...American InterContinental University Abstract In this paper for the Unit 1 IP it will talk about a study for American Intellectual Union (AIU). In this paper it will talk about the examined data and the results. Also the paper talks about qualitative data and quantitative data. Introduction The Unit 1 Individual project states a scenario. This scenario is that American Intellectual Union (AIU) has assembled a team of researchers in the United States and around the world to study job satisfaction. Also with the scenario we are to write about the study and the findings from the data of the research. The results will allow managers all over to be able to have job satisfaction within the companies no matter what size. Chosen Variables The first variable that was chosen to analyze is Gender for the qualitative variable. This is so because it would give a better view on why someone does or does not have job satisfaction and if it is because of the gender of the individual. “Qualitative variable is when observations cannot be described meaningfully in terms of numbers.” (Qualitative variable and quantitative variable, 2000) For quantitative variable Intrinsic was chosen. “A quantitative variable is observations that can be characterized in numerical terms.” (Qualitative variable and quantitative variable, 2000) Difference in variable types There is a difference between qualitative and quantitative variables. Qualitative data is data that you are not able to...
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...QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND ANALYSIS Fundamentals of Statistics Raymond Lawson AIU Online Virtual Campus Abstract This paper will discuss the analysis of two sets of data. The mean, median, and mode will be analyzed and charted. The standard deviation will also be discussed along with the variance. A summary of the data and its results will be discussed in conclusion. Fundamentals of Statistics Statistics are used for many different things in our lives. We have used them to in order to try and figure out who is the best at a sport or what company may give us the best return on our investment. The bottom line is statistics have become a part of our everyday life. We are going to use statistics to answer some questions we have about people and how they feel about their jobs. For this analysis we are looking at two fields of data. The first is the gender and the second is the extrinsic. We have decide to examine this data to help us understand the difference in how the two genders feel about where they work and how their feelings rate differently. Let’s first take a look at the gender of those surveyed. The mean of those surveyed by gender is mostly female. We will also look at the mean of the extrinsic job satisfaction. The scale goes from 1 being the least satisfied to 7 as the most satisfied. The mean shows that on average both genders are satisfied fairly equal to each other. Here are the charts. This shows a mean of 1.56667 which means that there were more females...
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...Journal Adejumo, G. O. (2011) Impact of Family Type on Involvement of Adolescents in Pre-Marital Sex International Journal of Psychology and Counselling. Vol.3 (1). Pp.15-19 http://www.academicjournals.org/ijpc/abstracts. Abstract This study examined the impact of home type on involvement of in-school adolescents in premarital sex in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey research design. Three hundred and sixty-eight students from four secondary schools were randomly selected, 128 or 47.8% were males and 148 or 53% were females. Their ages range from 16-19years with the mean of 18.24years. Only 186 or 69% have had sexual intercourse and 94 of them had only one sex partner while 92 had more than one sex partner. Two research instruments were developed for this study-Attitude towards Pre marital Sex Scale (ATPSS) and Parent Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ). The findings revealed a significant effect of home type in prediction of adolescents’ involvement in premarital sex at r=.569, r2 =.347, f (1,218) = 56.47 and <.05 significant level. There was a significant difference significant difference in involvement in premarital sex between adolescents from single parent and intact homes at X2-observed=22.46, 1degree of freedom and p <0.05. It was concluded that parental involvement is paramount in adolescents’ premarital sexual behaviour. It was recommended that government, religious bodies and individuals should uphold the sacred institution of marriage for wellbeing...
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...Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Statistics Patricia Schneider American InterContinental University Abstract This paper is about the difference between qualitative data and quantitative data. If also will show how a qualitative data chart looks like and how the information is retrieved, it shows what type of information is put in a quantitative chart and how it is also retrieved. What standard deviation and variance is? Why charts and graphs are important tool for communicating facts and figures? Introduction The data that I chose for the qualitative data was the gender, and the quantitative data that I chose was the intrinsic. In this essay you will learn what the differences between qualitative data and quantitative data is? Why graphs and charts are so important in businesses and why they are used in communicating the facts? Chosen Variables The data that I have chosen is the gender and the intrinsic. The gender is qualitative data and the intrinsic is the quantitative data. Difference in variable types The difference between qualitative and quantitative variables is the qualitative has no value or is just a label where the quantitative has a value. The qualitative is a label there is no value of information to be measured. Qualitative is a non numerical measurement on a set of people or objects (Segal, 2011). Quantitative is numerical measurement for a set of people or objects (Segal, 2011). Descriptive statistics: Qualitative variable | | Qualitative by Gender...
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...Running Head: Fundamentals of Statistics Abstract This paper provides an analysis of a small sample on the recent company job satisfaction survey. The focus of the study includes one qualitative data set (company position) and one quantitative data set (intrinsic). To support the analysis the following are also included in this paper: reason why these particular data sets were selected, calculations used, reason why some statistical measures did not apply to certain data sets, and what was learned from the analysis. Additionally, a graphical depiction to support data calculations and a conclusion is included. Introduction A job satisfaction survey is an analysis of employees who are satisfied with their job and the duties they perform. The proceedings of this paper include a qualitative and quantitative data collected during a job satisfaction survey. Quantitative data are data values that are numeric. Whereas, qualitative data are data values that can be place into distinct categories according to some of their character tics or attributes. The study serves as a foundation for future analysis in an effort to make accurate conclusions in regards to understanding global job satisfaction. A logical explanation for selecting the data sets analyzed as well as what was derived from the selected data sets will be provided. Qualitative Data: Company Position For this analysis I have chosen to use the company position data set for my qualitative assessment...
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...Running head: EXAMPLE PAPER FOR GRADING APA Example Paper for the Writing and Grading of Students’ Papers in the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Norm Stradleigh Course Information Professor Information Date Due Note: The title page establishes the reader’s first impression with the author’s work. Its importance cannot be over-emphasized. Visually center the title block on the page. The title block consists of the title, the author’s name, and the byline. The title is a description of the focus of the paper and should not have comments such as “A Research Paper on…,” as that would be redundant with the expressed purpose of a research paper. APA suggests a title of 10 to 12 words (American Psychological Association (APA), p. 11). Following the title is the name of the author(s). It is double-spaced and centered below the title. Double-spaced and centered below the author’s name is the byline. The byline is the name of the institution or institutions where the work was completed (APA, pp. 11-12). The words “Running head” followed by a colon appear on the title page only; left justified (one-inch margin) and one inch from the top of the paper. Following “Running head:” is a short form of the title, all capitalized. This shortened title has a maximum of 50 characters, including spaces and punctuation (APA, p. 12). The header appears on all pages including the title page. It is the first two or three words of the title (APA, p. 288). It is not in all capital...
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...Writing an Abstract An abstract is a single paragraph summary of your experiment. Like a paper (or lab report), an abstract should contain an introduction, methods, results, and conclusion. Every scientific paper has an abstract at the beginning to let the reader know what the paper is about and to make an informed decision whether the entire paper is worth reading. Abstracts also are printed in reference books where the whole article does not appear, and are used to decide which articles you need to obtain. A third use of abstracts is to summarize the work you will be presenting at a meeting, so people will know if they should come to see your complete presentation. Guidelines for writing good abstracts Revise, revise, revise. The Abstract should be clearly and concisely written. Try to address each of the questions below (under ABSTRACT). Use plain English whenever you can, active voice when you can, and use simple sentences. It is not necessary to refer to any literature (if you do, list the references below the abstract). State only your most important conclusion(s). Remember, the Abstract probably will be the only portion of your report that most people read. Make sure it is well written. ABSTRACT 1. Title: The title should indicate the question you investigated, or the method, if that is important. Example: Effect of Owner Education Level on Number of Cats per Household. 2. Author(s) and address(es). Example: Mary Darwin and John D. Helix, 1994, Introductory...
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...Running Head: QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND ANALYSIS Quantitative Methods and Analysis By: Alicia Paulette American Intercontinental University 02-08-12 Abstract For this assignment, American Intellectual Union (AIU) has gathered a group of researchers from around the United States and internationally to study the topic of job satisfaction. This study will include examining data, analyzing results, and discussing the results gathered with other researchers that participated in this study. Job satisfaction is crucial to companies whether large or small, and with a thorough knowledge of this topic, it allows managers to gain awareness into the human behaviors that can build up the company’s bottom line. This paper will be examining gender and intrinsic job satisfaction while discussing the results of this evaluation in full detail. Method The data that has been selected for qualitative data is gender. The reason why gender was selected for qualitative data is because this may have an impact on job satisfaction in businesses. In many cases, the average calculation for the mean, median, and mode are unsatisfactory methods to determine qualitative data. However, the gender within this study is labeled with 1 and 2, and this would be considered appropriate. The mean that was calculated in this assignment was 1.275 rounded to 1.28 which demonstrated that the sample consisted of more men than women. The median was found by taking all of the numbers and putting them into numerical...
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...M Project Report Israel Sharipo September 13, 2013 Abstract This paper shows the true proportions of M&M candies through the random sampling of 3 different bags of plain M&M 1.69oz bag of candy bought from three different stores. I believed one will be able to determine data analysis and how it works as it relates to our class project. Introduction The rationale of writing this paper is to show how statistics data analysis works. Statistics as we learned, is the practice of collecting, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data to make decisions. The two types of data used in the project are sampling and proportions. The methods used can be used by any professional or in any occupation. It can be used to determine the standard deviation, mean of any data among others. Part 1 In part one, each student was asked to take a tally of the 3 bags of candies bought from three different stores. And then we were asked to count the totals of each color in all 3 bags. Part 2 We used the excel data provided to complete the assignment. We looked at the data from two perspectives” color and proportions and the number of candies per bag. For the color proportion; we used the total for each color divided but the total number of candies sampled. As for the number of candies per bag, we use the data in the number candies in bag column. We used the...
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...Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Statistics Ellen Johnson American InterContinental University Abstract In this paper I will be selecting qualitative data and quantitative data. I will identify the data I selected. I will explain why the data was selected. I will explain what was learned by examining these data set. Will explain why charts\graphs are important in conveying information in a visual format and why standard deviavartion are important. Introduction Remember to always indent the first line of a paragraph (use the tab key). The introduction should be short (2-3 sentences). The margins, font size, spacing, and font type (italics or plain) are set in APA format. While you may change the names of the headings and subheadings, do not change the font or style of font. Chosen Variables Introduce the variables that you chose to analyze and why you made that choice. Please remember you are limited to the choice of Gender or Position for your qualitative variable, and Intrinsic or Extrinsic for your quantitative variable. Difference in variable types Explain In your own words the difference between qualitative and quantitative variables. Which descriptive statistics are appropriate for qualitative variables and which are appropriate for quantitative variables and why? Descriptive statistics: Qualitative variable Copy/Paste appropriate descriptive statistics from Excel here for your qualitative variable Explanation of descriptive statistics ...
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...Optimization of biometric Fingerprint Recognition parameters using Genetic Algorithms Report submitted for CPSC - 6126 Fall 2014 Term Paper By Krishna Sindhuri Nagavolu 13th December, 2014 Optimization of biometric fingerprint recognition parameters using Genetic Algorithms Abstract This research paper discusses about parameter optimization for biometric fingerprint recognition with the use of genetic algorithms. An accurate access control system is very important in domains like identification checks at airports, government organizations, FBI’s, scientific working groups like NASA, US defense department and driver’s license office. The main reason these organizations prefer Biometrics is because it measures physiological characteristics like fingerprints, iris patterns, facial recognition, retina recognition, ear recognition and DNA analysis. Based on the features of the biometric sensors used, the system can detect whether a person is an authorized user or not. Though there are many other methods for identification, biometric sensors are considered to be very reliable and accurate. The main objective of this paper is to build a fingerprint recognizer that is fully automatic and can minimize the errors caused while matching the fingerprints. Keywords: Biometrics, genetic algorithms, Parameter optimization, fingerprints 2|Page Optimization ...
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...Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol 3, No 1, 2012 www.iiste.org The Effectiveness of Co-curricular Activities on Academic Achievements of Secondary School Students in District Abbottabad Pakistan - A Case Study Zahid Bashir, Shafqat Hussain NUMLs Islamabad Pakistan Abstract This research was conducted to examine the effect of co-curricular activities on academic achievements of secondary school students in District Abbottabad. The research is experimental in nature, pre-test Post–test equivalent group design was selected for this purpose. In this study, an achievement test covering four chapters of mathematics and four lessons of English was used as measuring instrument. Depending upon pre-test scores, 200 students of 10th class were divided into two equal groups (n=100) named as experimental group and control group. The experimental group was involved in co-curricular activities and the control group did not participate in any activity beyond the classroom. There were two types of co-curricular activities. First physical i.e., games, athletics and P.T (physical training) etc and the other was debates, drama speeches etc. The experimental group carried out activities for forty minutes daily for twelve weeks. The post-test was administered after twelve weeks. The pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups served as data for this study. The analysis of data revealed that on the whole...
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...Abstract The paper investigates the use of computer aided instruction (CAI) in teaching and learning mathematics. It also explores the use of Instructional Materials Aided Methods (IMAM) as a close substitute. From the study, it was clear that computer-aided instruction enhanced the students performance in mathematics The design of the study was experimental. The hypothesis were tested using T-ratio at 0.05 level of significance and a reliability index of 0.85 was calculated from the test items; while the data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Introduction One of the problems of teaching and learning is the method of imparting knowledge to learners. According to stone (1991), the major difficulty in sciences is the method by which the subjects were customarily taught without regard to instructional materials. The pedagogical approach in imparting knowledge to learners has become inadequate to their needs. Mathematics, like other science subjects, recorded poor students performance both in national and international examination (Ali, 1983). Many factors contributed to the performance of students in mathematics examination Akale, (1996), Okebukola and Jegede (1996), Ottiah (1997) and Ali (1998). The factors include: a. Inability of the mathematics teachers to put across the mathematics concepts to the students. b. Lack of skills and competence required for teaching mathematics. c. Shortage of qualified mathematics teachers. d. Lack of teaching materials...
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...Unit 6 Assignment 1: MBA 6008 David C. Johnson Global Economic Environment David C. Johnson Professor Les Hadsell April 15, 2012 Abstract This Paper Seeks to provide an overview of the great Moderation that took place during the early part of the 2000’s as discussed in the great moderation Dead or Alive case study. What is ‘the Great Moderation’? Business Cycles are cyclical and the effects of this cyclical nature affect the global economy and international markets in a wide variety of ways. Diego Comin, in his article the Great Moderation, Dead or Alive?, defined the great moderation as a “decline in aggregate volatility.” (Comin 2011) Investopedia calls The Great Moderation “the name given to the period of decreased macroeconomic volatility experienced in the United States since the 1980s.” (Investopedia, 2012) During this time of stability, the standard deviation of the real GDP quarter by quarter fell by half and the standard deviation of inflation fell by more than two thirds. 2. What are the key macroeconomic facts of the GM? From a Macroeconomic standpoint this time frame demonstrates a downward trend in aggregate economic volatility. The stability of the Economy after World war 2 and during the years after 1984 was not just a US phenomenon, 63 out of 88 countries experienced a decrease in volatility during this time period. The decline in aggregate volatility affected both developed and developing nations. This did not only...
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...IMPROVING MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND COST CALCULATION IN DAIRY INDUSTRY USING STANDARD COST METHOD Bogdănoiu, Cristiana-Luminiţa Assistant, Ph.D. Student Spiru Haret University, Faculty of Financial Accounting Management Craiova and University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Craiova e-mail: cristiana.bogdanoiu@yahoo.com Abstract This paper aims to discuss issues related to the improvement of management accounting in the dairy industry by implementing standard cost method. The methods used today do not provide informational satisfaction to managers in order to conduct effectively production activities, which is why we attempted the standard cost method, it responding to the managers needs to obtain the efficiency of production, and all economic entities. The method allows an operative control of how they consume manpower and material resources by pursuing distinct, permanent and complete deviations during the activity and not at the end of the reporting period. Successful implementation of the standard method depends on the accuracy by which standards are developed and promotes consistently anticipated calculation of production costs as well as determination, tracking and controlling deviations from them, leads to increased practical value of accounting information and business improvement. Key words: standard cost method, calculation, deviations, effective costs, standard costs. JEL Classification: M40, M41 Introduction The main objective of the development...
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