Find an example of a regression or best fitting line from a popular press news source(e.g., The Economist, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, etc.). Explain the two variables(X, the independent variable, andY, the dependent variable) that are being measured.What is the relationship the author/researcher is trying to explain with the best fittingline? Do you think there are any other variables that might explain more of the variationinY? Make sure to cite the article you select.

We conduct a simple, computerized response time experiment, where participants are instructed to press the space bar as soon as a light flashes on the screen. The resulting response times are heavily right skewed, with a mean of 300 milliseconds and variance of 1000 milliseconds.

If we collect samples of 100 participants at a time, the sampling distribution of the average response time is

Group of answer choices

a.normal

b. right skewed

c. left skewed

d. bimodal

Referring to the scenario from the previous question, what is the mean of the sampling distribution? (round to nearest whole number)

Referring to the scenario from the first question, what is the variance of the sampling distribution? (round to one decimal place)

Referring to the scenario from the first question, what is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution? (round to one decimal place)

1. Suppose B&E Press paid dividends at the end of each year according to the schedule below. It also reduced its share count by repurchasing 5 million shares at the end of each year at the ex-dividend stock prices shown. (Assume perfect capital markets.)

a.   What is total market value of B&E’s equity, and what is the total amount paid out to share­holders, at the end of each year?

b.   If B&E had made the same total payouts using dividends only (and so kept its share count constant), what dividend would it have paid and what would its ex-dividend share price have been each year?

c.   If B&E had made the same total payouts using repurchases only (and so paid no dividends), what share count would it have had and what would its share price have been each year?

d.   Consider a shareholder who owns 10 shares of B&E initially, does not sell any shares, and reinvests all dividends at the ex-dividend share price. Would this shareholder have preferred the payout policy in (b), (c), or the original policy?

"Durable press" cotton fabrics are treated to improve their recovery from wrinkles after washing. Unfortunately, the treatment also reduces the strength of the fabric. The breaking strength of untreated fabric is normally distributed with mean 52 pounds and standard deviation 1.8 pounds. The same type of fabric after treatment has normally distributed breaking strength with mean 24.1 pounds and standard deviation 1.8 pounds. A clothing manufacturer tests 3 specimens of each fabric. All 6 strength measurements are independent. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) (a) What is the probability that the mean breaking strength of the 3 untreated specimens exceeds 50 pounds? (b) What is the probability that the mean breaking strength of the 3 untreated specimens is at least 25 pounds greater than the mean strength of the 3 treated specimens?

Why won't the program run the code after the first switch statement. It shows Press c to continue or q to quit, but does not give the user the option to fill it in. Please help to run the code fully. This program is to find the area of shapes the user decides and must give them an option to quit or restart the program. Please provide the explanation and code in JAVA here. Thank you.

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.lang.Math;
public class area
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
String square;
String circle;
String rectangle;
String triangle;
  
System.out.println("Please choose one of the shapes you want the area of.");
System.out.println("Square, Circle, Rectangle, Triangle.");
String shape = scan.nextLine();
switch (shape)
{
case "Square":
System.out.println("Please enter the length of one side of the square.");
double squareLength = scan.nextDouble();
double squareArea = (squareLength * squareLength);
System.out.println("The area of your square is "+ squareArea + ".");
break;
case "Circle":
System.out.println("Please enter the radius of the circle.");
double circleRadius = scan.nextDouble();
double circleArea = (circleRadius * circleRadius)*Math.PI;
System.out.println("The area of your circle is " + circleArea + ".");
break;
case "Rectangle":
System.out.println("Please enter the width of the rectangle.");
double rectangleWidth = scan.nextDouble();
System.out.println("Please enter the length of the rectangle.");
scan.nextDouble();
double rectangleLength = scan.nextDouble();
double rectangleArea = (rectangleWidth * rectangleLength);
System.out.println("The area of your rectangle is "+ rectangleArea + ".");
break;
case "Triangle":
System.out.println("Please enter the height of the trangle.");
double triangleHeight = scan.nextDouble();
System.out.println("Please enter the base of the trangle.");
double triangleBase = scan.nextDouble();
double triangleArea = (triangleHeight * triangleBase) / 2;
System.out.println("The area of your triangle is " + triangleArea + ".");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Please choose an option.");
scan.nextDouble();
}
System.out.println("Press c to continue and or q to quit.");
String option = scan.nextLine();
switch (option)
{
case "c":
break;
case "q":
System.out.println("Have a good day!");
break;
}
  
}
}

"Durable press" cotton fabrics are treated to improve their recovery from wrinkles after washing. Unfortunately, the treatment also reduces the strength of the fabric. The breaking strength of untreated fabric is normally distributed with mean 52.5 pounds and standard deviation 2.4 pounds. The same type of fabric after treatment has normally distributed breaking strength with mean 29.9 pounds and standard deviation 1.6 pounds. A clothing manufacturer tests 5 specimens of each fabric. All 10 strength measurements are independent. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) (a) What is the probability that the mean breaking strength of the 5 untreated specimens exceeds 50 pounds? (b) What is the probability that the mean breaking strength of the 5 untreated specimens is at least 25 pounds greater than the mean strength of the 5 treated specimens?

"The Northwest Manufacturing Company is currently manufacturing one of its products on a hydraulic stamping-press machine. The unit cost of the product is $12, and 5,000 units were produced and sold for $18 each during the past year. It is expected that both the future demand of the product and the unit price will remain steady at 5,000 units per year and $18 per unit. The old machine has a remaining useful life of 3 years. The old machine could be sold on the open market now for $2,900. Three years from now, the old machine is expected to have a salvage value of $1,500. The new machine would cost $38,300, and the unit manufacturing cost on the new machine is projected to be $11. The new machine has an expected economic service life of 5 years and an expected salvage value of $5,600. The old stamping machine has been fully depreciated. For tax purposes, the entire cost of $38,300 (the new stamping machine) can be depreciated according to a five-year MACRS property class. The firm`s marginal tax rate is 39%, and the after-tax MARR is 12%. The firm does not expect a significant improvement in technology, and it needs the service of either machine for an idefinite period. What is the ANNUAL EQUIVALENT WORTH of the preferred alternative?"

In the book Analysis of Longitudinal Data, 2nd ed., (2002, Oxford University Press), by Diggle, Heagerty, Liang,and Zeger, the authors analyzed the effects of three diets on the protein content of cow’s milk. The data shown here were collected after one week and include 25 cows on the barley diet and 27 cows each on the other two diets:

(a) What is the value of LSD for Barley+Lupins diet and Lupins diet? Use α=0.05.
Round your answer to three decimal places (e.g. 98.765).

(c) What is the absolute value of difference between mean protein content after Barley+Lupins diet and Lupins diet?
Round your answer to three decimal places (e.g. 98.765).

(d) Estimate the standard error for comparing the means using the graphical method. Use minimum sample size.
Round your answer to three decimal places (e.g. 98.765).

Research the financial press (online media) to find two companies that merged within the last 5 years. Determine or estimate the following:

(maybe the companies, Saudi Aramco and SABIC)

1. Summarize the chronology of events from the first offer that was made by the acquiring firm until the final acquisition was agreed. Include information about other firms that were involved, even in an indirect manner (for example, where there any “white knights” out there?) and the potential synergies that drove the merger, if any.
2. Was the deal 1) all equity, 2) all cash, or 3) a combination thereof?
3. Consider your answer to part (c). Is this a taxable event to 1) the target firm’s existing shareholders, and 2) the acquiring firm’s existing shareholders?
4. Was there a premium offered for the shares of the target firm? If so, try to approximate it
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