Question : What’s the probability that an individual‚ selected at random‚ will score below the mean on any normally distributed characteristic? Student Answer: p = 0 p = .1 p = .5 p = 1.0 Instructor Explanation: Found in section 3.1‚ A Primer in Probability. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : Turning raw scores into z scores does not ____________. Student Answer: allow for scores from different tests to be compared directly create a
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demonstrates how broad changes in broad environmental factors (i.e. demographics‚ technology‚ culture‚ etc.) have an impact on industry competition. The case is not especially complex‚ so it is not overwhelming as a first case. Study and Discussion Questions 1. Why has the pharmaceutical industry been so successful historically? 2. What is your assessment of the pharmaceutical industry at the time of the case? How is competition changing? What factors are driving the changes? 3. What will competition
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World War One  Account for the feelings of hostility towards the Austria-hungry Empire by Serb nationalists in 1914:  Austria was what stood in the way of progress of the Serbian nation. Serbia was a direct threat to the survival of the multinational Austrian Empire and for that reason Austria felt it necessary to thwart Serbia’s plans for growth and development. The Serbs desired more land‚ especially a coastline with an all important sea port‚ Austria denied them this by‚ in the
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Research Plan Brenda Valdez Com/172 October 20‚ 2011 Gary Robbins University of Phoenix Material Research Plan As part of your research plan‚ you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question‚ which is more specific and focused than a general topic‚ is the question that your research paper will be answering. For example‚ if your general area of interest is Social Security‚ a possible research question
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Problem 4 An amusement park has 5 major attractions: The Cork Screw‚ The Caramel Carousel‚ The Cranium‚ The Wave Swinger‚ and the Sky Flyer. Listed below are the probabilities at which a person moves between rides. For example‚ if a person is currently riding the Cork Screw they will ride the Cranium next to .19 probability. A) The amusement park is expected on average 2‚000 customers per day. Assuming each customer rides 10 rides in a given day‚ what is the volume for each of the rides (how
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adjusted to? Why? 3. Suppose the mean cannot be adjusted‚ but the standard deviation can be reduced. What maximum value of the standard deviation would make 90% of the parts acceptable to the consumer? (Assume the mean to be 1.012.) 4. Repeat question 3‚ with 95% and 99% of the pins acceptable. 5. In practice‚ which one do you think is easier to adjust‚ the mean or the standard deviation? Why? The production manager then considers the costs involved. The cost of resetting the machine to adjust
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Question 4 How consistent were Bismarck’s aims and methods from 1862 to 1871? The key word in this question about Bismarck was ‘consistent’. Most of the answers deployed accurate knowledge about developments from 1862 to 1871. The most successful essays used this knowledge to examine how far Bismarck’s aims and methods changed or remained the same. Moderate answers sometimes asserted in an introduction or conclusion that he was consistent and otherwise relied on narratives of developments
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QUESTION “Thirty–Five years ago‚ the young employees‚ we hired were ambitious‚ conscientious‚ hardworking and honest. Today’s young workers don’t have the same values. Do you agree or disagree with this manager’s comment? Support your position.” I’m very agree‚ nowadays young generation are really different from 30-35 years ago. Because of the society‚ the children are brought up very differently than before. They are not expected to do as much as the 30-35 years generation ago has done. Seems
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Questions: In the brief history: What was the social and economic status of the first settlers to Jamestown? The colonists chose Jamestown Island for their settlement largely because the Virginia Company advised them to select a location that could be easily defended from ocean-going navies of the other European states that were also establishing New World colonies and were periodically at war with England‚ notably the Dutch Republic‚ France‚ and especially Spain. The island fit the criteria‚
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for 30 marks. Part B accounts for 70 marks. Answer BOTH questions in Part A. Answer TWO questions from Part B. In cases where a student answers more questions than requested by the examination rubric‚ the policy of the Economics Department is that the student’s first set of answers up to the required number will be the ones that count (not the best answers). All remaining answers will be ignored. PART A. Answer BOTH questions in this Part‚ which accounts for 30 marks. Al. Use Phillips
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