because of climate change is that because the ice is melting there is less summer ice cover which means that the dark waters will trap the sun’s heat and will melt the ice which will contribute to the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland. The sea level will rise as the ice melts which is bad-bad news for people living in coastal communities all over the world at risk. Let me give the facts New York City has 520 miles of
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Frankfort Review Chapter-01.qxd 5/13/2005 12:20 PM Page 1 A Review of Descriptive Data Analysis Descriptive Data Analysis for Nominal Variables: Gender and Local Political Party Activism Organize the Data into a Frequency Distribution Display the Data in a Graph Describe What Is Average or Typical of a Distribution Describe Variability Within a Distribution Describe the Relationship Between Two Variables Descriptive Data Analysis for Ordinal Variables: Continuing Our Research
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ordering the right quantity (lot size) at the right time. Less order produces less order costs; but for a higher level of order quantity the storage costs rise. The advantage of a great inventory is that there is a high level of service and most customer requirements can be fulfilled. Real (short term) inventory problems are those‚ who deal with order costs‚ storage costs and the service level. Problems of long term inventory control do not belong to this issue‚ because the order costs are considered
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political affiliation)‚ are the simplest. Attitude scales such as the Likert scale are examples of ordinal data. A Likert-type scale asks you to answer a question by making a choice along a range of answers numbered from‚ say‚ 1 through 5. With interval level data‚ the values tell you something about the difference between given values. Test score data‚ for example‚ are often interval. Consider the design of your study. The gold standard in most research is the randomized experiment‚ in which subjects
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difficult situations‚ and even pain can teach us important lessons that in the long run help us to enjoy life more fully. When we choose to see all experiences as gifts from the divine and opportunities for growth and understanding‚ we open to a deeper level of divine guidance. ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING Our Core Essence. Deep down we are all beautiful beings worthy of love and support. The sweet innocence of babies and young children is a clear example of this. Yet for most of us‚ the shining essence
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FOUNDATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE BECOMING A CRITICAL READER OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH RE-SEARCH methodical investigation to seek answers that involve explanation and understanding Positivism – falsification and replication all research has flaws limited resources & ‘the least worst option’ is research ‘fit for purpose?’ research is presented as if ‘fit for purpose’ facts‚ findings and critical reading Tim Hartford – but there are more Ben Goldacre (Guardian)‚ Seife (Proofiness) WHY
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Chapter 1 How do we know what we know? Experience Tradition Authority Errors in Inquiry Inaccurate Observation Overgeneralization Selective Observation Illogical Reasoning A Variable Language Variables and Attributes Variables Vs. Attributes (attributes make up the variable) (EX. Education/ high school‚ college‚ vocational‚ post graduate) Causality Specifications or relationships between variables. Independent and Dependent Variables (dependent variable
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they got their information‚ as well as what they were interested in. As a result‚ the questions featured diverse variables‚ which are important when analysing data. The survey instrument featured three levels of measurement for the variables‚ which include nominal‚ ordinal‚ and interval. The level of measurements incorporated in the survey was selected due to their specific purposes. Nominal data develops a simple frequency to categorise the genders of the respondents‚ an important factor when analysing
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from Welsh poet Henry Rice Vaughan who examined price level change in his 1675 book A Discourse of Coin and Coinage. Vaughan wanted to separate the inflationary impact of the influx of precious metals brought by Spain from the New World from the effect due to currency debasement. Vaughan compared labor statutes from his own time to similar statutes dating back to Edward III. These statutes set wages for certain tasks and provided a good record of the change in wage levels. Vaughan reasoned that the market for basic
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depends on our ability to consistently engage in productive and meaningful conversation about what matters most to us in our work and our life. When we compromise our standards of how we talk‚ how often‚ what we talk about and‚ most importantly‚ the level of authenticity we bring to our conversations‚ relationships deteriorate. While no single conversation is guaranteed to transform a business‚ a relationship‚ or a life‚ any one “fierce” conversation can─and will. What does it mean to be truly “fierce”
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