Read John Stuart Mill's paper on Utilitarianism. Read carefully regarding evaluating Utilitarianism according to the three criteria of adequacy. Using your own words, please evaluate Utilitarianism. Is Utilitarianism a good moral theory or not? Explain why or why not. Use the criteria of adequacy, including any original ideas you may have about Utilitarianism. If you agree with the analysis, then you can use those ideas, but explain things in your own words. Use your own examples. If you don't agree with parts of the analysis, make sure you explain why you disagree.
3 paragraphs, 1 idear per paragraph.
In: Psychology
According to a Gallup poll, 11.55% of American adults have diabetes. A researcher wonders if the rate in her area is higher than the national rate. She surveys 150 adults in her area and finds that 21 of them have diabetes.
1) If the region had the same rate of diabetes as the rest of the country, how many would we expect to have diabetes?
2) Suppose you are testing the hypothesis that the diabetes rate in this area differs from the national rate. State the null and alternative hypotheses for such a test.
3) State the value of the test statistic and the p-value.
4) Use a 0.05 significance level to make a decision about the null hypothesis and state your conclusion in context.
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Analyze the different approaches to innovation discussed in this chapter to determine which approach you think would be the greatest value to the greatest number of organizations. Explain your rationale. Create one innovative approach that is not discussed in the textbook for increasing the amount of innovation within a large company. Describe this approach in detail and explain how companies could benefit from it.
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Discussion 04.1: Sampling Methods
MA3010 - Statistics for Health Professions SU20 B - Section D01
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In: Computer Science
Analysis of Hungary’s disinflation in recent years based on the principles of macroeconomics. Use relevant macro data. Create some tables, graphs/charts. Relate your findings with some theories or models. What would be the theoretical expectations about change in inflation rate? What do you notice from the data? Do you think the data consistent with theoretical expectations? Explain “why” the finding based on your data is consistent or contrary to the theories. Thanks.
In: Economics
A bag of 29 tulip bulbs contains 12 red tulip bulbs, 8 yellow tulip bulbs, and 9 purple tulip bulbs.
(a) What is the probability that two randomly selected tulip bulbs are both red?
(b) What is the probability that the first bulb selected is red and the second yellow?
(c) What is the probability that the first bulb selected is yellow and the second red?
(d) What is the probability that one bulb is red and the other yellow?
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
In: Statistics and Probability
What is the type of unemployment in the following scenario? State the unemployment type and explain in a few sentences why it is the case.
1 After completing a complex computer programming project, Tetsuo got fired from his work. His prospects for a new job requiring a similar set of skills are good, and he has signed up with a job placement service for a programmer. He has declined offers for low-paying jobs.
2 When Akira and his co-workers refused to accept any pay cuts, his employer started to outsource the programming jobs to low-paid workers in another country. This outsourcing is happening throughout the programming industry.
3 Due to the current economic slowdown, Kaneda has been laid off from his programming job. His boss promises to rehire him when business picks up.
In: Economics
What is the difference between a Need and a want? State and explain the three (3) basic economic concepts.
In: Economics
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