...Normally, when one hears the term measurement, they may think in terms of measuring the length of something (e.g., the length of a piece of wood) or measuring a quantity of something (ie. a cup of flour).This represents a limited use of the term measurement. In statistics, the term measurement is used more broadly and is more appropriately termed scales of measurement. Scales of measurement refer to ways in which variables/numbers are defined and categorized. Each scale of measurement has certain properties which in turn determines the appropriateness for use of certain statistical analyses. The four scales of measurement are nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Nominal: Categorical data and numbers that are simply used as identifiers or names represent a nominal scale of measurement. Numbers on the back of a baseball jersey and your social security number are examples of nominal data. If I conduct a study and I'm including gender as a variable, I may code Female as 1 and Male as 2 or visa versa when I enter my data into the computer. Thus, I am using the numbers 1 and 2 to represent categories of data. Ordinal: An ordinal scale of measurement represents an ordered series of relationships or rank order. Individuals competing in a contest may be fortunate to achieve first, second, or third place. first, second, and third place represent ordinal data. If Roscoe takes first and Wilbur takes second, we do not know if the competition was close; we only know that Roscoe outperformed...
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...Level of Development and Level of Detail came into play with the advancement of computers and BIM technology. As the AEC industry began move towards using computer renditions for design and analysis, it became necessary to define the certainty with which drawings could be trusted. The detailing of elements changes throughout the duration of a project, so it is important for the team to be able to recognize what level of detail is provided and how trustworthy it is. For this reason, different levels of development were created to allow for a standardized system of analyzing drawings and details. Level of Development vs. Level of Detail The level of Development (LOD) enables construction teams to specify and distinguish the content and reliability of Building Information Models at various stages of the design and construction process with high levels of clarity and reliability. The LOD describes the minimum dimensional, spatial, quantitative, and qualitative data included in a Model Element to support the authorized uses associated with such LOD. Since each Model Element develops at a different rate, the Level of Development (LOD) framework allows the project team to understand the progression of a Model Element from conceptual idea to precise final definition and description. The LOD of a given Model Element informs other Project Participants how developed the information is expected to be. This allows participants to extent to decipher which that information can be relied...
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...4 Levels of Measurement Nominal Scale The nominal scale (also called dummy coding) simply places people, events, perceptions, etc. into categories based on some common trait. Some data are naturally suited to the nominal scale such as males vs. females, redheads vs. blondes vs. brunettes, and African American vs. Asian. The nominal scale forms the basis for such analyses as Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) because those analyses require that some category is compared to at least one other category. The nominal scale is the lowest form of measurement because it doesn’t capture information about the focal object other than whether the object belongs or doesn’t belong to a category; either you are a smoker or not a smoker, you attended college or you didn’t, a subject has some experience with computers, an average amount of experience with computers, or extensive experience with computers. No data is captured that can place the measured object on any kind of scale say, for example, on a continuum from one to ten. Coding of nominal scale data can be accomplished using numbers, letters, labels, or any symbol that represents a category into which an object can either belong or not belong. Ordinal Scale The ordinal scale has at least one major advantage over the nominal scale. The ordinal scale contains all of the information captured in the nominal scale but it also ranks data from lowest to highest. Rather than simply categorize data by placing an object either into or not into a...
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...Greenland. While the shipping industry—which now has easy northern access between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans—may be cheering this “natural” development, scientists worry about the impact of the resulting rise in sea levels around the world. The Impact of Rising Sea Levels According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made up of leading climate scientists, sea levels have risen some 3.1 millimeters per year since 1993. And the United Nations Environment Program predicts that, by 2010, some 80 percent of people will live within 62 miles of the coast, with about 40 percent living within 37 miles of a coastline. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports that low-lying island nations, especially in equatorial regions, have been hardest hit by this phenomenon, and some are threatened with total disappearance. Rising seas have already swallowed up two uninhabited islands in the Central Pacific. On Samoa, thousands of residents have moved to higher ground as shorelines have retreated by as much as 160 feet. And islanders on Tuvalu are scrambling to find new homes as salt water intrusion has made their groundwater undrinkable while increasingly strong hurricanes and ocean swells have devastated shoreline structures. WWF says that rising sea levels throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the...
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...What is Multi Level Marketing (MLM)? Multi-level marketing, also known as network marketing, is a form of direct sales in which individuals, known as distributors, sell products, usually over the telephone or go door to door. Distributors recruit other distributors who do the same. Each distributor makes money on the products that their recruits sell in addition to the money they make from their own sales. The idea is that eventually the original distributor can just sit back and let the distributors he recruited make money for him. For a fee, usually between $25 and $100, these MLM companies will sell people a distributor kit that includes informational brochures about the product they will be selling, price lists, order forms and an instructional manual. Basics of MLM When it started in the 1930s, MLM was a legitimate business practice that afforded a way for small businesses to get their products to consumers in rural areas that had no access to these products. The idea was much like that of the traveling salesman. At the time, the products sold themselves and the percentage that went to the owner(s) was regarded as an award to those who built the organization. The focus remained on the product. MLM today Today, with the advent of technology giving us the ability to travel far distances, there is no need for these "distribution systems." Therefore, the focus has shifted from the product to recruiting new people to buy into the program or to sell low-quality products...
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...A Service Level Agreement for Provision of Specified IT Services Between Finman Account Management, LLC, Datanal, Inc., and Minertek, Inc. 1. Period of Service The service level agreement (SLA) is for a period of three years, commencing on July 1, 2011, and concluding on June 30, 2014, with provision for renewal and extension and/or changing of features or functionality upon agreement of all parties and contingent upon satisfactory fulfillment of specified services, as determined by semiannual review. In addition, Finman may change, discontinue or add Service Level Agreements from time to time. 2. Parties to the Agreement Finman Account Management, LLC, employs more than 9,000 professional staff in 70 offices located in 20 countries and realizes gross income of nearly $4 billion annually. Finman provides a range of business management services and takes particular pride in staying abreast of information technologies, trends, and applications—particularly those that help control costs, eliminate overlap, and enhance efficiency and productivity. With more than 50 years experience in business management, Finman has gained a broad and deep understanding of their own and their customers’ resources, needs, and growth potential, particularly in the present rapidly evolving and expanding IT environment. After meticulous review, Finman has determined that with the assistance of the above-named firms, Finman will be positioned to significantly improve and expand its...
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...SLA Matrix Service Request Matrix Change Order Table | Category to Assign | Resolution SLA | Description | Acct.Applications | 2 Bus Days | Account Creation CSS | Acct.Applications.CDM | 2 Bus Days | Account Applications CDM | Acct.Applications.DR Avenue | 2 Bus Days | Account Creation DR Avenue | Acct.Applications.PFX/ECS | 2 Bus Days | PFX/ECS | Acct.Email.Other | 2 Bus Days | Account Email | Acct.New | 2 Bus Days | Account Creation Active Directory | Acct.Term | COB | Security Employee Termination | Acct.Transfer | 5 Bus Days | Account Transfer requested | GSP.Kronos | 2 Bus Days | GSP Kronos | Hardware.Moves | 5 Bus Days | Hardware PC Moves | HW.Blackberry.New | 5 Bus Days | Phone New Blackberry | HW.Cellphone.New | 5 Bus Days | Phone New Cell Phone | HW.Moves | 5 Bus Days | Hardware Moves | HW.Network.New | 60 Days | Hardware New Network device | HW.PC.New | 5 Bus Days | Hardware New PC | HW.PC.Peripherals | 5 Bus Days | Hardware PC Peripherals | HW.PC.Refresh | 5 Bus Days | Hardware PC Refresh | HW.Phone.New | 5 Bus Days | Phone New Telephone | HW.Printers.New | 5 Bus Days | Hardware New Printer | HW.WirelessCard.New | 5 Bus Days | Wireless Aircards | LEH.Acct.Applications | 2 Bus Days | LEH Account Applications | LEH.Acct.New | 2 Bus Days | LEH Acct New | LEH.Acct.Term | COB | LEH Account Termination | LEH.HW.Blackberry.New | 5 Bus Days | LEH HW Blackberry New | LEH.HW.PC.NEW | 5 Bus Days | LEH PC New | LEH.HW...
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...Service Level Agreement (SLA) for Customer by Company name Effective Date: 10-08-2010 |Document Owner: |Company name | Version |Version |Date |Description |Author | |1.0 |10-08-2010 |Service Level Agreement |Bob Smith | |1.1 |15-08-2010 |Service Level Agreement Revised |Dave Jones | | | | | | Approval (By signing below, all Approvers agree to all terms and conditions outlined in this Agreement.) |Approvers |Role |Signed |Approval Date | |Company name |Service Provider | |14-08-2010 | |Customer |Customer | |14-08-2010 | Table of Contents 1. Agreement Overview 3 2. Goals & Objectives 3 3. Stakeholders 3 4. Periodic Review 4 5. Service Agreement 4 5...
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...and institutions whose work is helped us to prepare this research paper. We are also grateful to multiple webpage and link in related to climate change and sea level rise. We are also grateful to Bangladeshi local NGOs and their documents in related sea level rise. Sea level rise: Impacts on Bangladesh and the role of NGOs Introduction: climate change is one of the most raising issues in contemporary world. Global warming is an important cause if climate change. The temperature of the world is increasing day by day. As a result the ice of arctic areas is melting. And this is raising the sea level. Though the temperature is increasing equally all over the world but all the countries of the world are not equally affected by this global warming. Usually costal areas, islands, and lower lands are mostly affected by this sea level rise. They are flooded badly each year because of this sea level rise. Global warming not only affects the environmental life but also they affect the political economic and infrastructural basis. Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries of sea level rise. As it is a costal and lower land, so here lives and properties are at a severe risk. One of the island of Bangladesh, named South Talpatti Island has already sank because of sea level rise. NGOs role is very important for Bangladesh. NGOs can play vital role in many ways. NGOs can supply knowledge and information through research which is essential...
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...productive coastal and marine ecosystems are imperative to the state’s present and future. These ecosystems provide food and other products for its habitat as well as valuable and irreplaceable ecological functions. These systems also attract visitors from all over the world who wish to experience the beauty and recreational opportunities these locations offer. The state’s life-support system, economy, and quality of life depend on preserving and sustaining these resources over the long term . Of prime interest to Florida is the climate changes impact on rising sea levels. Sea Level Rise (SLR) has been identified as a major global problem. SLR has two causes, the melting of mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets and thermal expansion of the oceans. At present, the mean global rate of sea level rise is approximately 3 mm per year. However, within a relatively broad band of certainty, projections for future sea level rise consistently indicate a non-linear increase in this rate. A rise of at least 1 meter before the end of the century is an increasingly likely possibility . SLR is a serious problem for Florida because of its vast stretches of coast-line. A large portion of the state’s coastline and near-shore inland areas are less than 10 feet in elevation and are...
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...COURSE TITLE: SCIENCE (APPLIED) – SINGLE AWARD AS and A LEVEL DEPARTMENT: SCIENCE ABOUT THE COURSE/SUBJECT Alongside traditional science A’ Levels, QMC also offers an A Level in Applied Science. This is an ideal course for pupils who have studied the GCSE Applied Science or BTEC Science and who enjoy science or are interested in a science related career. It looks at how science is made use of in business, industry, and healthcare, and is largely based around the completion of coursework tasks. The course is therefore best suited to students who find producing a steady flow of written reports preferable to sitting several exams at the end of the year. COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS General entry requirements are 5/6 GCSEs at C or above to include Double Science, English and Mathematics. WHAT KIND OF JOB/DEGREE CAN THIS SUBJECT LEAD TO? Success in the A Level will enable you to apply for work in science based companies, the NHS or apply for Foundation degrees at university such as Applied Medical Technology, Medical Imaging (Radiography Technician), Medicines Management (Pharmacy Technician), Oncological Therapies (Oncology and Radiography Technician) and Paramedic Science. It is also very useful for gaining entry to nursing degrees. DURING THE AS COURSE YOU WILL STUDY THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: In the first year you will be studying 3 units which cover all 3 sciences. Two of the units are assessed by portfolio with the third unit being assessed by examination....
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...SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT(SLA) AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT 1.1 DEFINITION A service is a ready-to-use deliverable that is of value to the customer. Services allow customers to do business without worrying about underlying technology or IT infrastructure. Service management is a business strategy that aims to upgrade the services that a company provides, by synchronizing service parts and resources forecasting, service partners, workforce technicians, and service pricing. In order for a service to continous meet customers needs it must be managed this is because technology is always changing so as business environment due to this fact customers need will always vary time to time. The service level agreement can be defined as the contract between the service provider and customer that specifies number of measurable terms describing the quality, perfomance, Availability of the service, priorities,obligation of invloved parties,type of the service provided and mode of provision, The schedule for notification in advance of network changes that may affect users. Most common companies uses Service Level Agreement are in :- Telecommunication companies IT service providers Internet Service Providers (ISP) outsourcing. Most recently,Information System departments in organization has adopted the idea of writing a service level agreement so that services for their customers (users in other departments within the organization) can be measured and justified. The service level agreement...
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...1. Project Title: Strategic Intervention Material: Improving the level of Academic Performance of Grade 8 Students 2. Proponents: Ronaldo Z. Ongotan, Joanne C. Collantes, Mark Anthony L. Esparza, Jennifer D. Ramos, Edralin Aban, Racel Santiañez, and Richard F. Lacquin MAEd, Students 3. Project Duration: June 2014 – March 2015 4. Project Location: Masbate National Comprehensive High School CHAPTER 1 Introduction Despite the fact that students have many difficulties in Mathematics, Factoring Polynomials is one of the least mastered skills for the students. They are confused and didn't know which appropriate method should be used. The proponent wondered if the academic performance of the students will improve through the use of Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) in the topic, Factoring Polynomials in Mathematics Grade 8. This tool of teaching, if properly done, has been proven to encourage students to understand more of the lesson independently and with less teachers’ guidance. The proponent also patterned the activities from the K to 12 curriculum while transforming the learning process into an enjoyable reading, problem solving experience and make an impact to their academic performance. Review of Related Literature Intervention has become an important way for teachers to ensure that all students succeed in today’s high stakes testing environment. Intervention is needed by those low performing students who find it hard to cope-up...
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...The role of a HR Assistant is a varied and interesting role as no day is ever the same, whilst dealing with clients. A HR function should ensure the services they provide are timely and effective, as they are a cost centre and need to be adding value to any business. Understanding Customers Customers of HR want a proactive HR function, which spots issues ahead of time and works closely with managers to address them. Within HR there are many types of clients who have different needs, below I will list the 3 most common and an example of a need they may have from HR. * Employees An employee may contact HR to ask for information and guidance regarding how to initiate a flexible working contract. * Line managers A line manager will contact HR for advice and guidance on how to manage sickness and absence regarding an employee. * Directors Directors may need to know the staff structure of an organisation in order to prepare for issues that affect the whole business. As a HR Assistant is generally front line, they may have to prioritise conflicting needs from the clients. For example - an employee may phone up to complain that their manager is bullying them and they would like advice. The manager would also phone HR but to complain that an employee is not fulfilling their job expectation and would like advice. It is the role of the HR Assistant to remain impartial and to give clear accurate advice. One helpful method in prioritising needs can be found in Stephen...
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...LAB 9B 1. Scroll down the CBOFS website and click on now-cast under the water level icon. The water level animation which appears displays the most recent water levels in local time at a [ (1) (2) (3) ]-hour interval. 2. Water levels are reported in the animation relative to the MLLW in feet and are color coded in the animation with the lowest water levels (indicating low tide) most likely represented by [ (green to red) (blues and purples) ]. 3. The animation shows the tides moving through the estuary [ ( towards) ( away from) ] the mouth of the bay. Figure 2 shows water level changes during one tide’s journey through the Bay. 4. The times shown below the maps, indicate it probably took about [ (3) (6) (12) ] hours for the low tide to travel the entire length of the Bay. 5. In figure 2, mark the location of Kiptopeke ( Beach), VA, on the map to the left at 37.1 degrees N, 76.0 degree W (or you can find the location on the CBOFS website map). It is [ (northwest) (northeast) ]. 6. The comparison of the 0600 25 April Water level now-cast map in figure 2 with the predicted and observed water levels in figure 3 for the same time are consistent on showing the presence of a [ (low) (high) ] tide in the mouth of the bay. 7. Knowing the direction of movement of tides in Chesapeake Bay as seen in the water levels Now-cast animation, figure 2 reveals that this tide (identified in item 6) progressed about [ (half) (the entire length) ] of the bay in the subsequent five hours...
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