“For several years empirical studies have spanned the spectrum of research from software productivity, quality, reliability, performance to human computer interaction. Analyses have involved software systems ranging from desktop software to telecommunication switching systems. But surprising there has been little work done on the emerging digital game industry, one of the fastest growing domains today. To the best of our knowledge, our work is one of the first empirical analysis of a large commercially successful game system”. “In this paper, we introduce an analysis of the significant user data generated in the gaming industry by using a successful game: Project Gotham Racing 4. More specifically, due to the increasing ubiquity of constantly connected high-speed internet connections for game consoles, developers are able to collect extensive amounts of data about their games following release. The challenge now is to make sense of that data, and from it be able to make recommendations to developers. This paper presents an empirical case study analyzing the data collected from a released game over a three year period. The results of this analysis include a better understanding of the differences between long-term and short-term players, and the extent to which various options in the game are utilized. This led to recommendations for future development ways to reduce development costs and to keep new players engaged. A secondary goal for this paper is to introduce software game development as a topic of importance to the empirical software engineering community and discuss research results on a key difference area: data analytics on user data to customize user and development experiences” (Hullett, Nagappan, Schuh and Hopson, 2012)

1) What is the research approach used in this study?

2) What are the key findings from this study?

3) Who are the key people who will benefit from this study? Please use suitable examples.

4) In your opinion, what are the potential drawbacks of case study approach?

A student taking economics, statistics, and finance has decided to spend 9 hours per week studying. The objective is to maximize the average grade, which means maximizing the total grade in the three courses. The table shows the student's estimate of the relation between time spent studying each course and the grade for each course.

Based on the information in the table, what is the maximum average grade the student can earn if she studies 9 hours per week?

• 80

• 80.3

• 82

• 78.3

Is there a function which describes book value with respect to time, BV(t), for SOYD depreciation? Also is there an equivalent function which describes double declining balance?

If expectations of future short term interest rates suddenly fell, what would happen to the slope of the yield curve according to the preferred habitat theory of the term structure of interest rates? Explain fully.

with graph if it has, please!

Pick a firm from which you purchase goods or services or by which you are employed. Identify the firm’s relevant market structure. Strongly support your answer with theory from class. Be as detailed as possible and expand upon each concept. For example, if the firm is monopolistically competitive, how exactly do they differentiate their product? Or if its in an oligopoly, how does the firm react to its competitors’ actions? These are two limited examples. While you may not address these specific questions, they demonstrate how to contribute to a well-developed post.

HISTORY

in 200 words. Explain the reasons for the Indian Removal policy during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, and describe the Trail of Tears.  

HISTORY

In 200 word answer the following question. What were the causes and outcome of the war of 1812? In what ways were the strained relations with native American nations intertwined with the War?

The market for a product has the following inverse demand and supply functions

Pd = 170 - Qd

Ps    = 20 + 0.5Qs

1. Find the competitive equilibrium and show on a diagram.
2. Find the consumer surplus and producer surplus.
3. Suppose the government gives a per-unit subsidy of $15 to sellers on each unit sold. Find the new equilibrium (quantity traded, consumer and seller prices). Show on your diagram.
4. What is the incidence of the subsidy on consumers and what on suppliers? How can you explain the incidence of the subsidy on consumers and sellers?
5. How much does the government spend on the subsidy? Who gets what?
6. Find the new consumer and producer surplus. Is there a deadweight loss? If so find it.

what the 3 Key issues related to institutional determinant for G7,G8

Question 1 : Answer the following in 3-4 sentences

a. What is the deadweight loss in total surplus when a small country switches from free trade to using a tariff?

b.Think about a small country setting a quota on an imported product. What is an equivalent import tariff of the import quota? What is the meaning of quota rents?

c. How do different methods of allocating an import quota affect a country's total surplus compared to using an equivalent import tariff?

d. Please use a three-panel diagram to explain how international price discrimination can create a persistent dumping.