Glossary Babbie Chapter 1 Human Inquiry and Science epistemology Science of knowing; systems of knowing methodology Science of finding out; procedures for scientific investigation Agreement reality Things we “know” as part of our culture; both assists and hinders us (tradition‚ authority) Errors in inquiry - Inaccurate observations - overgeneralization (few similar events –> evidence of pattern?) - selective observation (focus on things that fit our idea‚ ignoring the rest) - illogical
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Question 1: (a) Suppose the income elasticity of demand for pre-recorded music compact disks is +5 and the income elasticity of demand for a cabinet maker’s work is +0.5. Compare the impact on pre-recorded music compact disks and the cabinet maker’s work of a recession that reduces consumer incomes by 10 per cent. (2 marks) (b) How might you determine whether the pre-recorded music compact discs and MP3 music players are in competition with each other? (2 marks) (c) Interpret the
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Design and Principle and Application Assignment: Planning Design and Production Task 1 Identify and describe the planning process for this type of building project Atlas Design Consultancy has been approached to design an office building for an accountancy firm. The building to be designed is a five storey office block with a basement. A design brief has been formulated between the client and also Henry Brown‚ Senior Partner of Atlas Design Consultancy. A preliminary drawing has since
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MATHEMATICAL METHODS 1. Finding An Initial Basic Feasible Solution: An initial basic feasible solution to a transportation problem can be found by any one of the three following methods: I. North West Corner Rule II. The Least Cost Method III. Vogel’s Approximation Method 1. North West Corner Rule The North West corner rule is a method for computing a basic feasible solution of a transportation problem‚ where the basic variables are selected from the North-West Corner
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completed for Danshui Plant No. 2 to break even? 2. Using budget data‚ what was the total expected cost per unit if all manufacturing and shipping overhead (both variable and fixed) were allocated to planned production? What was the actual cost per unit of production and shipping. 3. Prepare a flexible budget for 180‚000 iPhone 4’s and calculate flexible budget variances using actual costs for August. 4. Estimate material price and usage for flash memories‚ labor rate and usage (efficiency)
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THE BANK OF KHYBER APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Position applied for ___________________________________________ Photo 1. Name 2. N.I.C # 3. Date of Birth ________ DD 4. Father’s/Husband’s Name 5. Gender ___________ 6. Postal/Business Address: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. Permanent address: __________________________________________________
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The most appropriate recruitment methods for shop management trainees are business college recruitment and job fair. For college recruitment‚ first‚ the salary for college students are cheap‚ it saves the cost of recruitment. Also‚ students has high learning ability and enthusiastic attitude‚ they are willing to learn‚ therefore‚ they are easier to train. Besides‚ some undergraduates and postgraduates are specialized in management in a business college‚ I. G. Boutique can recruit among qualified
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BUDGETARY CONTROL Budget is a plan which is expressed in terms of definite members: Eg. of a plan – Production has to be increased in the next quarter Eg. of a budget – Production has to improve by 10000 units from the last quarter to the next quarter. Definitions: According to ICMA “budget is a financial & / quantitative statements‚ prepared & approved prior to a defined period of time of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining a given objective. They may
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How to do cost-effectiveness calculations in a nutshell: Noncompeting choice Noncompeting choice cost effectiveness is when you have many possible options to choose from that are NOT mutually exclusive. Noncompeting choice cost effectiveness uses the average cost effectiveness. This means you simply divide the cost of the intervention by the benefit of the intervention. For example: Intervention QALY Gained (~DALY eliminated) Net Cost A 50 $1000 B 3 $300 C 40 $1200 The average
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Census Method All items in any field of inquiry constitute a ‘ Universe ’ or ‘ Population.’ A complete enumeration of all items in the population is known as a census inquiry. It can be presumed that in such an enquiry‚ when all items are covered‚ no element of chance is left and highest accuracy is obtained. But in practice this may not be true. Even the slightest element of bias in such an inquiry will get larger and larger as the number of observation increases
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