Essays on Variable

“Mother’s Spanking of 3-Year-Old Children and Subsequent Risk of Children’s Aggressive Behavior” is a research conducted by Catherine A. Taylor, Jennifer A. Manganello, Shawna J. Lee and Janet C. Rice. The research is a psychological study of 3-year old children who have been subjected to corporal punishment such as spanking and has attempted to study its relation to children’s aggressive behavior during a particular time period; the age group being 3-year olds and 5-year olds. Several demographic features and possible relative factors of the study were also assessed. The study is of vital significance as corporal ...

Abstract

Using the regression equation and given values of independent variables, we estimated the elasticity of each of them and ascertained that the product is highly elastic to price levels and therefore, the firm can consider to decrease the price levels in order to increase their market share. At the same time, cross elasticity and income elasticity were also significant in relation to the demand of the product, although advertisement expenditure has negligible impact on the product’s demand. Hence, own price, price of related goods and income of consumer are three major factors which the firm should incorporate while ...

COURSEPROFESSOR

DATA First Evaluation The client dependability and the customer satisfaction is one of the main part of the business. The company need to come up with some of the strategies in order to keep the customers engaged in the business as well as to make sure that the customers are getting the services that they desired to receive from the restaurant. The buyers take different equation in the consideration while they go for any type of purchase. The buyers look at the quality, outlook and the products variable in order to make the correct decision. So, the quality and ...

1) Theories are to concepts as hypotheses are to variables. Hypotheses depend on tests that suggest multiple variables. On the other hand, theories are made up of concepts ("Theory and Practice of Social Research" 4). 2) Does a hypothesis propose a relationship between dimensions or variables? Yes. A hypothesis depends on the link that exists between two or several variables. Whereby, a slight change in variable ‘A,' leads to a change in variable ‘B.' In this case, it can be almost predictable that if the first event occurs on the first variable, then we expect variable ‘B' to ...

Question #1

The coefficient of determination (R-squared) shows the proportion of variance in the dependent variable, which is explained by the independent variable. Let’s say, the independent variable is the amount of money invested by a population of investors and the dependent variable is their profits received. Assume, the R-squared between the variables is 0.8567. This means that approximately 85.67% of the variance of profit received is explained by the amount of invested money.

Question #2

This phrase means that if the coefficient of correlation shows a strong relationship between the variables, it not always mean that there is a real causal ...

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Clinical Question What would be the effect of competitive food and beverage (CF&B) policies on student weight outcomes in comparison to the students who have not followed the CF&B policies and those who have followed some other policy according to which some of the competitive foods are available to students?

How the clinical question indicates the type of study that will be done (quasi-experimental vs. experimental)?

This clinical question is showing the comparison of two groups. One comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have not followed these policies. Second comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have following some ...

The article talks about a study conducted by Moore, Clark and Kane in 2008 that deals with how people response to moral dilemma specifically killing. The subjects of the study were asked how morally appropriate it is for an individual to kill someone in order to save the lives of others. In order to assess the respondents, they were given twenty-four dilemmas that were designed to vary in terms of the physical directness of the killing, personal effect to the subject, and inevitability of death and intentionality of the action (Moore, Clark & Kane, 2008). The respondents were measured based ...

Questions for Guided Article Review

Article you’re reviewing: Please answer the following questions (type your response directly below each question): What was the primary hypothesis of the study? The primary hypothesis of the study is related to the idea a driver is distracted while holding a conversation on a cell phone, but a conversation with a passenger not only improves driver performance it creates a sense of shared situational awareness. This is an acceptable hypothesis, because in the past people were able to hold conversations in cars without a tremendous number of accidents associated with distracted driving. Yet, in the modern world, ...

Introduction

Graphical Analysis is a straightforward program that enables the user to graph, analyze and find the relationship of variables easily (Guerrero 55). Data of the variables is entered from the computer keyboard, extracted from a disk saved file, or pasted from a clipboard. Graphical Analysis is as well a document creator, with the ability to compile different pages to a single document. In an experiment that involves analyzing the relationship between the density and mass of a substance, Graphical Analysis does it very well. The equation y=kx where y denotes the dependent variable, x denotes the independent variable, and ...

Cost Classification

It should be noted that the conceptual analysis of costs is based on comparison of different pricing models applied by the companies operating within similar business field. The manufacturing costs should be obligatory considered. The cost of manufacturing products of the navigation systems is very high. It may be explained by the fact that materials necessary for production consist of the unmanned, manned system, aircrafts, and space systems. In process of manufacturing and monitoring of the system high-skilled staff is required. Moreover, manufacturers of the details required by the navigation systems receive overhead profits. The non-manufacturing costs are related ...

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Implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems

Problem Description Today, the flow of information and integration of technology is a major concern to many firms and organizations, especially when it comes to healthcare system . A lot of countries, globally, are trying to deliver healthcare services in a more efficient, safe, and affordable way. However, in emerging markets, the lack of Information Technology (IT) infrastructures serves as hindrance to the growth and development of the healthcare industry. The use ...

Writing a research proposal can be a daunting task if one fails to approach it in a well-prepared manner. In writing research proposals, there are major checkpoints that need to be considered to ensure that the set objectives in the proposal are met. They include: Defining the problem and understanding the context, researching and consulting with experts, and synthesizing and communicating (Schutt, 2015). Defining the problem and understanding the context works as a roadmap to defining the project. Once completed, one is in a better position to develop a research plan and proceed to the next phase of the ...

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This paper is being submitted on January 18, 2017 for Tramaine Ingram’s STA3215 Inferential Statistics and Analytics course. At the request of the company’s client, we have performed research pertaining to the salary distributions of jobs in the state of Minnesota. The sampling was haphazard (non-statistical. The client is only interested in the jobs that pay salaries of between $40,000 and $120,000. Any job that that falls within this range was included in the analysis. The data set was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and consists of a total of 64 records. In ...

Learning allows our brains to record and preserve beneficial behaviors and know how to avoid harmful ones. The consequences of the experiences we have or observe are stored in our memory as knowledge to influence our future behavior. The paper explores behavior change through a focus on the learning theories; classical and operant conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

It is a form of learning in which the response to a voluntary behavior influences whether or not the behavior will recur; this occurs through the use of reinforcements and punishment. Following the experiments of B. F. Skinner, we can conclude that a person or ...

Abstract

This paper explores how research methodologies can be used to resolve organizational issues. Using Starbucks as the company of focus, this paper discusses the qualities of qualitative and quantitative research and how they can be used for investigation and analysis in an organizational setting. It is hypothesized, for instance, that the decline in Starbucks’ sales as well as the poor performance of some of its stores is due to poor customer service. The concept of customer service, however, is too abstract to measure directly. However, this hypothesis can be determined using qualitative research methods as opposed to the quantitative ...

Organizational Design

Contrary to typical assumptions that will associate the concept of organization design with that of structuring organizational charts and the likes, organization design has a more comprehensive and practical designation than it really sounds. There is a holistic way of looking at organization design –it is the modeling and alignment of all the involved elements of an organization with the intention of achieving an agreed upon objective. Organizational design is a forthright organizational process with a pertinence so outspoken, that it should literally be addressed in every status meeting of every department on that organization. Organization design is carried ...

Research Paper

The research paper is designed to analyze the impact of Saudi 2030 initiatives and the current working capital practices on the financial performance of the companies in the retail sector of Saudi Arabia. Rather than relying on the secondary data, which was partially available only for multiples related to the working capital of the companies, we designed the entire research study using the cross-sectional layout. As part of this research method, a questionnaire, designed in consultation with the experts, was used. The questionnaire was categorized in two categories where responses related to qualitative aspects and quantitative aspects were recorded ...

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

Southern Institute of Technology 2016

List of Tables 3

Section 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Purpose of the proposal 4 1.2 Research Aim 4 1.3 Research Questions and Objectives 4 1.4 Research hypothesis 5 1.5 Background and overview of business 5

Section 2. Literature Review 6

2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Micro and Macro-Economic Indicators and Business Confidence 6 2.3 Recent Trends, Strategies and the Market Potential 7 2.4 Consumer Preferences 8 2.5 Conclusion 9

Section 3: Methodology 9

3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Secondary Research Method – Literature Review 9 3.3 Case Study 10 3.3.1. Research Design 10 3.2.2. The Sample 11 3.2.3. The Process 11 3.5 ...

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The Starbucks Cost Analysis The Starbucks coffee shops are on every corner in many cities all around the world, and they all look like similar with a coffee color background, promotion stuff, and coffee kinds. Starbucks trains its workers as a barista and spends the effort to create a coffee environment in its stores and subsequently a coffee culture. Considering that many people are almost like addicted to the Starbucks coffee all around the world, Starbucks could create the largest coffee shops supply chain in the world. While succeeding this, Starbucks could manage to develop a cost-efficient supply chain ...

Part 1

The relevant costs in making expansion decision are the fixed and variable costs as well as the costs of forgone alternative. The Opportunity costs refer to the profit that could be realized if the plant expanded into the general pastry market. The actual costs incurred in the expansion of the business are the cost of machinery, new building and variable cost of production i.e. additional ingredients and workers. The short run costs are costs that will be incurred to ensure the business increases production to utilize its idle production capacity. These costs include the cost of ingredients and additional ...

Typography refers to the appearance and style present in printed matter. It also relates to the skill of arranging to ensure that published sources appeal to the readers. Neil Postman uses his book, ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death,' to analyze different ideologies like how the television acts as ‘the way of knowing’ and how it uncompromisingly acts hostile to the typography techniques. The media objects’ ‘Knowing’ process entails how they obtain information, the means they use, and how they present it to the public and therefore, the television’s mentioned procedure is more identifiable with the public compared to ...

Doctor

ABSTRACT Young people in the United States are battling depression in record numbers, reaching an all-time high of 3 million patients in 2015. Researchers are continuing to search for alternative or additional methods than therapy and medications to improve depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Some studies have demonstrated that as possible option in easing depression is physical exercise. In addition to assisting mental health issues, exercise promotes social interaction, physical health, and appearance. However, research has focused primarily on adults and therefore additional studies are needed with focus on the impact of exercise on depression in young ...

The modern day business environment has numerous dynamics that present organizations with both opportunities and challenges. To this end, Babbie (2013) provides that managers are always striving to understand the business environment to track any changes and trends to develop and implement the appropriate responses where necessary. In this regard, social research has become an essential business practice as it helps organizations to keep track of the market environment. Shipman (2014) advises that it is essential for business managers to utilize the appropriate social research methods to ensure that they get an accurate view of changes and trends in ...

Abstract

Linear Regression (LR) forecasts the value of a random variable (dependent variable) for a given value of an associated independent variable. The regression equation provides the formula for such a calculation. Simple Exponential Smoothing (SES) forecasts the bases its forecasts on a weighted average of past data, with more weight on the more recent periods. A smoothing factor helps in providing weight. It generally forecasts for the short-term. In the present case, we forecast the sales data for year-2 for ABC Furniture Company using both the methods. For SES, we use two smoothing factors α equal to 0.15 and 0.90 ...

Different Types of Facebook Page Posts

Different Types of Facebook Page Posts Social media marketing is consistently growing as more consumers and businesses become involved in social media sites, and various studies have confirmed the utility of social media sites such as Facebook in building brand image and equity for businesses owners (Kim, Sung, Lee, Choi, & Sung, 2016). However, the growing number of information available on the Internet also means users are overloaded with content and need to be selective of where they direct their attention. For Facebook page owners, that means their posts will be less likely to appear in the News Feeds of ...

Problem Statement

The objective of this paper is to present a report on the marketing questions raised by the founder of Celtic Chocolate Company Limited. Mr. Ronald Begg founded Celtic Chocolate Company Limited under which he engineered a new product called Milk Mate. The new product is basically a milk modifier. Milk Mate was introduced into a market largely controlled by large companies, such as Nestle with a market share of 50%, Hersey with a market share of 20%, Cadbury at 10%, and the remaining 20% shared by other smaller players in the region.

Generation of Alternatives

The introduction of the new product into ...

The notion of leadership is often explained and treated differently, remaining one of the most complex and profound concepts in the modern world. Nonetheless, that doesn’t diminish its great significance and outstanding relevance. With a great number of global issues which keep appearing and penetrating our lives and affecting them adversely, leadership is frequently viewed as a key to the world's problems, its ultimate cure and solution to the emerging challenges. Thereby leadership as a human feature and competency is considered a skill that the world critically needs nowadays, and the future generation of leaders is what the ...

Question

In all the programs the company chose to vary the amount of information shared with the workers of different stores considered.

In the program I and IV the independent variables are sick leave and absence.

In program III and IV, inventory and sales are partly dependent variable. It is expectable that increasing sick leave and absences result in declining sales. However, the sales made by the store will also depend on the demand for the products sold and customers’ purchasing power (income). The monthly staff time costs and weekly profits made are dependent variable i.e. their size depends on the performance management system implemented.

Question 2

There are other outcomes that can be measured. They ...

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Section 1

For the purposes of this assignment, we choose to launch he portable mobile charger. Since we are in the pre-launch phase, there are many sources of funding which can be utilized. Funding forms the most critical element for any innovative start up idea. For example in the U.S.A., about 17% of businesses do not have access to funding (Legros et al., 2013). Once the idea is established and the business objectives are evolved, it is important to set in to motion the process of fundraising. It is ...

Research Question

The effect of increasing the concentration of two reactants, i.e. Calcium Chloride solution and Sodium Carbonate solution, on the percentage yield of Calcium Carbonate is to be studied in this experiment. The efficiency analysis for the production of Calcium Carbonate (also known as chalk) is to be carried out. The dependent variable in this experiment is the percentage yield of Calcium Carbonate, expressed as percentage (%). The independent variable is the concentration of the reactants, i.e. Calcium Chloride solution and Sodium Carbonate solution. The concentrations are expressed in moles/liter or moles/dm3. While the control variable is the mass of the ...

Two distinct set of financial reports are used in managing a company, one made by Financial Accountants and the other by Managerial Accountants. These reports are aimed at the company’s external stakeholders such as investors and creditors and are prepared for each quarter and at the end of the financial year and. The format and content of these reports are laid down in laws such as the SOX (Sarbanes- Oxley) Act and in accounting regulations such as the GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards). Financial reports become comparable across companies. Managerial accounting ...

Overview of the scenario

The scenario involves analyzing the distribution of salaries for different jobs in the state of Minnesota. The client is interested in the distribution of salaries for jobs with salaries ranging from $40,000 to $120,000. Data on 364 different jobs in the state were collected from the Bureau of Statistics. The data will be analyzed by determining the measures of central tendency and dispersion to understand the distribution of salaries.

Quantitative and qualitative variable

In this scenario, the job title is the qualitative variable since it cannot be measured numerically. On the other hand, salary is the quantitative variable since it is ...

Introduction:

The main purpose of writing this report is to determine the marketing metrics and marketing effectiveness of Apple. Marketing metrics are the performance indicators, which permits the business to perform overall marketing performance. The marketing metrics help to attain greater accuracy in the business activities. Marketing plays an active role in the business and the success lies in the marketing abilities. The marketing metrics are categorized into various types’ namely behavioral, financial, physical availability and consumer profile etc. In this report, these metrics with respect to Apple Inc. will be discussed. As a marketing consultant, I will provide the ...

A & F Ltd.: Integrating Learning into Mashup Implementations

I. Introduction Organizations are learning differently. Compared to a conventional model by which individuals, work groups and whole organizations used to learn new business processes, current business practice has opened up new potentials for company-wide learning enabled by ICT platforms and applications. The growing collaboration, communication and sharing learning (and fun) experiences in current business practice is, indeed, both evolutionary and revolutionary. The learning behavior of operating businesses is evolutionary by phasing out older modes of learning (e.g. formal professional development, meetings and water cooler chats) and implementing similar platforms and applications (e.g. interactive, collaborative, user-friendly wikis). Thus, by ...

Abstract

Statistics involves the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. The analysis, interpretation, and presentation techniques use the excel program. The excel features make it easy for statisticians to conduct researches as the program provides a convenient way to enter data into the program and run to determine the actual outcome of research. In particular, the excel program is applied in the statistical research in different forms. For example, it can be applied to a database which stores data to allow easy retrieval for references if need be. In addition, excel allows the calculation of simple and complex statistical ...

Implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems – Research Proposal

Abstract The objective of this paper is to present a proposed study about the implementation of Information Technology in Healthcare Systems. Specifically, the authors focused on the use of Management Information Systems (MIS). The research proposal focuses on obtaining evidences and insights about the potential use of information technology in the management of healthcare organizations. For the research approach and design, the proposed paper is to be a qualitative exploratory study. For this proposal, it has been found, based on the discussions about problem description, justification of the problem, and the preliminary review of related literatures, that there is ...

The production possibility frontier for Brazil depicts the maximum outputs of clothing and soda that the country can produce simultaneously with given combination of inputs as well as other factors of production. Ideally, the production possibility frontier shows the optimal production points of the economy at any point for the two products. Point E in the graph below denotes the optimal production point for both products. Additionally, the slope of the graph at point E reflects the marginal rate of transformation in Brazil. This denotes the rate at which the production of clothing can transform into the production of ...

The purpose/question that needs to be answered is why is the lamp not working.

A reasonable hypothesis would be that the light bulb is burned out. The experiment would be to change the light bulb (with a new one) and turn on the lamp to see if the lamp turns on. For data, one would just observe if the light comes on or not. This type of problem does not lend itself to being graphed. There are no measurements that need to be taken. The data can be observed by turning on and off the lamp to see if the problem has been fixed. The dependent variable is the lamp (whether it lights ...

Abstract

Regression analysis estimates the value of a random variable (dependent variable) for a given value of an associated independent variable. The regression equation provides the formula for such a calculation. In the present case, which is about the analysis of the dependence of total monthly sales on the monthly customer traffic, the consultant first examines to see if there is a correlation between the two variables. To achieve this, the consultant uses the scatterplot, plotting the points on a graph. After analyzing the scatterplot, the consultant is convinced that there exists a strong positive linear correlation between the two ...

Introduction

This term paper is completed to show the understanding of the statistics and to demonstrate the application of probability theory to a real world problem. The aim of this research project is to pick a data set that most closely ties my chosen field and perform statistical procedures such as descriptive statistics and statistical inference using the selected data. Since my field lies in the area of sales, real estate and business administration, I selected the Goodyear Arizona Real Estate Sales Data. The main research question I will investigate in this paper is: what are the factors that have ...

Drug test

Impact of age and drug on the duration In this test, a drug was administered to 28 out of the 48 respondents. The age of the respondents and the drug were the independent variables while the participants’ months to death or end of trial or study time was the dependent variable. The observations were recorded for the 48 participants and the data was regressed using the Gretl software. To determine the impact of age and drug on the duration, we analyze the regression output. The measures of interest are the coefficients of the two variables, Z statistics, and the ...

Methodology

Research Questions Will the strategy of designing role-playing games in the history class be an effective strategy to improve the students’ performance? What will be the expected average improvement of the improvised strategy? How will the students perceive the new learning method? How will we ensure that the students did not improve their mean score through other factors? How will we validate the results for credibility? Hypothesis HA: Group A will perform better than group B with SSL English students improving their mean grade at the end of the fall.

Hypothesis B: Group B will perform averagely but slightly lower than Group B.

Ho: Group A will perform better than group B. ...

In the article “Effect of Exercise Training on Hippocampal Volume in Humans: A Pilot Study,” Beth Parker, Paul Thompson, Kathryn Jordan, Adam Grimaldi, Michal Assaf, et al. (2011) perform a preliminary study studying “the direct effect of supervised exercise training on MRI estimates of hippocampal volume in healthy humans” (p. 585). The hypothesis utilized by the researchers was that “exercise training increases hippocampal volume” (Parker et al. 2011, p. 588). For this study, thirteen men and women – all healthy, nonsmoking adults between 23-45 years of age with no exercise or chronic diseases – were utilized, which is a comparatively small ...

Planning future activity plays a crucial role in a company as it plans for the future demands of the market. The future planning of the company for the production, finance, marketing, etc., can be done through forecasting technique. The forecasting plan helps the organization to establish the sales performance goals, get real and accurate pictures of sales, estimates the number of raw materials, the workforce of the production. ABC Furniture Company is one such company that likes to predict the sales for their subsequent year based on the customer traffic data (Shim, 2000). However, before proceeding with the sales ...

CHAPTER 15 CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENT

<<FName, LName>> <<Class>> <<Professor>> <<School>> <<City>>, <<State>> <<Date>> CHAPTER 15 CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENT The core concept of Total Quality Management is the effective management supported by fact. Many organizations do not follow these concepts and management is known to make intuitive and judgmental decisions without the use of facts, based on their knowledge or experience. The concept of TQM is based on the fact that every decision made to solve a problem is based on data and analysis. ...

Abstract

In 2016, Britain voted to exit the European Union, now commonly referred to as Brexit. The European Union was a political as well as economic bloc. The citizens of Britain voted to leave the bloc for various reasons. However, it is certain that the move will have effects on the lives of people and companies both within Britain and in the rest of Europe. This study focuses on the impact of Brexit on British airways. This is the national carrier of the United Kingdom. The European Union allowed uninhibited travel of citizens of member countries between borders of the ...

The dependent variable in this article is social pressure and the independent variable is social conformity. Asch observes that social pressures are those conditions or forces around people that influence behaviors, attitudes, and opinions. “Groups, societies and experts are some of the group pressures that influence ones character” (Asch, par. 10). Consequently, social pressure is the influence of a group or person to think or act in a particular manner. Most of the people act in particular ways because they do not want to “be left out and thus base their decisions on what others consider to be right ...

About the paper

The paper is commissioned to delineate the linear and log-linear multiple regression model where the dependent variable, earnings per hour, will be regressed against two independent variables, education and experience. As part of this analysis, we will cite multiple journal articles, books and other related sources to learn more about the regression analysis and how the statisticians perform the data analysis these days. Both the regression models, i.e. linear and log-linear multiple regression will be performed in excel and the output will be attached in the appendix section of the paper. In addition, we will also test the significance ...

Summary Paper of Research Paper

Analysis to Study Housing Values in Boston Introduction The analysis of company activities, as well as the enactment of its plans, applies the concept of linear regression as the technique of analysis. Boston is a place in England that covers both the Boston Municipality, as well as the metropolitan region (Bluestone et al. 41). The area is famous as Combined Statistical Area, consisting of the Manchester Municipality, the Cape Cod in Massachusetts, the Worcester, the Providence, as well as the South Coast Region. The metropolitan statistical area entails the part of Massachusetts, the south coast region, and the Cape ...

Introduction

The members of the LGBT community continue to suffer discrimination all over the world. Interestingly, the level of discrimination varies greatly from one nation to another. For example, Western Nations are more tolerant to homosexuality compared to Middle Eastern Nations, in general. Such variation in the level of discrimination suggests that there are governing factors that determine the perception of people towards homosexuality, making it an interesting topic in psychology. In order to fully understand how the perceptions of people towards homosexuality vary, it is important to set some variables and study them. There have been diverse studies performed ...

I hereby certify that this material, which I now submit for assessment as a continuous assessment project in Heat and Mass Transfer on the course 4th year in BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, is entirely my own work and has not been submitted in whole or in part for assessment for any academic purpose other than in fulfilment for that stated above.

Abstract

Energy is a depleting resource, making it crucial for people to be knowledgeable in implementing conservation measures at the domestic dwelling level. Scientific advances had made effective energy conservation technology increasingly more accessible due to innovative ...

Abstract

The study was performed to determine the effect of marital status on the body mass index. The data used contained a sample size of 6878 adults from England aged above eighteen years. The data was collected through a Health Survey that was performed in 2011. The data was analysed using t-test, one-way ANOVA with Tukey HSD post hoc test, and the linear regression. The study found that there was no correlation between marital status and the body mass index. However, the effect of marital status on the body mass was statistically significant even though marital status accounted for 0.2% ...

Implementing Cost Cutting in the Oil Industry

Abstract In the modern day, organizations across different industries across the globe are implementing new strategies focused towards enhancing the profitability. Cost cutting is one of the major strategies adopted by companies to enhance their profitability. In the oil and gas industry companies have been pursuing different cost cutting strategies aimed at enhancing their profitability an issue that has been of primary concern. Various strategies have been proposed towards enhancing cost cutting strategies and these include automation that facilitate a throughout system, heightened regulatory measures compliance, technical support and solutions as well as maximizing modularity and replicability. These are ...

Discussion

The concept of the correlation coefficient is crystal clear to me. I have understood that the value of correlation coefficient ranges from -1 to 1. The relationship between the variables increases as the value moves away from zero. However, the movement in the negative direction indicates an increase in negative relationship and movement in the positive direction indicates increased positive relationship between the variables. In a case of negative correlation, an increase in the independent variable leads to decrease in the dependent variable. On the other hand, in positive correlation, an increase in independent variable leads to increase independent ...

Discussion

One of the concepts of chapter three that is crystal clear is the application of additional rule on mutually exclusive events. This is because the concept requires one to understand the definition of a mutually exclusive event. Events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur in the same period. One event must occur first. Thus, the probability of all the events occurring the same time is zero. The understanding above tells me that the application of the additional rule is straightforward. For example, in a classroom, there are only two pupils a boy and a girl. The probability of ...

The following experiment is designed to assess whether students that eat breakfast get higher grades than students that do not eat breakfast. It has been suggested that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and some studies show that eating breakfast can help people to focus for longer periods and to attain their goals (Adolphus et al., 2013).

Variables

In this study, the independent variable is eating breakfast (versus not eating breakfast) and the dependent variable is the grades that the students get. The students would have their baseline grades measured at the outset of the study and ...

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Differences between a causal and a correlation Causation refers to the cause of something to happen. A causal claim shows that the two events are related to each other in such a way that one event is the effect of the other. Suppose there are two events; b and c, then a causal claim can take the form of “b causes c” in which b refers to the cause and c refers to the effect. On the other hand, correlation shows that the two variables (events) are related to each other in such a way that ...

Introduction

Compliance is social influence where an individual does what someone else requests. Past studies have found multiple social compliance techniques. The most common of these are the Low-Ball strategy, Door in the face strategy and Even a penny will help strategy. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of each of these techniques in trying to get donations from people. In the current study the first independent variable was compliance strategy (Control, Low-Ball, Door-in-the-face, Even a penny will help), the second independent variable was showing a donation receptacle (full jar, empty jar), and the dependent variable was compliance operationally ...

Identification

The identification section of the questionnaire comprises of discrete prompts. Consequently, the data collected from the prompts will be interpreted through principal content analysis and general conclusions on the data made based on the discrete values. The identification component is mainly used as a control variable in the study; hence, allowing for the identification of the suitability of the respondents in meeting the objectives of the study. Notably, the data will be assessed using descriptive statistics, which provides a general perspective on the characterization of the respondents in the study.

Income and Wellbeing

The interpretation of the income and wellbeing data requires ...

Statistics fromYour Interest Area

You are all interested in something. Explore the literature (magazines, books, web sites, etc) for your interest area and find an example of the use of graphical statistics. I suggest a Google search using the Images option, and select some interesting and visual display of data. Identify the related materials that support the graphics and containing some form of statistical analysis and/or display. Review your materials using the framework offered below.

• Attach copies of the material and highlight portions that support your analysis below.

• Attach screen shots or print outs of enough of the material to support your analysis. • Add your answers to the blank areas below. Add more lines as necessary.( ...