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A loan shop in town offers emergency loans of up to $800 for 1 month. The...

A loan shop in town offers emergency loans of up to $800 for 1 month. The shop charges a 4% fee of the amount for the 1-month period. If a person borrows $800for one month, what is:

  1. the nominal interest rate per year?
  2. the effective rate per year?

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QUESTION 5: PARKS AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACES “The town planner needs to cater for a variety...

QUESTION 5: PARKS AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACES “The town planner needs to cater for a variety of levels of service for public markets.” Discuss this statement by listing the seven main categories of public markets and provide a brief description of the main feature(s) of each of these categories. [14 MARKS]

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Instructions: Below is the illustration of approaches to family nursing, your task is to discuss each...

Instructions: Below is the illustration of approaches to family nursing, your task is to discuss each approach in your own perspective/view and relate its significance in working in any given family. Write down your answers in a separate sheet of paper. (see rubrics for scoring)

1. Family as Context

2. Family as Client

3. Family as System

4. Family as Component of Society

TASK 2. FAMILY CASE STUDY
Instructions: All questions apply to this case study. Your responses should be brief and to the point. When asked to provide several answers, list them in order of priority or significance. Do not assume information that is not provided. Write down your answers in a separate sheet of paper. (see rubrics for scoring)

Case Scenario: Mikral Family
Family Members:
• Rafael: father; 52 years old; part-time lecturer at a local university (married Michelle 18 years ago), first marriage.
• Michelle: mother; 50 years old; full-time employed at a government office, second marriage with no children from the previous marriage.
• Cristina: oldest child; 17 years old; daughter, 11th grade.
• Iana: middle child; 14 years old; daughter, 9th grade.
• Isaiah: son; 11 years old; son, 6th grade.
Family Story:
Rafael (52 years old) and Michelle (50 years old) have two teenage daughters, Cristina (17 years old) and Iana (14 years old) and one son, Isaiah (11 years old). They have been married for 18 years. Rafael is a part-time college professor. Michelle has a full-time position as a director at a government office. When Rafael lost his full-time job 17 years ago, the couple moved in with Rafael’s mother (Princess, age 86) and lived with her for more than 5 years until Michelle’s income was sufficient to cover a mortgage and family expenses. Since moving out of Princess’s house, the couple and children visit and have dinner with her every weekend, which has become the family routine. Children are expected to spend the night with their grandmother after the dinner; however, recently Cristina has refused to spend the night at grandmother’s house. Rafael’s sisters and their families live in the same state and visit Princess at least once a month. Princess has chronic health conditions, which cause unexpected emergency department (ED) visits (several times a year). After divorcing her ex-husband, Michelle started to study in a graduate school in a different state, where she met Rafael. Because Michelle’s family lives far away, she barely sees them and sometimes feels isolation and loneliness. Rafael has been a part-time employee at local colleges most of his life. While Rafael has spent most of his time working on computers at home (online teaching), Michelle has worked at a local government agency. Since Rafael has produced minimum income, Michelle provides for most of the family expenses. The house has five rooms: master bedroom, Rafael’s office (he stays at home most of the time), and three rooms for the children. The girls used to share the same room until the family added an additional room last year so the children could have their own room. Since moving to a new room upstairs, Cristina brings her friends’ home frequently and a couple of close friends spend the night with her on weekends and during the summer break. The parents caught Cristina and her friend leaving the house secretly to meet a group of boys after midnight; Cristina was grounded for a month as a result. Last month, Michelle found Cristina and her friend on the street (instead of going to school) while she was driving to work. Cristina’s boyfriend lives nearby, and they meet frequently at the park or each other’s home. Michelle suspects that Cristina might have a sexual relationship with her boyfriend. This is the first marriage for Rafael and second marriage for Michelle. Michelle was a survivor of domestic violence from the first marriage (which lasted less than 1 year). Because Rafael has strong family-centered values, they eat dinner as a family and once or twice a week with Rafael’s mother (Princess). Cristina has started skipping the family dinners frequently, stating that she is not hungry. She also has been experiencing several fainting episodes due to irregular eating habits. She frequently skips breakfast and lunch. The couple noticed that Cristina is eating fast food in her room or eating food after midnight by herself. Cristina’s eating pattern is getting irregular, and Iana has begun to imitate her older sister’s pattern and is refusing to participate in family dinners. Both girls are generally skipping breakfast, although Michelle has made various attempts to get them to eat breakfast. All children are in good health and have pleasant dispositions. The children are generally happy, but loud at home and frequently fight and yell at each other. The girls argue over clothes and cleaning and are frequently cranky and difficult for the couple to deal with. Rafael and Michelle sometimes argue because of different parenting styles: whereas Michelle wants to raise the children in a Christian way, Rafael opposes Michelle’s parenting belief. Cristina is becoming rebellious and fights with Rafael frequently. She is losing interest in her schoolwork. Earlier in their married life, Michelle mainly was responsible for household chores. Cristina expressed resentment against her father regarding his minimal house chore contribution. Over the years, as a result of numerous heated arguments, Rafael agreed to share a significant portion of household responsibilities, including outdoor chores. Still, Michelle spends weekends doing grocery shopping, laundry, housecleaning, and attending to the children. During the weekdays, the couple takes the children to various lessons (piano, violin, cello, art, karate, and soccer), which sometimes causes schedule conflicts and builds marital tension. Rafael and Michelle have mutual friends, but seldom participate in social gatherings as a couple. Michelle usually takes the children to church events, and Rafael takes Isaiah to soccer practices or sports events. Michelle feels social support and comfort by attending church and church related activities; but Rafael considers it as his wife’s over commitment to religion. The family is affiliated with a Methodist church, which they used to attend every Sunday; Rafael stopped going to church 6 months ago. Cristina sometimes refuses to go to church as a family. Because of Michelle’s full-time job and frequent family gatherings with in-laws, and Princess’s frequent ED or hospital admissions, Michelle has limited time to socialize with her own friends. Over the years, Michelle has experienced chronic fatigue and stress from caring for the children and handling family responsibilities. She also experiences insomnia and hot flashes due to menopause. Over the last 3 years, she has gained 30 pounds and is trying to lose weight without success.

Discussion Questions:

1. Illustrate the Mikral family genogram and family ecomap
2. Enumerate all the possible health assessment you can gather from the story. 3. Create a Family Nursing Goal/s for the Mikral Family.
3. Using the different theoretical approaches that can be used for assessing and intervening in the family for health promotion, discuss your implication/inference to each theory base don the given scenario:
a. Developmental and Family Life Cycle Theory
b. Family Systems Theory
c. Bio ecological Theory
4. Develop a Family Nursing Intervention.
5. What are the possible points of your family health teaching you can provide to the family?

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1- a)What are the basic principles of the mercantilist school? Explain one of them in detail....

1- a)What are the basic principles of the mercantilist school? Explain one of them in detail.

b)What are the basic principles of the physiocratic school? Explain one of them in detail?

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The Boys of Summer Which baseball league has had the best hitters? Many of us have...

The Boys of Summer

Which baseball league has had the best hitters? Many of us have heard of baseball greats like Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and Pete Rose of the National League and Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Rod Carew, and Wade Boggs of the American League. But have you ever heard of Willie Keeler, who batted .432 for the Baltimore Orioles, or Nap Lajoie, who batted .422 for the Philadelphia A’s? The batting averages for the batting champions of the National and American Leagues are given on the CourseMate Web site.

The batting averages for the National League begin in 1876 with Roscoe Barnes, whose batting average was .403 when he played with the Chicago Cubs. The last entry for the National League is for the year 2010, when Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies averaged .336. The American League records begin in 1901 with Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia A’s, who batted .422, and end in 2010 with Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers, who batted .359. How can we summarize the information in this data set?

Questions to be answered in your report –

1. Use MS Excel, MINITAB, or another statistical software package to describe the bat- ting averages for the American and National League batting champions. Generate any graphics that may help you in interpreting these data sets.
2. Does one league appear to have a higher percentage of hits than the other? Do the batting averages of one league appear to be more variable than the other?
3. Are there any outliers in either league?
4. Summarize your comparison of the two baseball leagues.

LEAGUE YEAR AVERAGE
0 1876 0.403
0 1877 0.385
0 1878 0.356
0 1879 0.407
0 1880 0.365
0 1881 0.399
0 1882 0.367
0 1883 0.371
0 1884 0.35
0 1885 0.371
0 1886 0.388
0 1887 0.421
0 1888 0.343
0 1889 0.373
0 1890 0.336
0 1891 0.338
0 1892 0.335
0 1893 0.378
0 1894 0.438
0 1895 0.423
0 1896 0.41
0 1897 0.432
0 1898 0.379
0 1899 0.408
0 1900 0.38
0 1901 0.382
0 1902 0.357
0 1903 0.355
0 1904 0.349
0 1905 0.377
0 1906 0.339
0 1907 0.35
0 1908 0.354
0 1909 0.339
0 1910 0.331
0 1911 0.334
0 1912 0.372
0 1913 0.35
0 1914 0.329
0 1915 0.32
0 1916 0.339
0 1917 0.341
0 1918 0.335
0 1919 0.321
0 1920 0.37
0 1921 0.397
0 1922 0.401
0 1923 0.384
0 1924 0.424
0 1925 0.403
0 1926 0.353
0 1927 0.38
0 1928 0.387
0 1929 0.398
0 1930 0.401
0 1931 0.349
0 1932 0.368
0 1933 0.368
0 1934 0.362
0 1935 0.385
0 1936 0.373
0 1937 0.374
0 1938 0.342
0 1939 0.349
0 1940 0.355
0 1941 0.343
0 1942 0.33
0 1943 0.357
0 1944 0.357
0 1945 0.355
0 1946 0.365
0 1947 0.363
0 1948 0.376
0 1949 0.342
0 1950 0.346
0 1951 0.355
0 1952 0.336
0 1953 0.344
0 1954 0.345
0 1955 0.338
0 1956 0.328
0 1957 0.351
0 1958 0.35
0 1959 0.355
0 1960 0.325
0 1961 0.351
0 1962 0.346
0 1963 0.326
0 1964 0.339
0 1965 0.329
0 1966 0.342
0 1967 0.357
0 1968 0.335
0 1969 0.348
0 1970 0.366
0 1971 0.363
0 1972 0.333
0 1973 0.338
0 1974 0.353
0 1975 0.354
0 1976 0.339
0 1977 0.338
0 1978 0.334
0 1979 0.344
0 1980 0.324
0 1981 0.341
0 1982 0.331
0 1983 0.323
0 1984 0.351
0 1985 0.353
0 1986 0.334
0 1987 0.37
0 1988 0.313
0 1989 0.336
0 1990 0.335
0 1991 0.319
0 1992 0.33
0 1993 0.37
0 1994 0.394
0 1995 0.368
0 1996 0.353
0 1997 0.372
0 1998 0.363
0 1999 0.379
0 2000 0.372
0 2001 0.35
0 2002 0.37
0 2003 0.359
0 2004 0.362
0 2005 0.335
0 2006 0.344
1 1901 0.422
1 1902 0.376
1 1903 0.355
1 1904 0.381
1 1905 0.306
1 1906 0.358
1 1907 0.35
1 1908 0.324
1 1909 0.377
1 1910 0.385
1 1911 0.42
1 1912 0.41
1 1913 0.39
1 1914 0.368
1 1915 0.37
1 1916 0.386
1 1917 0.383
1 1918 0.382
1 1919 0.407
1 1920 0.407
1 1921 0.394
1 1922 0.42
1 1923 0.403
1 1924 0.378
1 1925 0.393
1 1926 0.377
1 1927 0.398
1 1928 0.379
1 1929 0.369
1 1930 0.381
1 1931 0.39
1 1932 0.367
1 1933 0.356
1 1934 0.363
1 1935 0.349
1 1936 0.388
1 1937 0.371
1 1938 0.349
1 1939 0.381
1 1940 0.352
1 1941 0.406
1 1942 0.356
1 1943 0.328
1 1944 0.327
1 1945 0.309
1 1946 0.352
1 1947 0.343
1 1948 0.369
1 1949 0.343
1 1950 0.354
1 1951 0.344
1 1952 0.327
1 1953 0.337
1 1954 0.341
1 1955 0.34
1 1956 0.353
1 1957 0.388
1 1958 0.328
1 1959 0.353
1 1960 0.32
1 1961 0.361
1 1962 0.326
1 1963 0.321
1 1964 0.323
1 1965 0.321
1 1966 0.316
1 1967 0.326
1 1968 0.301
1 1969 0.332
1 1970 0.329
1 1971 0.337
1 1972 0.318
1 1973 0.35
1 1974 0.364
1 1975 0.359
1 1976 0.333
1 1977 0.388
1 1978 0.333
1 1979 0.333
1 1980 0.39
1 1981 0.336
1 1982 0.332
1 1983 0.361
1 1984 0.343
1 1985 0.368
1 1986 0.357
1 1987 0.363
1 1988 0.366
1 1989 0.339
1 1990 0.329
1 1991 0.341
1 1992 0.343
1 1993 0.363
1 1994 0.359
1 1995 0.356
1 1996 0.358
1 1997 0.347
1 1998 0.339
1 1999 0.357
1 2000 0.372
1 2001 0.35
1 2002 0.349
1 2003 0.326
1 2004 0.372
1 2005 0.331
1 2006 0.347

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4. A random sample of 860 births at St. Jude’s Hospital included 426 boys. The national...

4. A random sample of 860 births at St. Jude’s Hospital included 426 boys. The national proportion of newborn boy babies is 51.2%. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that the proportion of newborn boy babies at this hospital is different than the national average.

a. Draw a normal curve for the sampling distribution for samples of size 860 births. Label the mean and the values for one, two and three standard deviations above and below the mean.

b. Construct a hypothesis test using a significance level of α=0.01. Be sure to show all your calculations, including your test statistic and your calculated P-value. Be sure to clearly argue your conclusion.

i. Is this problem about means or proportions?

ii. What is the most appropriate test, a two-tailed test, a right-tailed test, or a left- tailed test?

iii. What is your null hypothesis? iv. What is your alternative hypothesis? v. What is the value of the test statistic? Please mark the test statistic on your normal curve.

vi. What is the P-value?

vii. What is your decision? Do you reject or not reject ?0?

viii. What is your conclusion? (What does your decision translate to in words? To write your conclusion, please use the conclusion language that was discussed in class.)

c. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the given sample.

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Below are the average heights for American boys in 1990. Age (years) Height (cm) birth 50.8...

Below are the average heights for American boys in 1990.

Age (years) Height (cm)
birth 50.8
2 83.8
3 91.4
5 106.6
7 119.3
10 137.1
14 157.5

1) Find the estimated average height for a twelve-year-old. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to two decimal places.)
cm

2) Use the least squares line to estimate the average height for a sixty-year-old man. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to one decimal place.)
cm

5) What is the slope of the least squares (best-fit) line? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)


Interpret the slope. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

As age increases by one year, the average height  ---Select--- increases decreases by  centimeters.

r =

In: Statistics and Probability

Below are the average heights for American boys in 1990. Age (years) Height (cm) birth 50.8...

Below are the average heights for American boys in 1990.

Age (years) Height (cm)
birth 50.8
2 83.8
3 91.4
5 106.6
7 119.3
10 137.1
14 157.5

A.) Calculate the least squares line. Put the equation in the form of: ŷ = a + bx. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)

B.) Find the correlation coefficient r. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

C.) Find the estimated average height for a one-year-old. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to one decimal place.)

D.) Find the estimated average height for a eleven-year-old. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to two decimal places.)

E.) Use the least squares line to estimate the average height for a fifty-four-year-old man. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to one decimal place.)

F.) What is the slope of the least squares (best-fit) line? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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Below are the average heights for American boys in 1990. Age (years) Height (cm) birth 50.8...

Below are the average heights for American boys in 1990.

Age (years) Height (cm)
birth 50.8
2 83.8
3 91.4
5 106.6
7 119.3
10 137.1
14 157.5

d) Calculate the least squares line. Put the equation in the form of: ŷ = a + bx. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)


ŷ =____+____x

e) Find the correlation coefficient r. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)


r =_____

f) Find the estimated average height for a one-year-old. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to one decimal place.)

_____cm

Find the estimated average height for a eleven-year-old. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to two decimal places.)

_____cm

i) Use the least squares line to estimate the average height for a fifty-four-year-old man. (Use your equation from part (d). Round your answer to one decimal place.)

_____cm

f) What is the slope of the least squares (best-fit) line? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

_____

Interpret the slope. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

As age increases by one year, the average height _____ by _____ centimeters.

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____ 5. Malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow and occurs most commonly in adolescent boys...

____ 5. Malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow and occurs most commonly in adolescent boys

____6. Metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis characterized by excessive uric acid in blood and around the joints

____ 7. Rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebrae

____ 8. Skeletal disease affecting older adults; also called osteitis deformans

____ 9. Chronic, systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in joints and related structures, resulting in crippling deformities

____ 10. Fragment of a necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

____ 11. Increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture

____ 12. Abnormal sideward curvature of the spine to the left or right

____ 13. Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscular weakness and progressive fatigue

____ 14. Damage incurred to the capsule of the shoulder joint that is reinforced by muscles and tendons

____ 15. Trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch

____ 16. Puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove fluid

____ 17. Visual examination of the interior of a joint performed by inserting an endoscope through a small incision

____ 18. Forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, leading to a swayback posture

____ 19. Removal of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

____ 20. Spasmodic contraction of neck muscles, causing stiffness and twisting; also called wryneck



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