R for Programmers Norman Matloff University of California‚ Davis c 2007-8‚ N. Matloff December 4‚ 2008 IMPORTANT NOTICE: This document is no longer being maintained. My book on R programming‚ The Art of R Programming‚ is due out in August 2011. You are welcome to use an early draft at http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/˜matloff/132/NSPpart.pdf; it was about 50% complete and contains bugs‚ but should be useful. Licensing: This work‚ dated December 4‚ 2008‚ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No
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children’s toys (Wagner-Ott‚ 2002‚ p. 246). Socialization begins from the day we are born and will continue until the day we die and since toys take place in children’s lives from the day they are born; it is safe to say that they play an important role in a child’s gender socialization (Wagner-Ott‚ 2002‚ p. 246). The nature of this project will be to compare and evaluate children’s toys on the basis of gender. I will be discussing the differences that are portrayed amongst children’s toys and what
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fast food could be successful in Europe why do you think Mcdonald’s succeeded? Answer: There was a time not so long ago when U.S. fast-food giant McDonald’s was viewed by European consumers as the advance scout of what the French loudly decried as American cultural imperialism. The Golden Arches‚ ran the prevailing European line‚ were a threat to the Continent’s refined palates and appreciation of the civilized sit-down meal‚ and the livelihoods of people staffing "real" restaurants. Well‚ with the global
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consumers tend to assume that high quality is equal to safety‚ such as high quality cars are safer than standard quality cars. Also‚ safety can be measured how a product affects to human body when we use or consume it. Precisely‚ The U.S citizens in this case‚ we can say that they are having one of the highest consumer expectations in the world. In addition‚ after 9/11‚ safety is the most important concern in the U.S for everything. Furthermore‚ I heard a joke from my sister who lived in the U.S for 10
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Should the US have bombed Japan after Pearl Harbor? By Noah Richardson Yes‚ Pearl Harbor was an act of war and we had every right to retaliate using whatever force necessary. After being defeated and driven back to Japan‚ the Japanese military refused to surrender and the Japanese Emperor was encouraging his private citizens to protect their homeland from invasion. The rest of the world considered that the Japanese efforts t o take over the islands of the Pacific were unacceptable‚ especially
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ago‚ you wouldn’t believe that Playmobil‚ one of the most loved toy companies‚ started out as a lock and fitting company originally called Metallwarenfabrik. It was founded by Andreas Brandstatter‚ a locksmith in Zindorf‚ Germany. It had a few years of great track record and was not only manufacturing locks‚ they were even manufacturing cash registers‚ telephones and other various sheet metal products coincidentally to be used for toy establishments. In the 1950s‚ the current owner of the company
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Summary R. v. Morgentaler was decided by the Supreme Court of Canada‚ a verdict which declared abortion laws in the Criminal Code of Canada as arbitrary and unconstitutional. The court ruled the laws to have violated the woman’s right to security of the person under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to security of person. After the ruling‚ you could not be charged under the Criminal Code of Canada for having an abortion without consent of the therapeutic abortion committee
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GODIVA EUROPE Executive Summary Problems Godiva’s advertising campaign is to create a common advertising message targeted at the three main markets‚ (Godiva USA‚ Godiva Europe‚ Godiva Japan) while taking into consideration the inevitable cultural differences amongst countries. The company must protect and promote its image of quality and luxury throughout the world. The company must also take a look at the current situation in its home market of Belgium and repair its "grandmotherly" image
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Describe the components of Stretch ’r Wings sales approach. This company’s sales approach is well put together. I say this because when you get to section 5 ( Strategy and Implementation Summary)‚ you see everything that an investor would want to see in a business plan. Let’s start with the Competitive Edge which breaks down the company’s product and features like an Aluminum frame and also explain some of their competitors product so the investor that the plan is presented to can compare and
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and the Toy Recalls’ (Case A) Related information: Mattel‚ Inc. is a toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo‚ California. In 2010‚ it ranked #387 on the Fortune 500. The products and brands it produces include Fisher-Price‚ Barbie dolls‚ Monster High dolls‚ Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys‚ Masters of the Universe‚ American Girl dolls‚ board games‚ WWE Toys‚ and early-1980s video game systems. Mattel “designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets a broad variety of toy products
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