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    6.14 Show that for a sample of n = 39‚ the smallest and largest Z values are – 1.96 and + 1.96‚ and the middle (i.e.‚ 20th) Z value is 0.00. 6.19 The data in the file spending represent the per-capita spending‚ in thousands of dollars‚ for each state in 2004. Decide whether the data appear to be approximately normally distributed by A. Comparing data characteristics to theoretical properties. B. Constructing a normal probability plot. 7.1. For a population containing N=902 individuals what code number

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    Ivory Koehn 9/10/2010 Descriptive Essay Under The Raised Hand Prologue When I was a young girl learning about life and love‚ I always thought that some man would sweep me off my feet and it was my fate to be with him and only him. My mother was not a big fan of love and fate. She didn’t have a very good history of guys and relationships. She would always tell us love was not a reality and we should find someone with a lot of money. My mother is a strong feminist woman and I tried as hard

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    November 19‚ 2010 NAME: The Statistics of Poverty and Inequality TYPE: Sample SIZE: 97 observations‚ 8 variables DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT: For 97 countries in the world‚ data are given for birth rates‚ death rates‚ infant death rates‚ life expectancies for males and females‚ and Gross National Product. SOURCES: Day‚ A. (ed.) (1992)‚ _The Annual Register 1992_‚ 234‚ London: Longmans. _U.N.E.S.C.O. 1990 Demographic Year Book_ (1990)‚ New York: United Nations. VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS: Columns 1 -

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    Descriptive Words Smile‚ grin‚ beam‚ smirk . . .   Frown‚ scowl‚ glare‚ glower‚ grimace . . .   Stare‚ gaze‚ gape‚ watch‚ gawk‚ ogle‚ look‚ examine‚ leer . . .   Flinch‚ recoil‚ balk‚ cringe‚ shy away‚ pull back‚ wince‚ cower‚ shrink‚ tremble . . .   Incredulous‚ disbelieving‚ skeptical‚ doubtful‚ dubious‚ uncertain‚ suspicious‚ questioning‚ vague . . .   Quizzical‚ questioning‚ puzzled‚ surprised‚ perplexed‚ inquiring Interested‚ curious‚ involved‚ attentive‚ concerned‚ attracted‚

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    Descriptive Essay Hearts were racing‚ twelve to be exact‚ lungs were being constricted tighter and tighter with every second that went by‚ joints were being pushed to their limits as their limbs stretched the farthest they could reach‚ and yet these twelve people were still able to ignore their injuries. All they revealed was happiness. There was no pain to be seen. No acknowledgement of misery because they all knew they only had those two minutes and thirty seconds to give it their all. Any sense

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    effect). Be sure to have at least two independent variables for proposed research paper. The topic proposal should include the following four items which serve as the foundation for the final research paper after instructor feedback is given. | 1) Purpose Statement In one paragraph‚ state the correlation and identify the primary independent variables.State the correlation as in the following:“Thirty-four percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 -- about 820

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    Icesus Holland Brenda White English 101 16 September 2013 Descriptive Essay The beach is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Before visiting‚ I had only been to the four states‚ which is the stringy grassy fields‚ the forest of trees‚ the smelly white and black cows and pink curly tailed pigs. See I had never seen any other states but Missouri‚ Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ and Arkansas. I love the picture in my head but it was nice to finally see something different. When my boyfriend

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    Chapter 12 Simple Linear Regression Case Problem 1: Measuring Stock Market Risk a. Selected descriptive statistics follow: Variable N Mean StDev Minimum Median Maximum Microsoft 36 0.00503 0.04537 -0.08201 0.00400 0.08883 Exxon Mobil 36 0.01664 0.05534 -0.11646 0.01279 0.23217 Caterpillar 36 0.03010 0.06860 -0.10060 0.04080 0.21850 Johnson & Johnson 36 0.00530 0.03487 -0.05917 -0.00148 0.10334

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    Ratio | Industry benchmark ratio | Woolworths’ ratio | Brief Comment | Current Ratio | 1.2:1 | 0.80:1 | The current ratio ofWoolworth is considerablybelow industry average themovement from it is 33.33% (1.2-0.8)/1.2*100) Which is not really good for business | Liquid ratio | 0.7:1 | 0.34:1 | The Liquid ratio of Woolworth is considerably below industry average. The movement is 51.43 %. It is showed that the business may have problem in paying their debt.(0.7-0.34/0.7*100) | Gross Profit ratio

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    1. “What is the life expectancy for Caucasian males that have survived 54 years?” The answer will almost certainly be larger than 72. I want an estimate “conditioned on” the fact that I have already lived 54 years. Life is dynamic. Things are constantly changing. However‚ too often decisions are based on static information. Bayes theorem takes advantage of dynamic information to give a better‚ more correct answer. Bayes Theorem is a mathematical representation that helps one to calculate conditional

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