Introduction Before researchers undertake a research endeavor‚ it is essential for them to understand the philosophical assumptions that underlie the method of inquiry chosen to answer the proposed research question
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