...Creativity at Apple 1. Apple has relied on the imagination approach. This refers to the creation of new ideas, break troughs and radical approaches to problem solving. Apple could use the improvement approach to change up their iPhone. A lot of people complain that all though they love their iPhone, there is never a significant difference with newer versions except the price. The improvement approach. He creatively changed the way hamburgers were made and served. He created the largest food service in the world. Ray Kroc’s secret was incremental improvements on existing ideas. Honda’s president Kawashima used the investment approach in the “Honda-Yamaha” Motorcycle War”. Bill Wilson used the incubation method to come up with Alcoholics Anonymous. 2. I would advise him that we need to give our consumers options. One thing that android has that iPhone doesn’t have is options. I would also advise him that most people enjoy customization and that we should make it possible for people to easily customize their phones. In order for Apple to make money based on its own inclination, it has to take in account the aforementioned. Apple would have to creatively work on give their customers better and even more options when it comes to phones. They can also come up with creative ways to allow people to customize their phones. 3. Apple is currently facing many obstacles. A conceptual block that Apple is currently facing is that it doesn’t want to give consumers what they really want...
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...The Plight of Missing Persons Naomi White Kaplan University CM220-15 Professor L McCuish December 15, 2012 The Plight of Missing Persons According to staggering statistics, there are close to 60,000 + Jane and John Does buried, cremated or lying in coroners offices across this country with no names; all scattered across a nation with no standard protocol for case sharing and identification (NamUs, 2012). These unidentified people are young and old, male and female, from all walks of life. They are someone’s mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters and brothers. These bodies and spirits of our nations unidentified cry out for their names, proper burial, and many times, justice (Reitterer, 2012). The heartbreaking reality behind these statistics is a world no one wishes to be a part of. Well over 100,000 active missing person’s cases in this country at any given time. There is an estimated 60,000 sets of human remains unidentified throughout this nation. Hundreds of thousands of family members and friends living in limbo wondering what became of their loves ones. To the families of the missing, this situation has been called our nation's "Silent Mass Disaster; a problem of epidemic proportions" (NamUs, 2012). Families and advocates of the missing cry out for change within our communities and justice system and we must not allow their cries to go unheard. The Doe Network is an international non-profit volunteer organization created in 1999. Its focus...
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...CarZuma: Car Insurance Claim Case Study Problem Statement A car insurance company, CarZuma, has collected some of the past data about their clients or customers that what are their attributes as well as their insured vehicles attributes while insuring the same. They have heard a lot about the data analytics and are very sure that their competitors are also using some of these techniques to beat the competition. They have to be very focused to their target segment. Please help the company to answer some of their basic questions like: 1. What kind of segments generates better leads? 2. What would be a good target segment? And which segment is a “bad” segment? Solution For a car insurance company, it is important to determine different segments of customers based on the profitability to generate better leads. Hence , we have tried in our analysis to segment the customers that should be targeted for profitability and that which can be considered “bad”, i.e., not profitable to the customers. Reasons Analytics has been used to address the problem: - * Lots of data but little conclusive information * Analytical capability is a Key Competitive Advantage * Information should be appropriate to take action in corporate Our Approach: Steps Followed 1. Identification of Appropriate Data 2. Perform Required Statistical Analysis 3. Segmentation of Customers based on desired criterion 4. Characteristics identification...
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...Dataset DataSet0 Filter Weight Split File N of Rows in Working Data File 51 Missing Value Handling Definition of Missing User defined missing values are treated as missing. Cases Used All non-missing data are used. Syntax DESCRIPTIVES VARIABLES=Income /STATISTICS=MEAN STDDEV VARIANCE RANGE MIN MAX SKEWNESS. Resources Processor Time 00:00:00.00 Elapsed Time 00:00:00.02 [DataSet0] Descriptive Statistics N Range Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Three-Year-Average Median Income(2008-2010) 51 $29,453 $36,850 $66,303 $50,734.18 $7,555.310 Valid N (listwise) 51 Descriptive Statistics Variance Skewness Statistic Statistic Std. Error Three-Year-Average Median Income(2008-2010) 57082705.308 .389 .333 Valid N (listwise) EXAMINE VARIABLES=Income /PLOT BOXPLOT STEMLEAF /COMPARE GROUPS /PERCENTILES(5,10,25,50,75,90,95) HAVERAGE /STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES EXTREME /CINTERVAL 95 /MISSING LISTWISE /NOTOTAL. Explore Notes Output Created 05-SEP-2012 16:32:55 Comments Input Active Dataset DataSet0 Filter Weight Split File N of Rows in Working Data File 51 Missing Value Handling Definition of Missing User-defined missing values for dependent variables are treated as missing. Cases Used Statistics are based on cases with no missing values for any dependent variable or factor used. Syntax EXAMINE VARIABLES=Income /PLOT...
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...Introduction We found studies similar to those conducted by our group. A study done by Charters, M. & Grimes, P in December 2000 concluded that there was similarity between library usage and ethnics. A correction was found with if students worked part time or full time. Black females who lived on-camps spent more time per week in the library than white males who lived off-campus. Another study that was also similar was done by Watson, L in September 2001, which concluded that there was a difference in educational gains of students by class level, colleges, and grade point averages. There was a difference between these groups. According to the study done by our group there were many relationships between the variables that were examined. The study that was completed by our group was done to find out if there was any relationship between Sacramento City College students and their use of library material. The purpose of this study was to get a broad picture of which students used the library and if the library is helping in stopping the students from falling behind. Our study shows significant insights where other studies have represented more of a limited view. Our hypothesis is students at SCC do not have sufficient access to reserve material in the library to be a successful student. Method Participants The participants in this study were male and female students who attend Sacramento City College. There were fifty participants in this study. The...
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... |DataSet1 | | |Filter | | | |Weight | | | |Split File | | | |N of Rows in Working Data File |30 | |Missing Value Handling |Definition of Missing |User-defined missing values for dependent | | | |variables are treated as missing. | | |Cases Used |Statistics are based on cases with no missing | | | |values for any dependent variable or factor used. | |Syntax |EXAMINE VARIABLES=Sample1 Sample2 Sample3 Sample4 | | |/PLOT NONE | | |/STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES EXTREME |...
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...Dealing with Missing Information in a Data Warehouse Today businesses are investing many resources in building data warehouses and data marts to obtain timely and actionable information that will give them better business insight. This will enable them to achieve, among other things, sustainable competitive advantage, increased revenues and a better bottom line. In the early '90s, data warehousing applications were either strategic or tactical in nature. Trending and detecting patterns was the typical focus of many solutions. Now, companies are implementing data warehouses or operational data stores which meet both strategic and operational needs. The business need for these solutions usually comes from the desire to make near real-time actions in a constantly changing environment while receiving information from both internal as well as external source systems. Dealing with missing or unknown data is critical in these types of environments. Unknowns skew metrics and results to produce incorrect decisions. Knowledge of the unknown allows at least for further examination of any conclusions drawn from incomplete data. Furthermore, in a well-designed business intelligence environment, these unknowns are often resolved later as data that is more complete is entered into the operational systems. Irrespective of the nature of the applications, missing information has always been a problem for data warehouses. As business intelligence environments become more mature, real time and mission...
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...news on the famous Casey Anthony trial. During June and July of 2011, there wasn't a TV station that didn't have coverage on it. It was a case many mothers and fathers could relate to because it dealt with the everlasting love between a parent and their child; or so they thought. In this paper I'm going to talk about why the jury found Casey innocent of first degree murder and what is wrong with the American Justice System that allows guilty people like her walk free. How far does reasonable doubt go? Also, I want to talk about why the case hit so close to home for many people that followed along with the case, and what needs to be done regarding child abuse laws in Florida. First off, let us get the facts of the case straight. Casey Anthony waited 31 days to report her two-year-old daughter Caylee missing, in the summer of 2008. At first she told authorities that her nanny had kidnapped her, then went back on her word and said later in the trial process that she drowned in her parents swimming pool. Casey also lied to police about having a job and made up stories about future plans she had with her daughter. Testimonies and video footage also showed Casey out shopping, drinking, and hanging with friends during the time Caylee was “missing”. Friends said she never looked “worried, depressed, or angry” after Caylee went missing[1]. What kind of mother could do this? During the investigation, examiners found a hair consistent with Caylee's, in the back of Casey's...
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...Michael Wenc Professor Stewart PHI 255 4/20/16 Missing Shade of Blue During David Hume’s time in Scotland during the 18th century, he made many contributions to the philosophical community. One of his best workings during his time was that of the copy thesis. Along with the thesis is an example supporting his thesis, known as the missing shade of blue example. Hume puts forth a well thought out example showing how the copy thesis works. However, Hume, also gives his own counter example to his example, which destroys his own example. In order to grasp what is actually going on with Hume, I will lay out his copy thesis and define what he calls impressions, put forth the missing shade of blue example, as well as try to decipher his reaction to his counter example. It is given a few different names throughout time, but we will go ahead and stick with the name copy thesis. The copy thesis is simply stated as such, every simple idea is a copy of a corresponding impression. For Hume, one’s perception or ideas, are partly made up of things called impressions. When Hume says impressions, he is referring to one’s sensory or emotional states. An example of someone having an impression would be someone being sad and then having the impression of sadness. Impressions hold varying amounts of force and vivacity. We can think of force and vivacity as a kind of volume knob for our conscious, or a consciousness knob showing a level of consciousness. It can also be seen as a casual influence...
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... Court Room TV Paper: Trial of Casey Anthony Criminal procedures that occurred in the Casey Anthony case In August of 2008 Casey Anthony is accused of supposedly killing her two year old daughter Caylee. In June 2008 Casey Anthony had claimed that her daughter Caylee had gone missing and had mentioned to police that she had left her with the babysitter named Zenaida Fernandez- Gonzales. Casey had...
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...greater chance of falling prey to a violent crime than most western nations. Specifically I want to write about abduction here and abroad. The United states citizens end up missing quite a lot. The statistics show as one of the highest committed crimes domestically. According to one study 2,300 people are reported missing every day in the United States. It seams as a relentless parade of missing persons. I believe that number to be inflated so I wont go to lengths to support it or site it, however I do think that we as citizens here are unaware of how dangerous it is to live here. On the up side we are much more vigilant at perusing the missing persons cases. I would...
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...| Case Study Analysis | Case Study Analysis Paper | | | | COMM/215 | INTRODUCTION: This case study analysis will cover the many problems that Carl Robins, a newly hired campus recruiter for the ABC, Inc., will face in his attempt to recruit and hire new employees to work for Monica Carroll the operations supervisor. Carl is relatively new to his position only working on the job for six months, and successfully recruited fifteen new employees. After our review of the issues, we will discuss all available solutions to address the challenges, and how Carl may overcome these challenges. BACKGROUND: In early April, Carl Robins had successfully recruited fifteen new employees to work in the operations department. His plain was to complete the new employee’s orientation June 15, and have them working by the start of July. One month before the start of the orientation the operations supervisor Monica Carroll contacted Carl to check on the status of the fifteen new hires, at this point Carl was confident that everything was in order and assured Monica that everything was going smoothly. After their conversation Carl decided to check on the status of the new employees and realized that there were significant problems,...
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...years ago is hoping renewed interest in the case will result in new leads. "I have been through hell in the years since she has been gone," Theresa Lewis told AOL News. "My daughter vanished out of thin air and nobody knows anything. All I want is closure. I need to know what happened to my daughter." Two-year-old Teekah Lewis was last seen at about 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, 1999. Lewis said she had taken her daughter with her to New Frontier Lanes on South Center Street in Tacoma. There, Lewis, along with some family and friends, rented lanes 7 and 8 in the 32-lane bowling complex. missingkids.com Images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children show a photo of Teekah Lewis at around the age of 2 and an age-progressed image of Teekah as she might look at the age of 12. A friendly competition began, but Lewis said she kept her eye on her daughter -- who was playing at the wheel of a race car video game some 10 feet away -- for all but a single moment, when she turned to watch her brother bowl. "I turned around for a second and Teekah was gone," Lewis said. "There was no sign of her." Family and friends launched an immediate search for the 3-foot-tall, brown-eyed, pony-tailed girl who was dressed in a green Tweety Bird sweatshirt, but were unable to locate any sign of her. Frantic, they notified an off-duty police officer who was working at the bowling lanes, and he made the announcement that a child was missing over the facility's public-address system...
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...employees, by June 15th. Carl was given this task in April by his boss Monica however she has not followed up with Carl to ensure the task will be completed on time. Carl did not take the appropriate steps to prepare the new hires for orientation. As we analysis this case we will observe issues with the training for new employees by ABC Inc. and the lack of mentoring by management. Case background Carl Robins has successfully hired fifteen new employees to work for ABC Inc. Carl’s boss, Monica Carrolls, has tasked Carl with ensuring that all fifteen new hires have all of their paperwork completed and all training documents ready by the June 15th orientation. Carl did not begin working on his task, even after his boss Monica asked him if he would have all of his training done by the June 15th deadline. When Carl did finally start the task, he found that almost all of the required hiring documents were missing, and none of the mandatory drug screenings had been done. Carl then found out that the orientation manuals were incomplete and he did not have enough books for his training class. Lastly, Carl discovers that the orientation room was booked by another group for the entire month of June, so now they don’t have a training room to hold the event. Key Problems I found quite a few problems with the ABC Inc. case. The first concern was why hadn’t Monica followed up with her new employee Carl? What steps did Monica take to insure that Carl understood his duties and how...
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...Oliver James Savenor 5/5/15 Dr. Thaddeus Ostrowski Social Ethics Is Missing Class Morally Permissible? While most schools have an attendance policy, many students feel that missing a class for any reason is morally permissible for the betterment of the student. Morally permissible can be proven by the three approaches to ethics as defined by Michael Sandel, which include: maximizing welfare, respecting freedom and rights, and cultivating virtue and promoting the good life. Maximizing welfare would be seen as an approach to the ethics of utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill; respecting freedom and rights is seen as an approach of Kantian deontology and Immanuel Kant, while the last is seen as an approach of Aristotelian thinking and Aristotle. According to Mill, a utilitarian, he would have argued that missing class for any reason is morally permissible. He backs this up by saying the ends justify the means, which is saying that the end result is what justifies the motive because Mills was a consequentialist who placed emphasis on the outcome of an act. So in the case of missing a class, for example skipping class to study for a test, he is able to justify it by citing the greatest happiness principle, which states, “We ought to do what which produces the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure (for the greatest number of people)”(notes). This states that by not going to class it’s creating the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount...
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