...The purpose of unit 8 data analysis project is for students choosing a file of their choice and utilized the required spreadsheets to compute different figures for each. Each spreadsheet must show a description of the spreadsheet with utilizing the Frequency Distribution, Descriptive Statistics, conducting three different hypothesis tests, and conducting a multiple regression. Instructions for the project is to choose 200 observations from the file by giving a description of the data file as well as giving a description on which data was utilized for computation. The data file utilized for this project was excel spreadsheet http://www.drjimmirabella.com/Bethel/Cars.xls. The data file consists of 200 cars, including variables vehicle name, suggested retail price, CityMPG, HwyMPG, Dealer Cost, Type of Vehicle, Engine Size, Engine Cylinders, Weight of Vehicle in pounds, and Wheel Base in inches. Data were extracted from the file and utilized in each spreadsheet to better understand and explain each chosen variable....
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...CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 5 Academic Writing Assignment Full Name: Heather Parrish Two-digit Section #: 05 Instructions: Download this document to your computer before filling it out. Save using “Save As” and add your name to the front removing the phrase “YourName.” All of the gray boxes below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 6 Dropbox. Paragraph Writing Paragraph #1: Purpose: Brief Description Write a complete paragraph about a person who has influenced you in positive ways. Do not write more than 1 paragraph for this topic. Focus on at least one way in which this person has made an important impact upon you. Use specific ideas and examples to illustrate your points and make sure to refer to the Paragraph Structure Chart located in the unit Reading. Include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion. Your response should be a minimum of 5 complete sentences. One person who has influenced me in a positive way is my daughter. She has an uncanny ability to see the good in everything and everybody. It is a gift that goes much further than childlike innocence, although she probably does perceive the world with an untainted and sincere affection. She has helped me to realize the good in me in a way that encourages me to be that person. That is how she brings out the best in me. I think the world could learn from her...
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...Two perand operations allowed either a register or memory to serve as one operand and either a register or constant to serve as the other. Memory operands were addressable in four ways : 1) direct 16-bit offset address; 2) indirect through a base register, optional with 8 or 16 bit displacement; 3) indirect through an index register, optional with 8 or 16 bit displacement; 4) indirectly through the sum of a base register and index register, optional with 8 or 16 bit displacement [4]. Addressing mode usage allowed register BX and BP to serve as base registers and SI and DI as index registers. This made language implementation of simple variables, arrays, based variables and stack markers all possible. Data transfer, Arithmetic, Multiplication and Division, Decimal Instruction and Logicals were all carried over and improved from the Intel 8080. Although string-manipulation was a new set of instructions not provided by the previous Intel 8080. The Intel 8086 provides a primitive group of 1-byte instructions which perform operations on byte and word strings [4]. These any many other unique advancements...
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...This report will explain the functions of such as the Central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM) and the graphics processing unit (GPU). Task 1 CPU is the part of the computer which performs all of the calculations and logic; it also controls data flow and other parts of the system. The CPU is made of silicon transistors which turn on and off to represent 1’s and 0’s. The CPU has a core clock this tells the processor how many times a second to turn off and on each transistor, for example a core clock of 3.6GHz tells the processor to cycle 3.6 billion times a second this allows the computer to perform computations extremely quick. The motherboard is the component which connects all of the other components together it also has basic chips on it such as the BIOS (Basic input output system) chip this provides basic functionality to the components and tells the PC what to do when the power is pressed. The motherboard also provides power surge protection to the components along with chipsets and various other micro-controllers. Power supply is the component which converts the AC from the wall to DC which can be used in the computer. The power supply also provides some surge protection and has redundant capacitors if the power is cut so volatile memory can be emptied into non-volatile storage such...
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...Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (<= 50 CHARACTERS) Unit 8 Analysis 1 System Performance Computer Structure and logic Mr.Zakkary 11/11/14 Brandon Walker In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially (contiguously), an inherent phenomenon in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place modification of their contents. It is a special case of data fragmentation. File system fragmentation increases disk head movement or seeks, which are known to hinder throughput. The correction to existing fragmentation is to reorganize files and free space back into contiguous areas, a process called defragmentation. File system fragmentation is projected to become more problematic with newer hardware due to the increasing disparity between sequential access speed and rotational latency (and to a lesser extent seek time), of consumer-grade hard disks,[3] on which file systems are usually placed. Thus, fragmentation is an important problem in recent file system research and design. The containment of fragmentation not only depends on the on-disk format of the file system, but also heavily on its implementation.[4] In simple file system benchmarks, the fragmentation factor is often omitted, as realistic aging and fragmentation is difficult to model. Rather, for simplicity of comparison, file system benchmarks are often run on empty file systems, and unsurprisingly, the results may...
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...Unit 8: Consultants Task: Fill in the gaps in the text with the words and word combinations from the Word Bank below. Word bank: analyzing, arm’s-length, auditing, best practice, big four accountancy firms, client relationship, completing projects, confidentiality, consultant, contractor, e-commerce sites, enhanced shareholder value, experience, fee, focus on results, formulate strategy, human dimension, implementation, independent eye, information technology (IT), input, IT consultancy, knowledge, management consultants, not-invented here syndrome, objective view, objectives, outcomes, outplacement services, ownership, profits, restructure, site design, skills, solving problems, specialized services, specific tasks, strategy, strengths and weaknesses, structure, support, technology consultants, training, transferring, usability, web consultants, websites A consultant is a contractor or outside supplier who provides skills or support to a client for a fee. Some consultants work on their own, often drawing on experience and knowledge they have gained previously as salaried employees in companies. Others work for organizations large and small: one well-known firm, for example, is McKinsey, which describes itself as ‘a management consulting firm advising leading companies on issues of strategy, organization, technology and operations’. The big four accountancy firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC) also offer consulting services, and an issue for them has been the...
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...SECTION A – HEALTH CARE You need to complete the entire workbook in full. Please read the case studies provided and answer the accompanying questions. You can attach extra pages if necessary. Please reference your work appropriately. Applying Operant Conditioning to Health Care Amelia is 2 year old and suffers with an allergy that is caused by dust. When Amelia has a reaction, she comes up in a rash and itches her skin until it bleeds. Her parents have been given medicine by the doctor to give to Amelia but she constantly spits it out. She doesn’t take her medicine, the allergy gets worse and Amelia’s skin becomes really sore. Her parents get really frustrated with Amelia and once her mum tried to pin her down and force the medicine into her mouth as she was so desperate for Amelia to get better. Now, Amelia associates the medicine with that experience and screams and shouts when she needs to take it. Her parents are at a loss on what to do. You now need to help the parents to understand what they can do to modify Amelia’s behaviour. How can you get Amelia to take the medicine using Operant Conditioning? You may even want to bring in some Classical Conditioning as well if you think you can? Describe the behaviour Amelia is exhibiting? Amelia is exhibiting this behaviour due to past experiences, in the past she has had a bad experience when taking this medication, therefore her mind associates the medication with something bad. She has been...
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...? MT302/Organizational Behavior May 1, 2012 Instructor Sapham Perez ? This paper focuses on presenting ways to apply a model of leadership to Leadership Today, which is an international consulting firm based in Singapore. I would also like to present advice to this company on how to turn the company around by changing its leadership practices. First, Leadership Today has been loosing shares in the market to their competitors due to an efficiently poor leadership. The mid-level managers complain they do not have time to make proper decisions and the employees complain that their hard work is not acknowledged, but any mistake is brought to their attention immediately. According to Robbins and Judge (2011), leadership is the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals. It can be determined that Leadership Today is not able provide this influence. In order for this company to achieve success it must change the way it is being lead. Thus, in order to this Kouzes and Posner (2010) consider that a number of 10 enduring truths about leadership will help the company or the leader to think, decide, and also to act more effectively. The first truth is about inspiring or making the leader to think that he posses skills through which he can have a positive impact on other, believe in him self and in his ability to make a difference. The next one is called “credibility is the foundation of leadership”...
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...Lab 8 BCP 2/24/2015 Document internal key personnel and backups. These are people who fill positions without which your business absolutely cannot function make the list as large as necessary but as small as possible. Consider which job functions are critically necessary, every day. Think about who fills those positions when the primary job-holder is on vacation. Make a list of all those individuals with all contact information including business phone, home phone, cell phone, personal email, and any other possible way of contacting them in an emergency situation where normal communications might be unavailable. If you have critical vendors or contractors, build a special contact list that includes a description of the company and any other absolutely critical information about them including key personnel contact information. Personal computers often contain critical information so make sure they are all on backups. Identify critical documents. Articles of incorporation and other legal papers, utility bills, banking information, building lease papers, tax returns, you need to have everything available that would be necessary to start your business over again. A business impact analysis (BIA) predicts the consequences of disruption of a business function and process and gathers information needed to develop recovery strategies. Potential loss scenarios should be identified during a risk assessment. Identifying and evaluating the impact of disasters on business provides the...
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...Slow or sluggish system performance can be frustrating. There can be one or more things causing the slowdown of performance. Too many processes running in the background is only one issue of many possible reasons why the performance is sluggish. Virus, worms, and mal-ware is another reason that can take up system resources and severely slow down a computer. By taking the necessary steps, one can improve the system performance of a computer. First one can perform routine maintenance like def-ragging a hard drive, cleaning up a hard drive. Checking the hard drive for errors and uninstalling unwanted programs will keep the Performance optimal. Checking for hardware and software compatibility and dealing with those issues will greatly enhance system performance. If there is a compatibility issue, address the issue and see an improvement. Address all system warnings that the OS alerts you too. One can resolve an issue by simply clicking on the warning pop-up window to help address the issue. Check the reliability and performance monitor. This feature in windows vista keeps a record of all past performance records and one can see when the problem started to have issues. One can accurately pinpoint the program or hardware that was installed when performance issues started happening. Disabling Windows Search indexer, vista aero interface, and vista sidebar will speed up your computers system performance. Those programs use up much of the system resources which slow down your computer...
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...The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information and applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically. At the Akron General Medical Center employees were fired recently for violating hospital and federal privacy rules involving the fatal shooting of a patient in the intensive-care unit. John H. Wise was 66and was accused of shooting and killing his wife. Jim Gosky confirmed that a small number of hospital employees were terminated for accessing computerized patient records in the case even though they weren’t involved with the patient’s care. Gosky declined to say how many workers lost their jobs so far in the ongoing investigation. He also would not specify their positions. I think is terrible when any employee loses his or her job, patients come first. Part of that commitment is respecting and safeguarding the privacy of our patients. Privacy laws, like HIPAA, are very important to protecting our patients’ rights, and we are supportive of reasonable measures aimed at protecting our patient. I was informed during my orientation, when I first started working for my employer. Seminars and annual training that federal privacy rules prohibit them from looking at patient files unless the information is needed to do their job. All violations result in termination. I mean is part of a human nature and we...
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...1) Computer differentness Dell-inspiron desk top | HP-pavilion HPE desk top | Model : 1660s-2000Bk | Model : H8-1234 | Hard disk capacities | 500GB | Hard disk capacities | 1TB | Amount of ram/expandable ram | 4GB/8GB | Amount of ram/expandable ram | 10GB/36GB | Processor speed | 2.7 Ghz | Processor speed | 3.56 Ghz | Cost | $399.99 | Cost | $699.99 | Toshiba -Satellite laptop | HP-Elite Book Laptop | C855D-S5205 | Model :XU1OLUT | Hard disk capacities | 320GB | Hard disk capacities | 750GB | Amount of ram/expandable ram | 4GB/16.6GB | Amount of ram/expandable ram | 8GB/32GB | Processor speed | 1.7 Ghz | Processor speed | 2.20 Ghz | cost | $329.99 | Cost | $3,166.88 | 2) What computer will go with the best jobs? The first profession that I chose to look at was an educator. The computer that I feel would meet the needs of an educator is the Dell-inspiron desk top Model: 1660s-2000Bk. The reason that I feel this is the best fit is a program that would help an educator is Microsoft office. The requirements for the program is that the computer is going to need 3.0 GB disk space, 256 MB RAM, and a 500 MHz or faster processer. Everything that Dell-Inspiron desk top meets everything that they need and it’s not too expensive. The second profession that I chose to look at was a Movie Maker. The computer that I feel would meet the needs of an educator is the HP-pavilion HPE desk top Model : H8-1234. The reason that I feel this is the best fit is a program...
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...Nursing Research Critique Assignment Kaplan University Nursing Research Critique Assignment I will be critiquing two different articles. Both studies are nursing studies that evaluate outcomes. I will be following specific key points for a quantitative perspective and a qualitative perspective. There is a guideline that I will be following for each article that includes identifying and examining the data collection and data analysis methodologies used in each study. The names of the articles are The Experience of Patients Undergoing Awake Craniotomy and The Effects of Crossed Leg Blood Pressure Measurement. The references will also be reviewed to determine validity and relationship to the new study. Data Collection Quantitative Study: The operational and conceptual definition is congruent. The key variables were operationalized using the best possible method and with adequate justification. Specific instruments were adequately described and were good choices, given the study purpose, the variables being studied, and the study population. The instrument used specifically was a blood pressure monitor. The blood pressure cuff size, dimensions, and inflation pressure were described. The blood pressure monitor was adequately pretested and calibrated before the study began by a biomedical technician (Foster-Fitzpatrick, Ortiz, Sibilano, Marcantonio, & Braun, 1999). It can be determined that the data collection methods provided data that was reliable and valid. The...
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...The Big Book of Huddle Energizers Ideas to enliven your huddle Contributed by employees of Citibank Singapore Table of Contents Service Value # 1 – Make Each Interaction Personal ................................................. 6 Energizer: Hebrew Numerology ................................................................................... 6 Energizer: Brain Teaser ............................................................................................... 9 Energizer: Human Treasure Hunt............................................................................... 10 Energizer: Secret Hat Trick ........................................................................................ 11 Energizer: Accentuate the Positive............................................................................. 11 Energizer: Name Game.............................................................................................. 11 Energizer: Heart to Heart ........................................................................................... 11 Energizer: Guess my Body Language ........................................................................ 11 Energizer: How to Say Hello in Different Languages ................................................. 12 Energizer: Good Morning Game ................................................................................ 12 Service Value # 2 – Maintain A Professional Image ...................................................
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...Unit 8 assignment 1 Lida McDaniel Kaplan September 28, 2014 Unit 8 At Mimi’s Home Cookin’ I would serve the kind of food I grew up on. Things like a little Mexican, a little Cajun, I would even throw in some Italian. I would also have a weekend special, which would be a sea food buffet. I would even serve breakfast for dine in and to go, if you dine in you can order stuff like grits, eggs, sausage, hash browns, and all the other amenities that comes with a true down home country style breakfast. Or you can get a plate to go for those that don’t have time to sit and eat. My hours of operation will be from 6am to 9pm Sunday thru Thursday, and we will be open 1 hour later on Friday and Saturday nights. We will have $5 dollar lunch specials, which will be offered 7 days a week. The atmosphere will be that of being at your house sitting down at a meal, a real down home southern style meal. The décor will be contemporary with old and new influences. I will also have a little gift shop that offers souvenirs of your visit to Louisiana, if you are an out of state visitor. Now all proceeds will go to a local charity, minus what needs to be taken out to sustain the restaurant, plus donations that we may receive. The form to fill out is relatively easy; I just had to fill in my name sign, and my business partner signed his name along with our addresses. Give the name of my establishment, and have my witnesses sign their names. Then all I did was get it notarized. I chose the fast...
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