HYPOTHESIS Using train conductors as representatives for all of human kind we can postulate with some accuracy the percent of the population of Earth that are complete and total assholes. If you have ever lived in a small town with train tracks running through it you will know that the conductor of the train is required to sound the whistle at every crossing. This is a 4-part whistle; 2 long‚ 1 short‚ 1 long. My hypothesis is that we can calculate what percentage of the population of planet Earth
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The Efficient Market Hypothesis(EMH) was first given by Samuelson(1965)‚Fama(1965) and Mandelbrot(1966).It was based on “Random walk Theory”‚ and stated that since the market price will be affected by new information in the market‚ all available information have been fully reflected on the security price. There are three assumptions for the Efficient Market Hypothesis: 1.All investors are independent‚ rational‚ well-informed and hope for the highest profit; 2.All information are free and randomly
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Standardized Tests: Are they worth it? For years‚ children of all ages have been required to take standardized tests in order to assess their capabilities and theoretically prepare them for further education. These tests are often the main factor in acceptance into colleges and universities‚ used in grade advancement for younger ages‚ and an overall indicator of a person’s ability. However‚ because of the lack of variety in the subjects they evaluate‚ standardized tests are often under scrutiny
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Hypothesis 3: Mel Giedroyc will use tag questions‚ empty adjectives and politeness strategies in order to appear more welcoming on her radio show I hypothesised that on her radio show‚ Mel Giedroyc would use much more stereotypical ‘women language’ than her male host Bush as well as Nick Grimshaw. This is supported by Robin Lakoff’s gender deficient model which proposes that women speak in such a way that benefits men and makes them look good. She also developed the ‘politeness principle’ in which
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1 REVIEW OF THE TYPES OF TESTS 1. Discrete and Integrative Tests Tests have come to be an accepted component of instructional programs throughout the world. The main reasons for testing are: a) to measure individual progress; b) to assess the degree of success of teaching and learning and to identify areas of weakness and difficulty; c) to measure students probable performance; d) to sort new students into teaching groups so that they are approximately the same
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Hypothesis Statement Trees that exhibit gumming are more resistant to fusarium dieback caused by the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) because the gum secreted acts as a defense against beetles that attempt to penetrate the bark‚ and as a result grant the tree faux resistance to the Fusarium euwallaceae fungi. Introduction Californian agriculture is at great risk because of a disease being spread by the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB)‚ Euwallacea sp. The PSHB is an ambrosia beetle
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Replacement Fertility- Number of children a couple has to have in order to replace themselves. Stable population. In order to have 0 population growth. What can reduce/limit population size. Decreased Reproduction Socio-economic and cultural factors contributing to declining birth/fertility rates. *Female changes in reproductive rates. Female employment status Higher education Postpone.control childbearing Children not needed for family labour Urbanization (people moving to cities)
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learning Adult Learning Theory Part of being an effective educator involves understanding how adults learn best (Lieb‚1991). Andragogy (adult learning) is a theory that holds a set of assumptions about how adults learn. Andragogy emphasises the value of the process of learning. It uses approaches to learning that are problem-based and collaborative rather than didactic‚ and also emphasises more equality between the teacher and learner. Andragogy as a study of adult learning originated in Europe
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cases so they decided to focus on stock exchanges with the assumption that something that involves millions of people around the world participating in it every day should indicate any deviation from the norm. The researchers were looking at the hypothesis that depressed people affected by the moon will cause a drop in stock prices. Dichev and Janes looked to prove or disprove the theory of the moon affecting behavior‚ so they studied the daily median stock price profits of 25 stock exchanges over
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