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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The examples I have chosen for qualitative and quantitative questions are as follows: Qualitative: Are you taking classes in college to obtain your degree? Yes or No - This is an example of a nominal scale and would help define a person’s reason for going to college. One would assume the answer to be yes‚ but a no answer might indicate that a person is taking a class for a specific reason or for enjoyment. How would you rate your chances of getting a promotion after obtaining your degree (Excellent
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Quantitative Article Critique Summary: Reading Comprehension and Fluency Levels Ranges across Diverse Classrooms: The Need for Differentiated Reading Instruction and Content Summary In view of insufficient current research available on the variance in students’ reading comprehension and fluency levels within the classrooms‚ Firmender‚ Reis‚ and Sweeny (2013) conducted a quantitative research study to review the extremes of students’ understanding in reading and their reading speed and accuracy within
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Nov.06.2012 Ruixuan Ding Corporate Finance Quantitative Easing Paper Introduction United States confronted serious disorder in financial markets and steep declines in overall economic (Williams 2011) after 2007 financial crisis. The financial crisis in 2007 and its subsequent negative effects greatly challenge the conventional understanding of recession and available monetary policies to handle it. The US and global monetary authorities have been criticized for the excessively expansionary
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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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Introduction: The purpose of this lab was to learn how to use a spectrophotometer to measure the amount of light absorbed by different concentrations of salicylic acid‚ compare those concentrations to our unknown sample and to use the data collected to compile a graph showing the levels of absorbance of the different concentrations. Methods and materials: In this lab we used a spectrophotometer‚ a test tube filled with water to be used as a blank‚ six test tubes with different concentrations
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MBAB 5P02 FINAL EXAM PREPARATION #3. INVESTMENT STRATEGY 1. The first step is to develop a linear programming model for maximizing return subject to constraints for funds available‚ diversity‚ and risk tolerance. Let G = Amount invested in growth fund I = Amount invested in income fund M = Amount invested in money market fund MAX 0.18G + 0.125I + 0.075M S.T. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) G + I + M ≤ 800000 0.8G -0.2I -0.2M ≥ 0 0.6G -0.4I -0.4M ≤ 0 -0.2G +0.8I -0.2M ≥ 0 -0.5G +0
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DEFINITION: Quantitative methods are research techniques that are used to gather quantitative data — information dealing with numbers and anything that is measurable e.g. Statistics‚ tables and graphs‚ are often used to present the results of these methods. Quantitative research methods were originally developed in the natural sciences to study natural phenomena. However examples of quantitative methods now well accepted in the social sciences and education. Differences between parametric and
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Lancaster University | MKTG210 assignment | Quantitative research analysis of LIDL and Kelloggs breakfast cereal products | YIN SHIHAO 32979029 LU 2013/1/13 | CONTENT PAGE Executive Summary p2 Introduction
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UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY TITLE: ANALYSIS OF COPPER IN BRASS BY UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY NAME: OPOKU ERNEST DATE: 21ST JANUARY‚ 2014 Page 1 of 9 TITLE: ANALYSIS OF COPPER IN BRASS BY UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: By the end of this experiment‚ the student should be able to demonstrate the following proficiencies: 1. To determine the percentage of copper in brass by UV-visible spectroscopy. 2. Properly calibrate and use a spectrophotometer
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