•Name one economic issue that you have heard discussed by your friends, coworkers, or on the news that you wish you understood better •Research this issue. Find two explanations explaining this issue. One can be a video or popular press article, but one must be a journal article. •In 500 – 750 words, summarize your findings on this issue.

a) A physical education director claims by taking a special vitamin, a weight lifter can increase his strength. Eight athletes are selected and given a test of strength, using the standard bench press. After two weeks of regular training, supplemented with the vitamin, they are tested again. Test the vitamin regimen is effective in increasing strength at the .05 level of significance. Each value in the data that follow represents the maximum number of pounds the athlete can bench press. Assume both populations normal.

athlete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Before 210 230 182 205 262 253 219 216

after 219 236 179 204 270 250 222 216

claim ………………………………................ ________________________

null hypothesis…………………………………. ________________________

alternative hypothesis………………………….. ________________________

Calculator Screen Name……………………… ________________________

test statistic ………………………… ________________________

pvalue/alpha comparison………………………. ________________________

decision …………………………. ________________________

Conclusion …………………………. ________________________

Construct a 95% confidence interval for, µd , the mean difference of the before minus the after times. Interpret the interval in a complete sentence.

Confidence Interval Name__________________________________

Interval___________________________________________

Interpret______________________________

a) A physical education director claims by taking a special vitamin, a weight lifter can

increase his strength. Eight athletes are selected and given a test of strength, using the standard bench press. After two weeks of regular training, supplemented with the vitamin, they are tested again. Test the vitamin regimen is effective in increasing strength at the .05 level of significance. Each value in the data that follow represents the maximum number of pounds the athlete can bench press. Assume both populations normal.

athlete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Before 210 230 182 205 262 253 219 216

after 219 236 179 204 270 250 222 216

claim .................................................... null hypothesis........................................ alternative hypothesis................................ Calculator Screen Name........................... test statistic .............................. pvalue/alpha comparison............................ decision ............................... Conclusion ...............................

b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for, ?d , the mean difference of the before minus the after times. Interpret the interval in a complete sentence.

Confidence Interval Name__________________________________ Interval___________________________________________ Interpret_____________________________________________

The Ferre Publishing Company has three service departments and two operating departments. Selected data from a recent period on the five departments follow:

The company allocates service department costs by the step-down method in the following order: Administration (number of employees), Janitorial (space occupied), and Maintenance (hours of press time).

Required:

Using the step-down method, allocate the service department costs to the operating departments. (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Commemorative coins are being struck at the local foundry. A gold blank (a solid
gold disc with no markings on it) is inserted into a hydraulic press and the obverse design is pressed
onto one side of the disc (this step fails with probability 0.15). The work is examined and if the
obverse pressing is good, the coin is put into a second hydraulic press and the reverse design is
imprinted (this step fails with probability 0.08). The completed coin is now examined and if of
sufficient quality is passed on for finishing (cleaning, buffing, and so on). Twenty gold blanks are
going to undergo pressing for this commemorative coin. Assume that all pressings are independent
of each other. What are the mean and variance of the number of good coins manufactured? If the blanks cost $300 each and the labor to produce the finished coins costs $3,000,
what is the probability that the production cost to make the 20 coins (labor and materials) can be
recovered by selling the coins for $500 each? (The $3,000 labor figure is the fixed cost to process
the 20 gold blanks -- some will be good some not.)

The purpose of this assignment is to practice economic theories related to saving, investment, and the financial system

Are Future Budget Deficits a Threat to the​ Economy?

Congress gives the Congressional Budget Office​ (CBO) the responsibility of estimating the effects of federal spending and taxing policies on the economy. An Associated Press news story on a CBO report noted that federal budget deficits in the United States were likely to increase in future years. According to the​ CBO, these higher deficits might​ "pose a threat to the economy by crowding out business investment and threatening a spike in interest​ rates."

​(Source: Andrew​ Taylor, "CBO: Deficits to Drift Lower on Lower Health​ Costs," Associated​ Press, April​ 14, 2014.)

a. What did the CBO mean by a​ "spike in interest​ rates"? Why might increased federal budget deficits lead to a spike in interest​ rates? Illustrate your answer with a graph.

b. Is the spike in interest rates connected to crowding

​out? Why might crowding out be considered a threat to the​ economy?

1)Common methods for measuring muscle action involve: Select one: a. Palpation b. Simulation c. Mechanomyogram d. Surgery

2)During an arm curl exercise, the contralateral obliques act as

Select one:

a. stabilizer

3) Chest press machines allow people to sit and move the handles with the hands. Stabilizers for a chest press machine exercise include:

Select one or more:

a. Internal and external obliques

b. Pectoralis major

c. brachialis

d. Upper trapezius

e. none of the above

f. Rhomboids

g. Middle trapezius

b. neutralizer

c. antagonist

d. agonist

e. synergist

40Surface EMG can be used to determine the following:

Select one:

a. Number of motor units and fibers

b. Length-tension relationship

c. Amount of activation

d. Twitch forces

5)What will have the least impact on EMG signal quality?

Select one:

a. Adipose thickness

b. Inter-electrode distance

c. Alignment to muscle fibers

d. Muscle fiber types

Countering Cybercrime in Russia

1. State and briefly describe your above research topic.

2. Describe the specific source types that you think will be useful for your research.

3. To plan your search further, list 2 key concept terms derived from your research statement. For each key concept term, list 2 alternative search terms. Use at least one wildcard or truncation with your alternative search terms.

• Key Concept Term 1
  • Alt search term 1
  • Alt search term 2
• Key Concept Term 2
  • Alt search term 1
  • Alt search term 2

4. Explain the purpose of using wildcards and/or truncations as it pertains to your specific search terms above.

Country Mini Research Question

The idea of a free and independent press is something that not every country has access to.   

5. Explore and describe the relationship between your assigned country's government and the press.

6. Go to the 2019 World Press Freedom Index   find where you assigned country is ranked. What does this score mean? How does your assigned country's score in 2019 compare to the previous year (2018)?

7. Who produces this report? Research and describe who they are and explore their mission, methods, objectives, etc.

8. What are the major news organizations in your assigned country? If your country is a non-English speaking county, are there any English-speaking news sources in print or available online? Try to find at least 2 creditable news sources. Share and discuss your findings.