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1. Start a new worksheet and name it Z-scores. Use the STANDARDIZE function in Excel to...

1. Start a new worksheet and name it Z-scores. Use the STANDARDIZE function in Excel to calculate the z-scores for problems 2 and 4 on page 401 and problems 2 and 4 on page 412. Read Examples T.3 and T.4 on page 422 to see examples of how to use STANDARDIZE with means and proportions. Your output should look like the partial worksheet at right, except that cells C3, C4, C9, and C10 should be filled with the correct z-scores for each problem. (4 pts)

2. Start a new worksheet and name it Puppies. Then, complete the following: Suppose you are thinking about getting a puppy and want to know the amount of time people spend caring for their puppies. You survey 31 puppy owners and find that the mean amount of time they spend caring for their puppies is 108.0 minutes per day, with a standard deviation of 17.0 minutes. Construct and interpret a 98% confidence interval for the mean amount of time puppy owners spend on their puppies. Be sure to read page 500 and then use either Example T.7 or T.8 as a guide, whichever applies to this situation. Store your margin of error in cell A1. Then, write two (or more) complete sentences stating and interpreting your confidence interval. Write these in your worksheet in cell A4. For rounding, use the rounding rule on page 432.

Worth 4 points: 1 point for inputting data correctly, 1 point for getting the correct margin of error, and 2 points for correctly stating and interpreting the confidence interval.

3. Start a new worksheet and name it Chips. A random sample of 200 computer chips is obtained from a factory and 4% are found to be defective. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all computer chips from the factory that are defective. Use Example T.9 on page 501 as a guide and format your answer like the example. (Note: Be sure that you are clear about what x, n, and p-hat are in this problem before you just enter numbers into Excel.) Write your sentences in cell A9. (The function in Excel 2007 is NORMSINV, but you will need to read about the NORMSINV function and think about what the first parameter will need to be to do this problem correctly.)

Worth 4 points: 1 point for inputting data correctly, 1 point for calculating the correct margin of error, and 2 points for correctly stating and interpreting the confidence interval.

Part 2

For problems 4-5, perform hypothesis tests for each of the following scenarios. You may use Excel, manual calculation, or a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator to compute your results. Submit your project to the Project 3 assignments folder on Brightspace by the due date. The easiest way to complete this project is to just take this Word document, fill in your answers, save it and submit to the assignments folder as Project3.docx. If you don’t have Word on your computer, you can print the pdf version of this document, write in your answers, and then scan it to a new pdf before submitting.

Grading for each problem is as follows:

Hypotheses: 1.5 points = To receive full points, hypotheses (both H0 and Ha) must be stated correctly, either in words or in symbols. Examples: “µ ≥ 35” or “Population mean is greater than or equal to 35”.

Test stat and value: 1 point = Identify the correct test statistic and its value (Example: t = 2.215)

P-value (or Critical Value): 1 point = Correct p-value (or Critical value on #4) of test is given.

Conclusion: 1.5 points = State how you decided and whether you reject or fail to reject null hypothesis. Then, include a full sentence description of what this means in this particular problem. (Example: “Since the p-value > the 0.05 significance level, fail to reject H0. There is not enough evidence to support the claim that listening to music while studying increases your chances of getting an A.”)

4. A children’s clothing company sells hand-smocked dresses for girls. The length of one particular size of dress is designed to be 26 inches. The company regularly tests the lengths of the garments to ensure quality control, and if the mean length is found to be significantly longer or shorter than 26 inches, the machines must be adjusted. The most recent simple random sample of 28 dresses had a mean length of 26.30 inches with a standard deviation of 0.77 inches. Perform a hypothesis test at the 0.01 level of significance to determine if the mean dress length has changed.

Hypotheses:

Test statistic and value:                                                                  P-value or Critical value:

Conclusion:

5. CNN/Money reports that the mean cost of a speeding ticket, including court fees, was $150.00 in 2002. A local police department claims that this amount has increased. To test their claim, they collected data from a simple random sample of 160 drivers were fined for speeding in the year 2002 and found that they paid a mean of $154.00 per ticket. Assuming that the population standard deviation is $17.54, is there sufficient evidence to support the police department’s claim at the 0.01 level of significance?

Hypotheses:

Test Statistic and value:                                                                     P-value:

Conclusion:

In: Statistics and Probability

Jerry is a 35-year-old man who is studying horticulture part-time at his local TAFE and working...

Jerry is a 35-year-old man who is studying horticulture part-time at his local TAFE and working part-time for the government in a forestry role. Jerry has had bipolar disorder since his late teens but was only officially diagnosed three years ago. Recently, Jerry has started staying up longer during the night working on his assignments, and for the past five days he has not slept at all. For the past month, Jerry has only been sporadically taking his prescribed medication. Last week Jerry’s neighbours made a complaint to the body corporate in the unit where Jerry lives after he did some gardening in his courtyard at 3 am, followed by mowing the communal areas at 4.30 am. Jerry thinks his neighbours need to ‘chill’ and that he was actually in the middle of a breakthrough that could result in reversing global warming. Jerry believes that his neighbours should mind their own business and stop interfering with his creativity, and he cannot understand why they are confused by his ideas. Jerry believes he is on the ‘verge’ of a major discovery. While he was writing his latest assignment, his research helped him unearth a discovery that will reverse global warming, resulting in him making millions of dollars. When the morning came, Jerry quit his job. Jerry’s major concern now is what will happen if he accidentally reverses global warming too much and the temperature becomes too cool. While he is worried about this, he believes everything will probably be okay, because it all comes down to the word ‘land’ and it will ‘even out’, but he does want to seek clarification on this. Jerry is reassured because people live in Iceland, Greenland, Ireland and Poland and these are all cold climates. It will all balance out because there are equal numbers of countries in warmer climates that have the word ‘land’ in them, too, such as Swaziland, Thailand, New Zealand and the Falklands. Outcomes being ‘even’ is of great importance to Jerry. Jerry’s father Paul visited him a few days ago for dinner and is worried about him. Despite Paul making dinner, Jerry couldn’t sit still long enough to eat it. Jerry doesn’t want to talk about the possibility that he may be unwell again, because, he says, ‘It’s not like last time, Dad.’ Yesterday, Jerry attended the Polish embassy requesting they work with him on his project. He demanded to see the ‘most senior person here’ because they would be the only one who could understand his discovery. Both the Thai and Irish embassies had refused to return his calls. Jerry became upset when a representative from the Polish embassy exports department would not meet with him. Jerry was talking rapidly and loudly, and staff could not follow the topic of his conversation. Jerry became irritated when staff didn’t provide the information he wanted and eventually security was called. Jerry was taken to his local hospital for assessment and later admitted.

  1. You have been asked to formulate a risk assessmentfor Jerry. Based on the information in the case study, what risks would you identify? Use the form attached to this tutorial guide.
  2. Describe these features of the presentation of mania: pressured speech, disinhibition, punning, grandiose delusions, and second person auditory hallucinations. Provide examples from the video, or from Jerry’s case study.
  3. Jerry became irritated and security were called, and he was taken to his local hospital for assessment. What is the difference between ‘voluntary’ and ‘involuntary’ treatmentin the context of mental health act legislation in your state or territory?
  4. Treatment for Bipolar Disorder includes antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antidepressants and most commonly mood stabilizers. Investigate the following psychotropic medications known as Mood Stabiliser- Lithium Carbonate, Sodium Valproate, Lamotrigine and Carbamazepine. Consider the importance of effective monitoring, consumer experiences(side effects) and safety factors(e.g. Lithium Toxicity). Discover the other therapeutic use for the last three medications.
  5. The mental state examination (MSE) is a formal assessment used in both diagnostics and ongoing assessment. How can the principles of a therapeutic relationshipfacilitate the processof obtaining information through an MSE?
  6. Australia’s legal system requires health care clinicians to operate within a ‘least restrictive’ framework. Discuss where this approach is evident in the mental health act legislation in your state.
  7. What does the mental health legislation act in your state or territory stipulate about ‘recovery’?
  8. How can the mental health nurse apply Bandura’s concept of self-efficacyto support consumers in medication self-management?

In: Nursing

Submit a business proposal for a new business (A new "start-up" venture that you or a...

  • Submit a business proposal for a new business (A new "start-up" venture that you or a group of people are contemplating)
  • Submit a new project proposal (Possibly one that you and/or your firm is working on now or recently completed)

Prepare a proposal using the requirements list below. The proposal should focus on solving a organizational problem and provide for cost savings and/or revenue-generation. I suggest that you use a project that you have or plan to propose to your organization or a start new business that already exist and that you would like to start someday. It is much easier to work with actual figures than to make up a fictitious company and researching what the possible figures might be. The proposal should include all (but is not limited to) the following information:

  • Briefly describe the Business venture/project and its relationship to the organizational mission.
  • If this is a new business, what is the legal structure (Partnership, Corporation or S Corporation)?
  • What method of accounting (Cash method Vs Accrual method) will you use? Why?
  • How will you price your product and/or products? What is the mark up on the product? What pricing strategy, Target Price and/or Cost Plus Price? Use this in the Sales Budget.
  • You should explain if you are tracking cost using Job Order Cost system, Process Cost system, Operating Cost system, Activity Based cost system (for overhead) and/or a combination of the systems
  • Create a 1year Master Budget for the business/project.
  • Prepare Cash budget (and/or Cash Flow statement) and provide a brief analysis of cash flows from Operation, Investing and Financing activities (Cash flow statement analysis)
  • Break Even Analysis, Target Profit and Margin of Safety in units and Sales Dollars for the Business/Project
  • Discuss the Return on Investment and/or Economic Value Added for the business/program/project to measure its projected performance.
  • What is the Business/Project's Payback Period, Accounting rate of return and Net Present Value?
  • If capital equipment is involved, is there a lease or buy decision - (NPV analysis).
  • If new a Business or Project, calculate and show the Present Value of the Business or Project using NPV analysis based on the expected future cash flows (possibly from Cash Budget or Cash flow statement).
  • Do you require new personnel, if so complete and submit a brief job description?
  • How will you fund this new program? Raising capital for the Business/project/program through funds internally (Retained Earning) to the company or externally via Bonds/Loans and/or Equity from investors.
  • Evaluation business/project comparing following ratios with Industry and/or major competitor
    • Profitability and Total Asset Management by calculating the following ratios: Profit Margin, Asset Turnover and Return on Asset
    • Solvency by calculating the following ratios: Debt to Equity and Time Interest Earned
    • Liquidity by calculating the following ratios: Cash flow yield, Cash flow to Sales, Cash flow to assets and finally Free Cash Flow and Time Interest Earned
  • Have a conclusion convincing financer/management to finance the Business/Project.

This write up document in Microsoft word document should be no more than 10 pages. The cover sheet should include the type of proposal you are submitting, the name of your team members (if applicable) and their role in the project. Second page should be an executive summary giving a brief description of the project and any information you find pertinent (maximum 250 words). Your write up should provide analysis and summary touching on the requirements of the project. You can have supporting documents in the appendix that will not be counted towards the 10 pages of write up.

Format is important, and you are expected to present the information in an attractive, professional manner. If your use references, please make sure they are cited either in the footnotes or at the end of the paper. A title page and a table of contents lends to the organization of the paper. The document must be double-spaced, and professionally prepared (i.e., using basic APA style and/or www.isiresearchsoft.com for bibliographic formatting resources) spell-checked, clearly organized, and clearly summarized, with accurate citations for all referenced work.

You may only use Microsoft Word or Excel to develop your paper; remember that you must show your calculations. Papers submitted in .pdf format are also acceptable.
If you include proprietary information from your organization, please mark your paper confidential to ensure that its contents will not be used as an example in future classes.

Lastly, please make sure that the project employs some form of financial statements, capital expenditure worksheets, and/or any other pertinent accounting support schedules that we will employ throughout this course. Every project that is submitted must have some numerical support and accounting schedules, not just a written analysis.

In: Accounting

The Orthotic Group case study demonstrates how performance management is important to continuously improve. As you...

The Orthotic Group case study demonstrates how performance management is important to continuously improve. As you read the case, think about the balanced scorecard approach and how you would set metrics for your team to generate the results needed to remain competitive. The Orthotic Group, located in Ontario, Canada, prides itself on providing superior service to healthcare professionals globally. A custom manufacturer of orthotics that can be inserted into footwear, the company also supplies compression hosiery and footwear. Healthcare professionals can order online through the website, through two technological options, Gaitscan or OHI1Scan or by sending foot impression forms through the postal service. With a strong customer base, The Orthotic Group is considered a leader in the industry as a result of their quality, order cycle time, and problem resolution process. In 2017, after a competitive analysis, it was determined that delivery times from order placement to delivery in the industry had become more competitive. Along with this new competitive requirement, performance metrics for the past 6 months had been slipping from their previous norms. While there had been some minor turnover amongst the production staff, the turnover was no more than previous years. A new manager had been hired who had been making changes. Some of these changes were popular with the production workers, while others were not. Work-in-Process (WIP) inventory began to pile up in key areas of the production line. The new manager left the organization 3 months prior to the busy fall season. The Vice-President Operations thought it would be a good opportunity to embark upon a Lean Process Improvement initiative with the employees. The goal was to reduce the turn-around-time (TAT) and work-in-process inventory (WIP), while maintaining and improving the quality of their orthotics. The Production Supervisor compiled a team of workers from production to gain their insights into what was slowing the team down. Through observations and collaboration with the team it was noted that the following conditions were preventing The Orthotic Group from achieving their targets: While the company had a metric board on the T.V. screen posted above the production line, the first production step, the Technician cell, did not know how many orthotics they produced as a team. Results were provided the next day as a component of the daily stand-up, Workers were processing orders in batches of 10 or more, There was a high degree of variability in worker productivity, First-in-First-Out (FIFO) priority system was not being maintained as workers would work on “easy” orders first instead of higher difficulty orders to push the orders through. At this point the Production Supervisor is preparing a report to discuss priorities with the Vice President – Operations.

The Orthotic Group case study demonstrates how performance management is important to continuously improve. As you read the case, think about the balanced scorecard approach and how you would set metrics for your team to generate the results needed to remain competitive.

Questions:1 Explain what a Lean Process Improvement plan is? What is involved in this type of initiative? (15%) Please use your original words and thoughts and only use direct quotes to prove a point in your arguments. References may be required if you are utilizing outside resources. Copying word for word or paraphrasing can lead to Academic Misconduct. This applies to all questions.

Question: 2 From a functional perspective, which category(ies) of performance metrics are likely currently in use at the manufacturing center prior to the Lean Improvement Process. Explain why you believe this? Is this the right approach going forward given the Lean Improvement initiative? (20%) See warning in Question 1.

Question: 3 What role does IT have in the company when it comes to performance measurement? In your opinion is the Information Technology resources being employed effectively? What are your recommendations? (20%) See warning in Question 1.

Question: 4 Develop 5-6 key metrics (for the balanced scorecard) the company should measure in the manufacturing environment as a result of a lean Improvement initiative. Why are these important? What purpose do they serve? Try to look beyond the textbook for key ideas of what will influence world-class performance for the company. (20%) See warning in Question 1.

Question: 5 Your group represents the team that has been operating the Lean Improvement Process and you are writing a short executive summary (1 page minimum) to the VP Operations so the VP can show the executive group the recommendations. Based on questions 1-4, and the problems they have identified, write up the executive summary with your conclusions and supporting rationale for these improvements. (25%) See warning in Question 1, and the problems they have identified, write up the executive summary with your conclusions and supporting rationale for these improvements. (25%) See warning in Question

In: Operations Management

I needed to read the article that is located at the bottom of the email then...

I needed to read the article that is located at the bottom of the email then answer the questions:

Summarize Adams’s main ideas and explain why you agree or disagree with her.

Adams concludes her article with several reasons why utilizing correct grammar and mechanics leads to career success. Choose one reason and explain it in your own words.

Given your learning from Adams’s work, as well as our lessons this week, discuss one aspect of grammar and mechanics you will be working to improve in your writing. Explain what steps you plan to take, and outline a clear goal for yourself.

THE ARTICLE IS BELOW

Grammar has been getting attention in the media lately, and for good reason.

The Wall Street Journal started the discussion last month with a piece about the growing number of grammar gaffes in the office, especially among younger employees. Examples: “There’s new people you should meet,” instead of “there are new people you should meet,” and “he expected Helen and I to help him,” instead of “he expected Helen and me.” The piece quoted managers and bosses who were fed up with younger employees who bring the vernacular of emails, Twitter messages and casual conversations into the office, including the ubiquitous use of the word “like” and those who say, “I could care less,” when they mean “I couldn’t care less.” The piece mentioned a survey of 430 employers taken earlier this year, in which 45% said they planned to increase training programs to improve employees’ use of grammar and other skills.

Because I am over 50 and I was raised by grammar sticklers, I am sympathetic to managers’ complaints about rampant grammar mistakes. One of my parents’ pet peeves: The improper use of “lay” and “lie.” Anytime someone says “I’m tired and I’m going to lay down,” I cringe. You lay down an object, but you lie down on the bed.

On the other hand, as my colleague Alison Griswold points out in a thoughtful, well-researched piece, experts recognize that language rules evolve, rather than remain static. Alison gives some great examples, like the use of the words “google,” “access” and “reference” as verbs. “Access” only went from being a noun to a verb in 1962, Alison learned from the Online Etymology Dictionary. Alison has several wonderful quotes from linguistics professor Alice Harris at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Harris’s conclusion, in short: language is constantly changing, and often those changes bubble up from informal usage. I should probably let go of my fixation on “lay” and “lie.”

Still, as a plainspoken piece on today’s Harvard Business Review blog points out, it’s better to err on the side of grammar caution. The story is written by Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, an online repair manual. Wiens says, simply, that he won’t hire people who have bad grammar. He gives all of his job applicants a grammar test, making exceptions only for people with serious extenuating circumstances like dyslexia or those who are learning English as a second language. “If job hopefuls can't distinguish between ‘to’ and ‘too,’ their applications go into the bin,” he writes. Wiens explains that he cares about grammar for two reasons. One, he points out, is that in this digital age, when we communicate increasingly in written texts and posts, “your words are all you have.” We project ourselves through our written words, he notes. Another reason is that poor grammar shows a kind of sloppiness. Wiens wants to hire people who pay attention to detail.

I can think of several other reasons that grammar is important, in spoken English as well as in the written word. When you speak, you project your level of intelligence and thoughtfulness. You also demonstrate how organized you are, in your thoughts and in your intentions. If you can get your sentences straight before you say them, you’re promising that you’re more likely to master tasks at work. In addition to good grammar, it’s best if you can scrub your speech of awkward pauses, “ums” and “uhs.” The other thing eloquence suggests is that you are listening closely to the other person, and you’re serious about what you want to convey to that person. Good grammar and clear sentences suggest respect.

Given how fast the digital world is changing the way we communicate, we may witness a more rapid change in grammar rules. But for now, as Kyle Wiens sensibly points out, it’s best to keep grammar rules in mind and try to abide by them, when writing and speaking.

In: Operations Management

Case Questions/Information: The responses to the case questions must be typed. You must turn a printed...

Case Questions/Information:

The responses to the case questions must be typed. You must turn a printed copy by the beginning of class on the day that the case is due. You may work alone or in a group of up to 4 students. Only 1 copy of the case is required for any groups, but please be sure that all students’ names are included on that copy. You should use an Excel spreadsheet to show your calculations. Any text responses can be typed in the Excel spreadsheet or printed via a word processor.

Case Information:

Mary Jones is in the market for a new home. She will need a $300,000 mortgage in order to purchase her “dream house.” Mary is meeting with a loan officer at her bank to discuss some loan options. Information about these options is given below and should help you answer the 6 questions for this case. The seller of her potential new home has agreed to pay for the closing costs in order to entice buyers.

Mortgage Option #1: 30 year fixed rate mortgage:

A 30-year home mortgage is the most popular option chosen by potential homeowners. This loan would be repaid in equal monthly installments. The monthly installment payments are made up of principal payments (which reduce the principal of the loan) and interest payments (paid to the bank for the use of the money). Since Mary has an excellent credit rating, the bank has offered her 4.0 % annual loan rate.

Mortgage Option #2: 20 year fixed rate mortgage:

The bank also has a 20 year fixed rate mortgage. This loan would also be repaid in equal monthly installments and the bank is willing to offer Mary the same 4.0% annual loan rate.

Mortgage Option #3: SMART loan:

A smart loan works as follows: every two weeks, Mary will make a mortgage payment that is ½ of the amount that she would pay for her monthly 30 year mortgage. The APR for the SMART loan is the same as that of the 30 year fixed rate mortgage. This option would save interest as compared to the 30 year fixed rate mortgage option.

Mortgage Option #4: Bullet Loan:

The loan officer also mentions a bullet loan, which will provide a greater interest savings. For the first 60 months, Mary would pay the bank the same monthly payment as she would for the 30 year fixed rate mortgage. However, the “bullet” payment is due immediately after the 60th payment is paid. The “bullet” payment occurs as Mary must pay the remaining principal on her loan at that time. The remaining principal can be shown as the ending balance in an amortization table after 60 payments are made. Alternatively, this principal balance may be calculated as a present value of this loan considering 25 years are left on the loan (note that this should be shown as months in the PV calculation).

Mortgage Option #5: Interest Only Loan:

There is a final mortgage option that the loan officer presents to Mary. An interest-only loan is typically not offered for consumer loans, but the bank has a trial that it is offering currently. For the interest only loan, Mary does not have to make any principal payments on the loan until it is due 10 years from now. In the meantime, she makes monthly interest only payments. The APR for this loan is 2.8%.

Case Questions/Information:

The responses to the case questions must be typed. You must turn a printed copy by the beginning of class on the day that the case is due. You may work alone or in a group of up to 4 students. Only 1 copy of the case is required for any groups, but please be sure that all students’ names are included on that copy. You should use an Excel spreadsheet to show your calculations. Any text responses can be typed in the Excel spreadsheet or printed via a word processor.

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Question #4:

  1. How much does Mary pay for each of the 60 monthly payments for the Bullet loan? (5 points)
  2. How much is the bullet? Remember that the bullet is the principal remaining on the loan after the 60 payments are made. (10 points)

Question #5:

  1. How much does Mary pay for each of the 120 monthly payments for the interest only loan? (5 points)
  2. How much does Mary owe the bank after she makes the 120 monthly payments? While she can make additional principal payments during the term of the loan, for this calculation consider that she does not make any additional principal payments. (10 points)

Question #6:

  1. Find the E.A.R. (effective annual rates) for the 5 types of mortgages that Mary is considering. (10 points)
  2. Which mortgage should Mary choose? Please include in your explanation a comparison of the EARs, interest saved between the 30 year mortgage and the other loans, and any risks she might face with the different types of loans. (10 points)

In: Finance

Part 1 – Classes and objects Create a new Java project called usernamePart1 in NetBeans. In...

Part 1 – Classes and objects Create a new Java project called usernamePart1 in NetBeans. In my case the project would be called rghanbarPart1. Select the option to create a main method. Create a new class called Vehicle. In the Vehicle class write the code for: • Instance variables that store the vehicle’s make, model, colour, and fuel type • A default constructor, and a second constructor that initialises all the instance variables • Accessor (getters) and mutator (setters) methods for all instance variables • A method called printDetails that prints the Vehicle details e.g. “The vehicle details are:” followed by all instance variables. The output must be formatted for readability In the main method write the code to: • Create 2 vehicles, one using the default constructor, the other using the constructor that initialises all the instance variables for the vehicle. • Demonstrate the use of one accessor method, and one mutator method for one of the vehicles you created. • Print the vehicle’s details using the printDetails method for one of the vehicles you created. Part 2 – Inheritance, collections and polymorphism Create a new Java project called usernamePart2 in NetBeans. Select the option to create a main method. Create a new class called Car. Create a second class called Vehicle. Copy the code from the Vehicle class you created in Part 1 into the new Vehicle class. Modify the new Car class so that it extends Vehicle (Vehicle is the superclass, Car is the subclass). In the Car class write the code for: • The instance variables that store the transmission type, and body type • Accessor and mutator methods for the 2 instance variables • A default constructor, and a second constructor that initialises all the instance variables in the Car and the Vehicle classes using the super keyword • The Vehicle class has a method called printDetails that prints the Vehicle details. Override the printDetails method in the Car class and print all of the car’s details. The printDetails method in the Car class must use the super keyword to call the printDetails method in the Vehicle class. • The Car class must also demonstrate the use of overloaded methods In the main method write the code to: • Declare an ArrayList with a type parameter of Car 3 • Add at least 2 Cars to the ArrayList • Use an Iterator (java.util.Iterator) to loop through the cars in the ArrayList and print out some of their details. Please note that use of any other kind of loop will not receive any marks. • Check if the ArrayList contains a particular car • Get a car from the ArrayList • Remove a car from the ArrayList • Print the size of the ArrayList • Clear the ArrayList Please note that collections are covered in Topic 3 and 4. You may need to wait until we have covered these topics to implement your ArrayList. Polymorphism In the class that contains the main method, create a second method that takes a Vehicle as a parameter and write the code to print out the vehicle’s fuel type using one of the vehicle’s accessor methods. Then create an object of type Car and an object of type Vehicle in the main method and use the method you have just created to demonstrate polymorphism. Part 3 – Abstract classes Create a new Java project called usernamePart3 in NetBeans. Select the option to create a main method. Create a new class called Car. Create a second new class called Vehicle. Rewrite your code from Part2 so that: • The Vehicle class is abstract • Car extends Vehicle • The Vehicle class contains at least one abstract method All methods, constructors and instance variables that were in the Car and Vehicle classes in part 2 must be included in part 3. You need to rewrite the Car and Vehicle classes from part 2 so that Vehicle is abstract and there are multiple ways to create a Car. Check your code works by creating a new Car in your main method. Part 4 – Interfaces Create a new Java project called usernamePart4 in NetBeans. Select the option to create a main method. Create a new class called Car. Create a new interface called Vehicle. Rewrite your code from Part 2 so that: • Vehicle is an interface 4 • Car implements Vehicle • The Vehicle interface contains at least one abstract methods All methods, constructors and instance variables that were in the Car and Vehicle classes in part 2 must be included in part 4. You need to rewrite the Car and Vehicle classes from part 2 so that Vehicle is an interface and there are multiple ways to create a Car. In the main method of your project write the code to: • Declare a Stack with a type parameter of Car • Add at least 3 cars to the Stack • Demonstrate the use of: o peek() o pop() o empty() Part 5 – UML Create a word document called usernamePart5. Draw 2 UML diagrams to show the inheritance relationship for the Vehicle and Car in part 3 and part 4. Make sure that each diagram has a heading and the header of the word document contains your name and student ID.

In: Computer Science

Foxy Investigative Services is an investigative services firm that is owned and operated by Shirley Vickers....

Foxy Investigative Services is an investigative services firm that is owned and operated by Shirley Vickers. On November 30, 20Y8, the end of the fiscal year, the accountant for Foxy Investigative Services prepared an end-of-period spreadsheet, a part of which follows:

Foxy Investigative Services
End-of-Period Spreadsheet
For the Year Ended November 30, 20Y8
~ Adjusted Trial Balance
Account Title ~ Dr. Cr.
~
Cash ~ 25,000
Accounts Receivable ~ 68,400
Supplies ~ 4,400
Prepaid Insurance ~ 2,500
Building ~ 437,000
Accumulated Depreciation-Building ~ 42,400
Accounts Payable ~ 11,400
Salaries Payable ~ 3,800
Unearned Rent ~ 2,500
Common Stock ~ 80,000
Retained Earnings ~ 293,600
Dividends ~ 11,700
Service Fees ~ 712,850
Rent Revenue ~ 11,700
Salaries Expense ~ 524,000
Rent Expense ~ 46,800
Supplies Expense ~ 10,300
Depreciation Expense-Building ~ 8,400
Utilities Expense ~ 7,950
Repairs Expense ~ 3,500
Insurance Expense ~ 2,500
Miscellaneous Expense ~ 5,800
~ 1,158,250 1,158,250
Required:
1.
A. Prepare an income statement for the year ended November 30, 20Y8. If a net loss has been incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Use the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the correct wording of text items other than account names. You will not need to enter colons (:) on the income statement. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B. Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended November 30, 20Y8. If a net loss is incurred or dividends were paid, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for exact wording of the answer choices for text entries other than account names.
C. Prepare a balance sheet as of November 30, 20Y8. Fixed assets must be entered in order according to account number. Be sure to complete the statement heading. You will not need to enter colons (:) or the word "Less" on the balance sheet; they will automatically insert where necessary. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for exact wording of the answer choices for text entries other than account names. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
2. Based upon the end-of-period spreadsheet, journalize the closing entries. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
3.

If Retained Earnings had instead decreased $36,000 after the closing entries were posted, and the dividends remained the same, what would have been the amount of net income or net loss? If required, use a minus sign to indicate a net loss.

1A. Prepare an income statement for the year ended November 30, 20Y8. If a net loss has been incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Use the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the correct wording of text items other than account names. You will not need to enter colons (:) on the income statement. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

1B. Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended November 30, 20Y8. If a net loss is incurred or dividends were paid, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for exact wording of the answer choices for text entries other than account names.

1C. Prepare a balance sheet as of November 30, 20Y8. Fixed assets must be entered in order according to account number. Be sure to complete the statement heading. You will not need to enter colons (:) or the word "Less" on the balance sheet; they will automatically insert where necessary. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for exact wording of the answer choices for text entries other than account names. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

2. Based upon the end-of-period spreadsheet, journalize the closing entries. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

3. If Retained Earnings had instead decreased $36,000 after the closing entries were posted, and the dividends remained the same, what would have been the amount of net income or net loss? If required, use a minus sign to indicate a net loss.

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Research is an integral part of all professional fields. Designing a research study can be a...

Research is an integral part of all professional fields. Designing a research study can be a complicated task that can be simplified if the appropriate techniques can be identified. This assignment will give you the opportunity to design an experiment, including finding relevant prior research, determining the appropriate sample, data analysis techniques, and discuss the results you hope to see. Working from the topic chosen earlier in the topic selection, you will be designing your own statistical study. In a 1,250-1,500 word report, discuss the design of an experiment that would expand on or relate to the research in the previously chosen article. See the attached document for detailed instructions on how to complete the project. A minimum of four additional scholarly resources are required. **Research must be on "Physician Burnout"**

MAT-274 Final Project Detailed Criteria
Background information explaining the importance of the research (why it should be done) and what has been done in the past.
- This background section can be a large portion of your paper, perhaps around 25% of the entire word count. Here you explain what previous research has been done on your topic and how this inspired your new study/experiment. You are required to reference four scholarly articles in your final paper. Make sure to mention how the study you designed is different from the previous work you read in your primary research articles. You can also include information in this section about why the topic is important to your field of study or relevant to you in general.

Sampling and experimental design with rationale.
- In this section, you should include your sampling technique, how you are achieving appropriate randomization, and why this technique is the most appropriate for your particular experiment. Make sure you address any possible bias in your sampling technique and how you will consider this in your final results. Conclude this section with a discussion of your population for generalization and how the demographics of your sample achieve this goal.

Data analysis techniques (specific inferential test that would need to be used and why, include tests that would need to be done to validate the assumptions needed for the chosen inferential test).
- This section is the heart of your final paper. The final grading of the project will focus most heavily on this content. There are at least three paragraphs worth of material to comment on in this section. It is essential that you clearly articulate which type of inferential test you are using (z, t, paired t, pooled t, chi-squared, ANOVA+F-test, etc.). In addition to stating the type of test, you must explain why this test is appropriate. Every statistical test has certain conditions that must be satisfied to make the test have reasonable inferential power (see lecture slides on Loud Cloud). You need to verify that these assumptions are satisfied for your experiment/sample and explain what types of information you would collect to show this; mention any calculations, graphs, charts, and plots you would use. It would be very nice to include some information on how you would use Excel to implement these calculations/charts. The hypothesis test needs to be formally stated (null and alternative clearly and correctly given with variable names and inequalities/equalities in the correct spot). Describe whether this is a one-tailed or two-tailed test, your chosen significance level (with justification), and what the p-value would tell you in the context of your problem. If your test requires follow-up analysis (such as ANOVA, paired-t), you need to mention explicitly what type of follow up you will do and how these calculations would be performed. Why do you need the follow up calculations? What does this analysis tell you?

Expected results as well as the questions this research will serve to answer.
- This section can consist of a single paragraph and should discuss what exactly you hope to answer by performing your inferential test described in the previous part. State what results you expect to see for your hypothesis test, what do you expect the p-value to be approximately? What does the p-value tell you about your null/alternative? Would reject/fail to reject the null? Explain what your hypothesis test outcome means in language relevant to your chosen topic.

Suggestions for future research.
- Your paper should end with a concluding paragraph that discusses how your experiment might influence future research. Decide on future experiments that might be performed based off your work here and previous research. Outline any sample size/experimental design changes you would recommend to future researchers. How would this future research expand the work already completed?

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Please in C++ thank you! Please also include the screenshot of the output. I have included...

Please in C++ thank you! Please also include the screenshot of the output. I have included everything that's needed for this. Pls and thank you!

Write a simple class and use it in a vector.

Begin by writing a Student class. The public section has the following methods:

Student::Student()

Constructor. Initializes all data elements: name to empty string(s), numeric variables to 0.

bool Student::ReadData(istream& in)

Data input. The istream should already be open. Reads the following data, in this order:

• First name (a string, 1 word)

• Last name (also a string, also 1 word)

• 5 quiz scores (integers, range 0-20)

• 3 test scores (integers, range 0-100)

Assumes that all data is separated by whitespace. The method returns true if reading all data was successful, otherwise returns false. Does not need to validate or range-check data; if one of the quiz or test scores is out of range, just keep going.

bool Student::WriteData(ostream& out) const

Output function. Writes data in the following format. Each student’s data is on one line.

• First name (left justified, 20 characters)

• Last name (left justified, 20 characters) • 5 quiz scores (each right justified in a field 4 characters wide)

• 3 test scores (each right justified in a field 5 characters wide)

• new-line character ‘\n’ or use of endl in output function

Note that this is a const method; it should not modify any of the object’s data. Returns true if the attempt to send the data to the stream was successful, false otherwise.

string Student::GetFirstName() const;

string Student::GetLastName() const;

Accessor methods, also known as ‘getters.’ Returns data from inside the function.

float Student::CourseAverage() const

Returns the student’s weighted average as a percentage (float in range 0-100). The quiz scores are averaged together (20-point scale) and are 35% of the course grade. The test are averaged together and are 65% of the course grade. This does not modify any of the object’s data.

bool Student::DisplayCourseAverage(ostream& out) const Prints the student’s course average to the provided output stream, rounded to 3 decimal places. Returns true if the attempt was successful, false otherwise.

string Student::LetterGrade() const Returns a string with the student’s letter grade, using the same grading scale as this course. The class should assume that any input or output streams passed to public methods are already open.

The main program is quite simple. You are provided a data file with data for some number of students. Read the data into a vector. (Hint: Declare one student. Read that student’s data, then add it to the vector. Repeat.) It should then print a roster, showing the name, course average to 3 decimal places, and letter grade for each student in the course. This list should be sorted by student name (sort by last name, break ties using first name; display in usual first-name last-name order).

Here is the input.txt

23
MIRANDA BOONE 17 17 13 17 20 86 91 71
LARRY MARSH 16 11 20 15 11 78 82 96
JANIE FOWLER 18 18 19 18 20 80 90 69
ALBERTO GILBERT 15 20 18 17 19 51 76 99
SUE LEONARD 12 15 12 18 17 85 77 100
CARL BALLARD 16 12 16 16 20 65 80 92
LESLIE PEREZ 13 18 17 12 20 81 81 96
MORRIS NEWTON 20 19 19 20 16 75 80 66
BRANDI LAMB 19 17 20 12 16 97 67 65
HERBERT HARVEY 20 16 11 14 12 80 100 80
RUDOLPH FISHER 17 18 20 18 18 82 68 77
LAURIE PHELPS 18 11 13 16 15 90 93 76
PHILIP ZIMMERMAN 17 13 18 16 18 79 78 64
BRAD HAYES 17 20 13 11 20 81 92 87
BELINDA JACKSON 18 10 16 18 16 59 76 87
JESSIE MORAN 16 14 13 19 19 78 79 66
BRIDGET KELLER 19 14 15 20 20 90 66 66
CHAD RODRIGUEZ 15 16 20 18 18 86 71 79
KENNETH KELLY 11 19 17 19 18 76 75 67
CASSANDRA MASON 14 20 18 20 17 85 76 100
RANDY JACKSON 18 19 15 19 17 67 61 65
GARRY CLAYTON 10 16 18 14 19 86 85 84
NICK FLOYD 18 13 20 17 16 79 76 81

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