Are women a global caste?
If we consider the group 'women and girls' throughout history and across every country, is there something that the people in this group have in common (or are likely to have in common) such that we'd want to be able to talk about them for political purposes? Or is this group just too big, or too heterogeneous?
(word limit: around 250 words)
In: Psychology
Do teachers find their work rewarding and satisfying? An article reports the results of a survey of 397 elementary school teachers and 268 high school teachers. Of the elementary school teachers, 225 said they were very satisfied with their jobs, whereas 129 of the high school teachers were very satisfied with their work. Estimate the difference between the proportion of all elementary school teachers who are satisfied and all high school teachers who are satisfied by calculating a 95% CI. (Use pelementary − phigh school. Round your answers to four decimal places.)
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In: Statistics and Probability
Do teachers find their work rewarding and satisfying? An article reports the results of a survey of 397 elementary school teachers and 268 high school teachers. Of the elementary school teachers, 225 said they were very satisfied with their jobs, whereas 129 of the high school teachers were very satisfied with their work. Estimate the difference between the proportion of all elementary school teachers who are satisfied and all high school teachers who are satisfied by calculating a 95% CI. (Use pelementary − phigh school. Round your answers to four decimal places.)
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In: Statistics and Probability
Do teachers find their work rewarding and satisfying? An article reports the results of a survey of 393 elementary school teachers and 261 high school teachers. Of the elementary school teachers, 221 said they were very satisfied with their jobs, whereas 123 of the high school teachers were very satisfied with their work. Estimate the difference between the proportion of all elementary school teachers who are satisfied and all high school teachers who are satisfied by calculating a 95% CI. (Use pelementary ? phigh school. Round your answers to four decimal places.)
In: Statistics and Probability
In a university 20% students belong to the school of business
(B), 15% to the school of
engineering(E) and 30% belong to the school of social sciences(S).
Of the school of
business students 35% have taken a statistics course, of the school
of engineering
students 45% have taken a statistics course, and of the school of
social sciences
students, 20% have taken a statistics course. Between the three
schools, what fraction
of students have taken a statistics course (Q)? If a randomly
selected student is found
to have taken a statistics course, what is the chance that the
student belongs to the
school of business?
In: Statistics and Probability
Do teachers find their work rewarding and satisfying? An article reports the results of a survey of 399 elementary school teachers and 261 high school teachers. Of the elementary school teachers, 227 said they were very satisfied with their jobs, whereas 128 of the high school teachers were very satisfied with their work. Estimate the difference between the proportion of all elementary school teachers who are satisfied and all high school teachers who are satisfied by calculating a 95% CI. (Use pelementary − phigh school. Round your answers to four decimal places.)
In: Statistics and Probability
Happy Valley is the only available camping area in Rural County. It is owned by the county, which allows free access to campers. Almost all visitors to Happy Valley come from the six towns in the county. Rural County is considering leasing Happy Valley for logging, which would require that it be closed to campers. Before approving the lease, the county executive would like to know the magnitude of annual benefits that campers would forgo if Happy Valley were to be closed to the public.
An analyst for the county has collected data for a travel cost study to estimate the benefits of Happy Valley camping. On five randomly selected days, he recorded the license plates of vehicles parked overnight in the Happy Valley lot. With cooperation from the state motor vehicle department, he was able to find the town of residence of the owner of each vehicle. He also observed a sample of vehicles from which he estimated that each vehicle carried 3.2 persons (1.6 adults), on average.
In order to translate the distance traveled into an estimate of the cost campers faced in using Happy Valley, the analyst made the following assumptions. First, the average operating cost of vehicles is $0.36 per mile. Second, the average speed on county highways is 50 miles per hour. Third, the opportunity cost to adults of travel time is 40 percent of their wage rate; it is zero for children. Fourth, adult campers have the average county wage rate of $9.25 per hour. The analyst has asked you to help him use this information to estimate the annual benefits accruing to Happy Valley campers. Specifically, assist with the following tasks.
3.2 for each town).
| Town | Miles from Happy Valley (one-way) | Population (thousands) | Estimated Number of Visitors for Season | Visit Rate (Visits per 1,000 People) |
| A | 22 | 50.1 | 3,893 | 77.7 |
| B | 34 | 34.9 | 2,267 | 65.0 |
| C | 48 | 15.6 | 587 | 37.6 |
| D | 56 | 89.9 | 4,800 | 53.4 |
| E | 88 | 98.3 | 1,947 | 19.8 |
| F | 94 | 60.4 | 666 | 11.0 |
| Total | 14,160 |
In: Accounting
Case – Recreational Park Project
The public has recognized the benefits of recreation and parks as
essential to their health and quality of life. A recent survey
conducted in 2016 found that the construction of more recreational
facilities was a top priority among residents in Lazarette Town (in
the Caribbean).
As such, the town council in Lazarette, with the help of other key
stakeholders, has sourced and secured three (3) million dollars of
grant funds from the Caribbean Wellness Community (CWC) for the
development of a mini outdoor recreational park on three (3) acres
of land donated by a benevolent resident of the town.
The park will contain sporting facilities among other recreational
facilities (e.g. walking trails, children playground, tennis court,
basketball court, work out stations, benches, shower facilities,
rest rooms etc.). All major key stakeholders and sponsors have
unanimously agreed that that the facility should cater for
residents of all ages. Additionally, a group of minority
stakeholders has expressed their requirements of having an
eco-friendly and climate resilient facility. The park should be
completed and ready for use by 2022, i.e. the project duration
should not exceed two years.
To ensure that the project is completed on time, within scope and
on budget, the funding agency and the Lazarette Town Council
require that a dedicated and knowledgeable project team is assigned
to the project. CWC has expressed the need for the project
deliverables to be of ‘high’ quality to guarantee stakeholders’
satisfaction and safety. The CWC requires that ‘tight’ procurement
processes should be followed to ensure transparency, accountability
and economy. It is anticipated that most of the goods, works and
services for building the park will be procured from vendors,
suppliers and contractors in the town. In addition, CWC has
detailed the need for both positive and negative projects risk to
be properly managed throughout the project.
In response to CWC implied and expressed requirements, the
Lazarette Town Council has selected and appointed your team to
provide project management services for the Recreational Park
Project. As a proactive team, your team has decided to use ‘best
practices’ in project management to plan project activities and get
approval from key project stakeholders before constructing or
building the facility. Give the type and nature of the project, the
intention is to use a traditional/waterfall approach to project
management activities instead of the largely popular and
contemporary agile methodology used other industries.
Your team understands the value of planning before doing, and the
council’s concerns of not losing the grant funding from CWC. In
addition, your team is keen on building a good reputation in
the
town. With a can do attitude and the need to increase the chances
of the project success, the project management team (your 5-member
group) is determined to ensure that the team utilizes the ‘best
practices’ for planning, executing and controlling this valuable
community based project.
1.Develop a quality management plan to consist of quality
management approach,quality requirements and standard,quality
assurance,quality control and quality control measures.
In: Operations Management
Case – Recreational Park Project
The public has recognized the benefits of recreation and parks as essential to their health and quality of life. A recent survey conducted in 2016 found that the construction of more recreational facilities was a top priority among residents in Lazarette Town (in the Caribbean).
As such, the town council in Lazarette, with the help of other key stakeholders, has sourced and secured three (3) million dollars of grant funds from the Caribbean Wellness Community (CWC) for the development of a mini outdoor recreational park on three (3) acres of land donated by a benevolent resident of the town.
The park will contain sporting facilities among other recreational facilities (e.g. walking trails, children playground, tennis court, basketball court, work out stations, benches, shower facilities, rest rooms etc.). All major key stakeholders and sponsors have unanimously agreed that that the facility should cater for residents of all ages. Additionally, a group of minority stakeholders has expressed their requirements of having an eco-friendly and climate resilient facility. The park should be completed and ready for use by 2022, i.e. the project duration should not exceed two years.
To ensure that the project is completed on time, within scope and on budget, the funding agency and the Lazarette Town Council require that a dedicated and knowledgeable project team is assigned to the project. CWC has expressed the need for the project deliverables to be of ‘high’ quality to guarantee stakeholders’ satisfaction and safety. The CWC requires that ‘tight’ procurement processes should be followed to ensure transparency, accountability and economy. It is anticipated that most of the goods, works and services for building the park will be procured from vendors, suppliers and contractors in the town. In addition, CWC has detailed the need for both positive and negative projects risk to be properly managed throughout the project.
In response to CWC implied and expressed requirements, the Lazarette Town Council has selected and appointed your team to provide project management services for the Recreational Park Project. As a proactive team, your team has decided to use ‘best practices’ in project management to plan project activities and get approval from key project stakeholders before constructing or building the facility. Give the type and nature of the project, the intention is to use a traditional/waterfall approach to project management activities instead of the largely popular and contemporary agile methodology used other industries.
Your team understands the value of planning before doing, and the council’s concerns of not losing the grant funding from CWC. In addition, your team is keen on building a good reputation in the
town. With a can do attitude and the need to increase the chances of the project success, the project management team (your 5-member group) is determined to ensure that the team utilizes the ‘best practices’ for planning, executing and controlling this valuable community based project.
1. Propose an initial risk register for the Recreational Park Project. The risk register should contain a minimum of 10 risks.
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In: Operations Management
Case – Recreational Park Project
The public has recognized the benefits of recreation and parks as essential to their health and quality of life. A recent survey conducted in 2016 found that the construction of more recreational facilities was a top priority among residents in Lazarette Town (in the Caribbean).
As such, the town council in Lazarette, with the help of other key stakeholders, has sourced and secured three (3) million dollars of grant funds from the Caribbean Wellness Community (CWC) for the development of a mini outdoor recreational park on three (3) acres of land donated by a benevolent resident of the town.
The park will contain sporting facilities among other recreational facilities (e.g. walking trails, children playground, tennis court, basketball court, work out stations, benches, shower facilities, rest rooms etc.). All major key stakeholders and sponsors have unanimously agreed that that the facility should cater for residents of all ages. Additionally, a group of minority stakeholders has expressed their requirements of having an eco-friendly and climate resilient facility. The park should be completed and ready for use by 2022, i.e. the project duration should not exceed two years.
To ensure that the project is completed on time, within scope and on budget, the funding agency and the Lazarette Town Council require that a dedicated and knowledgeable project team is assigned to the project. CWC has expressed the need for the project deliverables to be of ‘high’ quality to guarantee stakeholders’ satisfaction and safety. The CWC requires that ‘tight’ procurement processes should be followed to ensure transparency, accountability and economy. It is anticipated that most of the goods, works and services for building the park will be procured from vendors, suppliers and contractors in the town. In addition, CWC has detailed the need for both positive and negative projects risk to be properly managed throughout the project.
In response to CWC implied and expressed requirements, the Lazarette Town Council has selected and appointed your team to provide project management services for the Recreational Park Project. As a proactive team, your team has decided to use ‘best practices’ in project management to plan project activities and get approval from key project stakeholders before constructing or building the facility. Give the type and nature of the project, the intention is to use a traditional/waterfall approach to project management activities instead of the largely popular and contemporary agile methodology used other industries.
Your team understands the value of planning before doing, and the council’s concerns of not losing the grant funding from CWC. In addition, your team is keen on building a good reputation in the
town. With a can do attitude and the need to increase the chances of the project success, the project management team (your 5-member group) is determined to ensure that the team utilizes the ‘best practices’ for planning, executing and controlling this valuable community based project.
1. Justify the need to effectively manage quality for the project.
In: Operations Management