Assignment #8: Chi-Square Test of Independence Directions:

Use the Crosstabs option in the Descriptives menu to answer the questions based on the following scenario. (Be sure to select Chi-square from the Statistics submenu and Observed, Expected, Row, and Column in the Cells submenu. Assume a level of significance of .05)

The school district recently adopted the use of e-textbooks, and the superintendent is interested in determining the level of satisfaction with e-textbooks among students and if there is a relationship between the level of satisfaction and student classification. The superintendent selected a sample of students from one high school and asked them how satisfied they were with the use of e-textbooks. The data that were collected are presented in the following table.

Student Classification (N = 126)

Satisfied Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior

Yes 13 13 21 20

No 22 17 8 12

1. Of the students that were satisfied, what percent were Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior? (Round your final answer to 1 decimal place).

2. State an appropriate null hypothesis for this analysis.

3. What is the value of the chi-square statistic?

4. What are the reported degrees of freedom?

5. What is the reported level of significance?

6. Based on the results of the chi-square test of independence, is there an association between e-textbook satisfaction and academic classification?

7. Present the results as they might appear in an article. This must include a table and narrative statement that reports and interprets the results of the analysis.

Note: The table must be created using your word processing program. Tables that are copied and pasted from SPSS are not acceptable.

Green pastures is a 400 acre farm on the outskirts of the Kentucky bluegrass,specializing in the boarding of broodmares and their foals. A recent economic downturn in the thoroughbred industry has led to a decline in breeding activities, and it has made the boarding business extremely competitive. To meet the competition, Green pastures planned in 2017 to entertain clients advertise more extensively an absorb expenses formerly paid by clients such as veterinary and blacksmith fees. The budgetreport for 2017 is presented as an attachment as shown, the static income statement budget for the year is based on an expected 21,900 boarding days at $25 per mar. The variable expenses per mar per day were budgeted: feed $5, veterinary fees $3, blacksmith fees $0.25, and supplies $0.55. All other budgeted expenses were either semifixed or fixed. During the year management decided not to replace a worker who quit in March, but did issue a new advertising brochure and did more entertaining of clients. Develop a minimum of 700 word examination of the financial statements and include the following:

based on the static budget report:
* what was the primary causes of the loss in net income
* did management do a good job, average, or poorjob of controlling expenses?
* were managements decision to stay competitive sound?

prepare a flexible budget report for the year

based on the flexible budget report:
* what was the primary causes of the loss in net income?
* did management do a good job, average, or poor job of controlling expenses?
* were managements decisions to stay competitive sound?

what course of action do you recommend for the management of Green Pastures.

Scenario: The product is a portable multimedia center to be marketed in the U. S. market, called “Media Popup” made by the start-up company Porttron, Inc. The multimedia center is a glossy compact entertainment box 10”X12” and includes a screen with optional additional screen extension that pops out of the right side, computer keyboard that folds down, 4 surround sound mini-speakers that can be adhered to any hard surface with the stick strips at the back of each speaker, and includes a subscription to streamed movies, music, and videos for two years for $499. It is available in 3 different colors (black, silver, white).

Business Memo: You are a marketing assistant at Porttron Inc. tasked with providing a business memo (i.e., an internal company document) to the United States (U.S.) executive management team of Porttron Inc. concerning the checklist items provided below.

Write a minimum 500-word original business memo. In a concise manner, describe to executive management the data you will analyze to determine a potential market for this product. State your purpose in the opening paragraph and provide sufficient information to explain the required items. Finally, provide a concluding paragraph to summarize your suggestions.

Checklist:

Identify either a consumer or business market.

Describe your bases for segmenting the market (Ex. – Demographics).

Identify segmentation descriptors (Ex. – Age, occupation, income).

Explain your rationale for the segmentation descriptors.

Describe the selected target market for the scenario product.

Identify a marketing mix (Product, place, promotion, and price).

The amounts of the assets and liabilities of Nordic Travel Agency at December 31, 2016, the end of the year, and its revenue and expenses for the year follow. The retained earnings were $640,000 on January 1, 2016, the beginning of the year. During the year, dividends of $43,000 were paid.

PLEASE ANSWER AS MANY AS YOU CAN, BUT TRY TO FINISH THEM ALL

1. In a switch statement, the expression following the word case can be a variable

   1. True

   2. False

4. Assume C is a char variable, the following statement will read a space character into c when the user enters a space character and presses the enter/ return key.

cin >> c;

1. True

2. False

5. Which statement will read an entire line of input into the following string object?

string address;

1. getline (cin, address) ;

2. cin >> address;

3. None of these

4. cin

5. cin. get (address) ;

6. Assume a and b are two bool variables, which is an equivalent of the following expression?

!(a || b)

1. !a||b

2. None of these

3. !a||!b

4. !a&&!b

7. This manipulator is used to establish a field width for the value immediately following it:

1. field_width

2. iomanip

3. setw

4. set_field

5. None of these

8. Given the following code segment, what is output after “result =” ?

intx=1, y=0, z=1;

y=y+z;

x=x+y;

cout << “result= ”

      <<( y<x? y : x)

      << endl;

1. 3

2. None of these

3. 1

4. 0

5. 2

9. What will the following segment of code output?

score =40;

if (score >95)

        cout<< “Congratulations!\n”;

        cout << “Thats a high score!\n”;

     cout << “This is a test question!” << endl;

1. That’s a high score!

This is a test question!

2. NONE OF THESE

3. Congratulations!

That’s a high score!

4. Congratulations!

That’s a high score!

This is a test question!

I WILL UPVOTE, PLEASE HELP

Dr. Bueller recently overheard a few of his colleagues discussing possible investments in the international marketplace. Wanting to explore all of his potential investment options, he has asked you to explain the various aspects of investing in foreign markets. Your job is to research the following concepts and present your explanations to Dr. Bueller as a formal research paper: Foreign investments and portfolio diversification Reasons to invest internationally International investment risks International investment mediums You must provide examples of these concepts using at least 5 peer-reviewed articles from the Library's full-text database. The articles selected must be appropriate, support your explanations, and be acknowledged. The paper must include all necessary in-text citations as well as a complete reference list formatted in APA. Assignment Guidelines Research the 4 international investment concepts listed in the Assignment Description. Find at least 5 articles in the Library's full-text database that provide examples for 2 of the concepts. Write a formal research paper for Dr. Bueller that answers the following questions: What is portfolio diversification? Explain. Why are foreign investments effective at diversifying a portfolio? Explain. What are the main reasons to invest in international markets? Explain. What are the major risks associated with investing internationally? Explain their potential impact on an investment portfolio. What are the various methods for investing in an international market? Explain how these can be used to address portfolio risk. Compile your answers into a single Word document. paper that explains the four concepts of international investments listed in the Assignment

The nicest thing for me is sleep, and then at least I can dream.~ Marilyn Monroe Broadly speaking, it might be argued that the most fundamental requirements for healthy growth and development in young children include: a) loving support and protection by parents/caretakers, b) adequate nutrition, and c) adequate sleep! Everything that's alive needs sleep to survive. Even your dog or cat curls up for naps. Animals sleep for the same reason you do — to give your body a tiny vacation. Not only is sleep necessary for your body, it's important for your brain, too. Though no one is exactly sure what work the brain does when you're asleep, some scientists think that the brain sorts through and stores information, replaces chemicals, and solves problems while you snooze. One more reason to get enough sleep: If you don't, you may not grow as well. That's right, researchers believe too little sleep can affect growth and your immune system — which keeps you from getting sick. I always tell my children that your body heals itself while you sleep! Assignment: Read the 5.1 Sleep Article Write three eye openers or light bulb moments you learned from the article What was your favorite bedtime routine? What was a favorite story or book (or your child’s or grandchild if you did not have one or what will you do for your child someday)? Write in a Word document and click on the link above to submit.

Cindy Jo’s Hair Salon is concerned about their rising costs of supplies, energy, and labor, so they are considering investing in better equipment, which hopefully will reduce the time required to perform most hair styles as well as resulting in better perceived quality by their customers. They predict that the added investment will increase output levels as well as reduce energy costs, since some of the new equipment (hair dryers) use less electricity. You may use Excel if you choose, or a Word Processing document - but you must show your work for calculating your answers.

Using the following information, then determine:

1. Determine the current and total productivity measures by doing the following (be sure to show your work completely):

a. Current total productivity

b. Expected Total Productivity total

1. What is the % increase

2. Using expected Single Factor compute the following:

a. Labor Productivity (current and expected); then % increase

b. Energy Productivity (current and expected); then % increase

c. Material Productivity (current and expected); then % increase

3. What other items should be considered, before making this capital investment?

4. Do you think the increase in output will overcome the capital costs and why?

Make me a millionaire. Assume that you are a financial advisor. I have come to you because I want to develop a plan for retiring early.

I am currently 24 years old and I want to retire by age 55. That gives me 31 years to build wealth. I have just graduated from college and obtained my first job as an urban planner with a local city, earning $32,000 per year. People in this field usually top out at about $60,000 after 10-15 years. I have student loans totaling $43,000 at 5% interest, and a credit card balance of $3,600 at 24% interest. The city I work for has a 401K retirement program which allows me to invest part of my paycheck each month, pre-tax. I own an older car outright, and it runs okay for now. I just signed a one year lease on a modest apartment. I am not married yet. I have practically no savings.

Write me a brief plan for achieving my goal of early retirement. Write no more than one page in a Word document. When complete, submit through the dropbox titled "Financial Plan."

Your plan must address the issues of:

1. living below your means (frugality)
2. avoiding (and paying off) credit card debt
3. buying a house (that is easily affordable)
4. saving at least 10% (or more) of my income and investing in mutual funds