Question 1

In each of the following situations, identify the population and the sample

(i).There are 50 books in statistics in our library which contains a collection of 5,000 books.

(ii).About 20% of the stones heaped on the building site are round in shape.

(iii).The dream that there will be more female than male politicians in Ghana will never be realized

(iv) About 10% of pregnant mothers reporting to hospitals are infected with HIV virus.

(v) Since the last major earthquake in 1939, there have been 60 earth tremors in Ghana, with 20 these occurring over the past 5 years.

Question 2

In each of the following situations, identify the scale(s) of measurement that is appropriate for each situation.

(i) A visiting school inspector asked a class teacher to rank the thirty students in her class on “level of discipline”, with 1 standing for the least disciplined student and 30 standing for the most disciplined student.

(ii)   Identical twins living in different environments are being compared to find out the influence of the environment on their academic performance. A standard test on academic performance is giving to fifty (50) sets of identical twins and their performance graded over 100.

(iii) “Regular” students and students admitted under the distance learning programme into Accra Institute of Technology are administrated a questionnaire measuring “level of maturity” of the students, with scores on “level of maturity” ranging from 0 to 1

(iv) One thousand students in a statistics class are asked to rate their lecturer on teaching effectiveness at the end of the semester, where rating scores on teaching effectiveness can possibly range between 10 and 50.

(v) A relationship is to be established between “Campus of Study” and “Academic Performance” among Accra Institute of Technology students at KCC campus and Seaview campus based on their final grade point average (FGPA), classified as “Good” (FGPA of 3.2 or better), “Average” (FGPA of 2.5 to 3.19) or “Poor” (FGPA below 2.5). Five hundred (500) and 100 students are sampled from KCC campus and Seaview campus respectively. Out of the 500 students sampled from KCC campus, 200 were classified as “Good” as “Average” and the rest as “Poor”. Out of the 100 students sampled from Seaview campus, 30 were classified as “Good”, 40 as “Average”, and the rest as “Poor”.

Question 3

There are three insurance companies in the Business District in Accra. It is known from previous records   that each year, 2 percent, 5 percent and 3 percent of those insured by Vanguard Insurance, Enterprise Insurance and Star insurance respectively submit claims. 20 percent of the people in the community have an insurance policy with Vanguard Insurance Company, 30 percent with Enterprise Insurance Company and 50 percent with Star Insurance Company.   

(i) What is the probability that a randomly selected insurance policyholder in the community did a claim in a certain year?    

(ii) If a randomly selected policy holder in the community is found to have made a claim in a certain year, what is the probability that, that person is insured with Vanguard Insurance?

(iii) If a randomly selected policy holder in the community is found to have made a claim in a certain year, what is the probability that, that person is insured with Enterprise Insurance?           

Question 4

Using practical examples from the field of statistics, determine the following variables you expect to have a normal or nearly normal distribution. Illustrate by discussing and explaining possible reasons for your answer.

a. Scores on a very easy test

b. Shoe sizes of a random sample of adult women

c. The number of apples in each of 100 full bushel baskets

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Assignment Details

Throughout this class, you have been working with a product of your creation that dealt domestically. This week, you will switch gears and address a real company that does global business.

Note: Please refrain from using assignments from other classes that you have taken.

The Analysis

Select a global company of your choice in the service industry. Using your selected global company as the subject matter, research the principles of marketing that impact this organization, and prepare an APA paper with the following:

Describe the main line of business of the company.

Name 4 of the countries in which the company operates.

Explain in detail the implementation of the 4 P marketing mix concept by the company, including the following:

Competition

Target market

Product strategy

Distribution strategy

Communication strategy

Pricing strategy

Describe any differences observed in the implementation of this concept from one country to another.

This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here.

Your report must include a reference list. All research should be cited in the body of the paper. In-text citations and corresponding references should be included in your paper. For more information on APA style, please visit the APA lab. The paper should be written in third person, which means that pronouns like “I,” “we,” and “you” are not appropriate. The use of direct quotes is strongly discouraged.

Your assignment should contain a cover page, an abstract page, and a reference page in addition to the body. The body of the paper should be 3–4 pages in length, starting with a brief 1-paragraph introduction and ending with a short conclusion. The entire submission will be 6–8 pages in length.

Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA format using the attached template.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means that you will need a minimum of the following:

Title page: Remember to include the running head and the title in all capital letters.

Abstract: This should be a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.

Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-point Times New Roman or 12-point Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.

Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format, using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations that are used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.

Which of the following would be a viable way to earn abnormally high trading profits if markets are semistrong-form efficient?

• Buy shares in companies with low P/E ratios.

• Buy shares in companies with recent above-average price changes.

• Buy shares in companies with recent below-average price changes.

• Buy shares in companies for which you have advance knowledge of an improvement in the management team.

For the Simon Property group:

Discuss how the firm’s demand is changing. Why? What factors affecting consumer choice and demand shifters are responsible for the change? How do changes in demand affect company’s revenue (support with the revenue figures). Sketch changes in firm’s demand and revenue using demand graphs.

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1. Discuss the concept of a confidence interval estimate of the proportion. Include a discussion of:

(a) the impact changing the sample size has on the calculation of the CIE holding all other variables constant. (Discuss how the CIE will change as the sample size "n" changes and WHY);

(b) the impact of changing the level of confidence on the CIE holding all other variables constant. (Discuss how the CIE will change as the confidence level changes and WHY.).

Consider the following events: a new study reveals that the consumption of oranges decreases the risk of diabetes, and at the same time, farmers use a new fertilizer that makes orange trees more productive. How will the demand and the supply curves shift as a result of these simultaneous changes? Draw three graphs (for different relative shifts in the demand and supply curves) to explain what effect these changes would have on the equilibrium price and quantity of oranges.

3. IAS8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors guides the process of selecting and applying accounting policies, accounting for changes in estimates and reflecting corrections of prior period errors. a) Distinguish between the terms “accounting policy” and “accounting standard” and give an example of how some of the firms accounting policies can be dictated by an international accounting standard. b) Discuss the disclosure requirements regarding a change in an accounting policy.

Describe an oligopolist market of your choosing. What potential non-legislative changes might take place in that market which would convert it to a monopolistic competitive market? If replying to someone else's scenario, what changes might convert the oligopoly structure to more of a monopolistic-competitive structure?

Describe three or more scenarios where a company would increase the quantity of labor resource (number of workers) it hires.

10) Consider that in the UK inflation and interest rates are expected to decline due to Brexit while in the US it both will rise due to full employment and Fed policy. Explain how the international trade flows should initially adjust in response to the changes in inflation (holding exchange rates constant). Explain how the international capital flows should adjust in response to the changes in interest rates (holding exchange rates constant).