For a nation largely built on immigration what explains the strong nativist streak throughout American history? (In your own words)

In 200 words answer the following question. What caused the outbreak of the Mexican-American War? Who opposed the war, and why?

What drove African American and Mexican migration north? How did the war facilitate these changes? How was this migration significant?

Explain why it is important for Starbucks to expand from North American market to China. Give full rationale with supporting remarks/.

What is a proper Christian response to poverty? Is giving money the answer? What would you suggest American Christians do?

The data below represents the fields of specialization for a randomly selected sample of undergraduate students. We want to determine whether there is a significant difference in the fields of specialization between regions of the country. (1 point)

1. Determine the critical value of the chi-square (χ²) for this test of independence.
2. Complete the expected value table below

            b.   Calculate the value of the test statistic (Show all work).

            c.   What is the conclusion for this test? Let α = .05.

The South Division of Wiig Company reported the following data for the current year.

Top management is unhappy with the investment center’s return on investment (ROI). It asks the manager of the South Division to submit plans to improve ROI in the next year. The manager believes it is feasible to consider the following independent courses of action.

(a) Compute the return on investment (ROI) for the current year. (Round ROI to 1 decimal place, e.g. 1.5.)

(b) Using the ROI formula, compute the ROI under each of the proposed courses of action. (Round Contribution margin percentage and ROI to 1 decimal place, e.g. 1.5.)

THESE QUESTIONS ARE UNDER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT(A GOOD SUMMARY SHOULD BE GIVEN)

Q1. Suppose you are a Development Economist working at the United Nations Development Program and you are provided with the following information:

The Human Development Report shows that the HDI of South Africa was 0.653 (and its rank was 121) and that of the Peru was 0.767 (and its rank was 82). South Africa’s per capita income (in PPP dollars) was 11,192 and that of Peru was 5,678.

Comment and explain how you will analyze these countries economic development strategies?

Q2. Briefly explain what makes the Lewis model a “development” model rather than an “economic growth” model?

   Q3. During the past decade, India has invested about 22% of its GDP while China’s investment rate has been double that of India’s. India’s annual growth rate has been about 6% while that of China has been about 9%. What conclusions can you draw in terms of economic growth and development theories and models?

In a recent survey of home-buyer preferences, consumers were asked about desired characteristics, such as a wood-burning fireplace, a den/library, and flooring. In particular, each person was asked whether a separate dining room is essential. The sample size and the number who responded Yes to this question are given in the table by geographic region.

a. [11 marks, 2 each, & 1 for value of z] Find a 99% confidence interval for the true proportion of home-buyers who believe a separate dining room is essential in each geographic region. Show all your work in order to get full marks.

b. [4 marks] Which confidence interval in part (a) is the largest? Which confidence interval in part (a) is the smallest? Why? Show all your work in order to get full marks.