Assignment 6: Testing Correlations

Directions

Use the Bivatiate Correlation function and the Options submenu to answer each of the questions based on the scenario.

Scenario

The superintendent has continued the examination of data by examining the relationship between attendance rate and percent of students eligible for free or reduced priced lunch. The district data used for the analysis are contained below.

Questions

1. What is the mean percent of students receiving free or reduced lunch? What is the mean attendance rate?
2. What are the standard deviations for the percent of students receiving free or reduced lunch and attendance rate?
3. State an appropriate null hypothesis for this analysis.
4. What is the value of the correlation coefficient?
5. Based on the value of the correlation coefficient, how would you classify the strength of this relationship?
6. Based on the information from the scenario, what is the appropriate value for the degrees of freedom?
7. What is the reported level of significance?
8. 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 your analysis.

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

Effects, Politics, and Regulatory Control of Tobacco Use Tobacco use is the primary cause of mortality in the United States today. Tobacco use is responsible for cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and heart disease and has caused the deaths of nearly half a million people per year. Tobacco control, prevention, and treatment are compelling and urgent public health issues.

The development of tobacco control laws have been passed by a number of states. Write a comprehensive overview of the health effects, politics, and regulatory control of tobacco use control efforts. Your paper should be based on the following points:

What are the factors (biological, environmental, economic, and political) that contribute to tobacco addiction?

What are the medical consequences (morbidity and mortality) for tobacco users?

What is the public health impact (epidemiological and economic) of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure?

How do tobacco control regulations relate to positive and normative economics?

How do tobacco control regulations impact individual health care What is the public health policy regarding tobacco control?

What is the role of the state and Federal Government in policy making? What is the history of regulatory tobacco control?

What is the current state of tobacco control in the United States (states that have passed tobacco control regulations)?

What is the evidence that tobacco control is effective?

Based on your understanding, create a 6- to 7-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the above questions. You need a minimum of five scholarly sources that should be in APA format for both in-text citations and citations on the reference page. This assignment requires a title page, an abstract, an introduction, a body, a conclusion, and a reference page.

Question 4 Giant Ltd acquired 80 percent share capital of Expert Ltd. On 1 July 2018 for a cost of $1,600,000. As at the date of acquisition, all assets and liabilities of Expert Ltd were fairly valued except a land that has a carrying value $150,000 less than the fair value. The recorded balance of equity of Expert Ltd as at 1 July 2018 were as: Share capital $800,000 Retained earnings $200,000 General Reserve $400,000 Total $1,400,000 Additional information:  The management of Giant Ltd values non-controlling interest at the proportionate share of Expert Ltd identifiable net assets.  Expert Ltd has a profit after tax of $200,000 for the year ended 30 June 2019.  During the financial year to 30 June 2019, Expert Ltd sold inventory to Giant Ltd for a price of $120,000. The inventory costs Expert Ltd $60,000 to produce. 25 percent of the inventory are still on the hand of Giant Ltd as at 30 June 2019.  During the year Expert Ltd paid $60,000 in consultancy fees to Giant Ltd.  On 1 July 2018, Expert Ltd sold an item of plant to Giant Ltd $80000. The equipment had a carrying value of $60,000 (Cost $100,000, accumulated depreciation $40,000). At the date of sale, it was expected that the equipment had a remaining life of 4 years and no residual value.  The tax rate is 30 percent. Required: a) Based on the above information, calculate the non-controlling interest as at 30 June 2019. (6.5 marks) b) Prepare the necessary journal entries to recognise the non-controlling interest as at 30 June 2019.

Need word file

Question1. Selective toxicity to microbes can minimize side-effects in antibiotics. Which of the following categories of drugs may show toxicity due to the binding of human mitochondrial 70S ribosomes?

A. Folate pathway inhibitors, like trimethoprim-sulfa

B. Drugs that interfere with the cell membrane, like daptomycin

C. Cell wall inhibitors, like beta-lactam antibiotics

D. Protein synthesis inhibitors, like aminoglycosides

E. Nucleic acid inhibitors, like fluoroquinolones

Question #2. Please fill in the blanks with the appropriate name of the respiratory or digestive disease. Use the word bank below to choose the correct names.

tuberculosis pneumonia otitis media hepatitis A dental caries

glomerulonephritis colitis influenza hepatitis C gastroenteritis

A. In the disease, ------------------------ , acid eats away at the enamel on the crown of the tooth.

----------------------- , is defined as infection and inflammation of the lungs (alveoli).

B. In the disease, --------------------- , antigenic shifts can lead to severe pandemic outbreaks.

C. In the disease, Streptococcal pharyngitis, rare complications such as the kidney disease, ----------------------- , can occur.

D. Campylobacter, E. coli and Salmonella can cause bacterial -------------------------- which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, cramps

and possible fever.

E. In the disease, ------------------------------------ , fecal-oral spread can lead to jaundice.

F. In the disease --------------------------- , granulomas form, and patients can be latent or active.

G. In the disease, C diff, endospore-forming bacteria take over the intestines, causing diarrhea, leading to the possible complication called pseudomembranous --------------------------.

H. In the disease, common cold, one possible complication is ear infection, also known as -----------------------------------.

I. In the disease, -------------------------------- , over 80% of cases go chronic and can suffer long-term complications such as cirrhosis and liver failure.

Analyzing the macroeconomic status of a country examines the behaviors within a whole economy. In addition to the macroeconomic factors introduced in the reading materials, other components must be considered when analyzing the economic status of a country. The first component is the misery index, which is the unemployment rate and the inflation rate combined. Another consideration is the economic freedom index, which is an exploration of the overall position of a country in comparison to other countries. Finally, there is the human development index, which focuses on the people within the economy, not just the economic growth within a country. For this assignment, compare the United States and one other selected country of your choice approved by the instructor. Throughout this course, multiple resources have been included in all topic materials to provide websites that will assist in the research required for this assignment. Collect the economic data outlined in the "Country Analysis Matrix," located in Topic Materials and conduct additional research through a minimum of three readings from The Economist. You must provide citations for the three articles from The Economist. In addition to completing the matrix, write a 250-word summary identifying two major economic strengths and two major weaknesses for your selected country. Focus on identifying factors that contribute to the country's overall performance and support the growth of the economy as a whole. For example, has the country grown primarily through export promotion or domestic growth? Finally, point out any significant differences you observe between your selected country and the United States. Use the matrix you have developed and the readings from The Economist to support your analysis. GCU format is required for essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented.

Queenstown Baggage Limited has developed the following cost standards for the production of its leather backpacks:

Variable overhead at the company is applied on the basis of direct labour hours. The actual results for last month were as follows:

Required:

i. Calculate the materials price variance, and mention three potential reasons for the variance result.

ii. Calculate the materials quantity variance, and mention three potential reasons for the variance result

iii. Calculate the labour efficiency variance, and mention three potential reasons for the variance result

iv. Joshwood Slovakia has recently joined Kerikeri Baggage Limited, a sister company of Queenstown Baggage Limited, as a Business Analyst. While going through last year’s variance analysis report, he found that the company uses direct labour hours as the basis for applying variable manufacturing overhead costs. He also found that, last year, the company’s labour efficiency variance was unfavourable. However, he noticed that variable overhead efficiency variance was missing in the last year’s report. Joshwood wonders whether the last year’s variable overhead efficiency variance was favourable or unfavourable. What do you think, and why? [Maximum word limit: 120 words].

The following information is budgeted for Plumbing Limited for next quarter:

All sales at the company are on credit: 40% are collected in the month of sale, 58% in the month following the sale, and the remaining 2% are uncollectible. Merchandise purchases are paid in full the month following the month of purchase. The selling and administrative expenses above include $8,000 of depreciation on display fixtures and warehouse equipment. All other selling and administrative expenses are paid as incurred. The company wants to maintain a cash balance of $15,000. Any amount below this can be borrowed from a local bank as needed. All borrowings are made at month-end. The interest rate is 2% per month, which is paid in the following month.

Required:

i. Prepare a cash budget for May. The company expects to have $24,000 of cash on hand at the beginning of May.  

ii. Davey Pichai, a first-year undergraduate student, has recently joined as a summer intern in the accounting department at Plumbing Limited. While having lunch in the company’s cafeteria, Zarik Adler – Davey’s mentor at Plumbing Limited – observed that Davey mainly views budgets as a planning and controlling tool. Zarik was thinking to broaden Davey’s understanding of budgeting by providing a few examples of how budgets can also facilitate decision-making tasks in a company. Imagine yourself as Zarik and discuss three decision-making tasks that the above cash budget (refer to the Part-A above) could facilitate in the company.[Maximum word limit: 250 words].

Softwood Limited, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its operations for September:

The company produces the same number of units every month, although the sales in units vary from month to month. The company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month.

Required:

i. Compute the cost of a single unit of product under both the absorption costing and variable costing approaches.

ii. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing.

iii. For the past 5 years, Shirin Nadia has been working as a Management Accountant at Meridian Energy – a leading power company based in New Zealand. However, she has recently seen a job advertisement for a Senior Management Accountant at Auckland Museum. Shirin applied for the position and subsequently progressed towards the final interview stage. While she was going through the final interview process, an interview panel member asked her how the performance report of the Auckland Museum would be different from Meridian Energy (i.e., her current employer). Imagine yourself as Shirin and write down your response to the panel member’s question.[Maximum word limit: 240 words].

On January 1, 2015, Shea Company issues 700 bonds, 15 years (1000 par value bonds at 97) with a coupon rate of 6% and maturing in 2030. The straight line method is used to amortize any bond discount or premium on a semi-annual basis. Be sure to label the discount or premium as: discount on bonds within long-term liability or premium on bonds within long-term liability (the discount r premium in the system relates to the sale of inventory and does not apply here). Also label to cash inflow and outflows from the bonds including interest payments as: Cash, Bonds- within the bank and checking account. Do not forget the journals required every six months.

Two years later, on January 1, 2017, Shea retires 20% of these bonds by buying them on the open market at 104 (or $1040 a bond). All interest and amortization is accounted for by two separate journal entries for each and paid through December 31, 2016, the day before the purchase is to occur. Purchase these bonds with Cash, Bonds within the bank and checking account

Required:

In QuickBooks™, provide the journal entry at January 1, 2015 for the issuance of the 700 bonds.

In QuickBooks™, provide the entries for interest expense and amortization expense up to December 31, 2016.

In QuickBooks™, provide the journal entry which retires 20% (140 bonds) of the bond in the public market.

Go to Company widget, select settings and then chart of accounts. Select Cash, bonds and Bonds, Liability registers. Click on each and you will see the transactions you made in each register. Copy and paste (or export) each to word document being sure two columns of number show and submit to the assignment area.

A study was conducted that measured the total brain volume (TBV) (in mm³) of patients that had schizophrenia and patients that are considered normal. Table #3.1 contains the TBV of the normal patients and table #3.1 contains the TBV of schizophrenia patients ("SOCR data oct2009," 2013). Is there enough evidence to show that the patients with schizophrenia have less TBV on average than a patient that is considered normal? Test at the 10% level.

Table #3.1: Total Brain Volume (in mm³) of Normal Patients

Table #3.2: Total Brain Volume (in mm³) of Schizophrenia Patients

Step 1: State the question

Step 2: Identify the information

1. State the random variables and parameters in words

2. State the null and alternative hypotheses and level of significance

3. Determine the type of test this is, then state and check the assumptions for this type of test

Step 3: Perform calculations

1. Find the sample statistics

2. Find the test statistic

3. Find the p-value

4. State the conclusion (compare p and alpha and decide to reject H_o or fail to reject H_o)

Step 4. Interpret (answer the original question in a complete sentence)

Please paste explanation from a word document