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Dr. Schwartz wanted to examine the hypothesis that smelling peppermint affects exercise intensity, so she used random assignment in her first experiment on this topic.

Experiment 3

Part 1:

Dr. Schwartz wanted to examine the hypothesis that smelling peppermint affects exercise intensity, so she used random assignment in her first experiment on this topic. The peppermint group exercised in a room in which a peppermint scent was released once each minute, while the no peppermint group exercised in an unscented room. She measured the distance participants cycled in 20 minutes on indoor bicycles. After she completed that first experiment, Dr. Schwartz realized that perhaps her results in the first experiment could be attributable to the failure of random assignment to balance the weight of participants in the two groups. Thinking that this alternative explanation might explain why she got nonsignificant results in the first experiment, she decided to match participants on weight. She randomly assigned the two heaviest participants to either the peppermint or no peppermint conditions by flipping a coin, and then randomly assigned the next two heaviest participants, and so on.

Using the data shown below, conduct the appropriate statistical test in SPSS to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between how far the participants in the peppermint condition rode vs. how far participants in the no peppermint condition rode.


Peppermint

No Peppermint

Pair 1

2.3

2.0

Pair 2

2.7

3.1

Pair 3

3.4

3.5

Pair 4

3.0

1.9

  1. What is the design of this experiment?

Single sample

Between subjects

Within subjects

  1. What kind of samples are being used in this experiment?

Matched samples

Dependent samples

The samples are both matched and dependent

Same sample

  1. What is the M for the Peppermint group? (answer to 2 decimal places)

  2. What is the M for the No Peppermint group? (answer to 2 decimal places)

  3. What is the standard deviation for the Peppermint group? (answer to 2 decimal places)

  4. What is the standard deviation for the No Peppermint group?(answer to 2 decimal places)

  5. What is the value of t based on the SPSS output?(answer to 2 decimal places)

  6. What is the p value you see in the SPSS output? (answer to 3 decimal places)

  7. Write a conclusion based on the output you reported in the questions immediately above. Be sure to report the appropriate statistic in APA style.

From the following list of words and symbols, create your APA-style conclusion. Please also use any necessary numbers and punctuation (they are NOT provided in this list), and please include spaces around symbols as needed.

Do not use any words that are not in this list. Use as few words as possible to convey the necessary information. You will NOT use all the words provided.

A

Cycle

Cycled

Did

Distance

Farther

Less

Longer

More

Not

Of

Participants

Peppermint

Same

Smell

Smelled

Than

The

They

When

Who

p

M

t

( )

=   >   <   ≤ ≥

Part 2:

Next, Dr. Schwartz wanted to see what would happen if she had each participant cycle once in the peppermint condition and once in the no-peppermint condition. Participants were counterbalanced, with half of them cycling on Day 1 in the peppermint condition, and the other half cycling on Day 1 in the no peppermint condition. On Day 2, one week later, the participants cycled in the condition they had not yet completed.

Using the data shown below, conduct the appropriate statistical test in SPSS to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between how far the participants rode in 20 minutes when in the peppermint condition vs. when they were in the no peppermint condition.


Peppermint

No Peppermint

Participant 1

2.5

2.0

Participant 2

3.8

3.1

Participant 3

3.8

3.3

Participant 4

3.1

2.6

Participant 5

2.7

2.0

Participant 6

2.8

2.2

Participant 7

2.9

2.8

Participant 8

3.5

3.1

  1. What is the design of this experiment?

Between subjects

Single sample

Within subjects

  1. What kind of samples are being used in this experiment?

Dependent samples

Matched samples

Same samples

  1. What is the M for the Peppermint condition? (answer to 2 decimal places)

  2. What is the M for the No Peppermint condition? (answer to 2 decimal places)

  3. What is the standard deviation for the Peppermint condition? (answer to 2 decimal places)

  4. What is the standard deviation for the No Peppermint condition?(answer to 2 decimal places)

  5. What is the value of t you found in the SPSS output?

  6. What is the value of p shown in the SPSS output? (Give the EXACT number shown in the actual SPSS output)

  7. What is correct way to write the value of p in APA style based on what you answered in the previous question?

  8. Write a conclusion based on the output you reported in the questions immediately above. Be sure to report the appropriate statistic in APA style.

You can (but are not required to) use the following list of words and symbols to create your APA-style conclusion. Please also use any necessary numbers and punctuation (they are NOT provided in this list), and include spaces as required around symbols.

Use as few words as possible to convey the necessary information. You will NOT use all the words provided.

A

Cycle

Cycled

Did

Distance

Farther

Less

Longer

More

Not

Of

Participants

Peppermint

Same

Smell

Smelled

Than

The

They

When

Who

p

M

t

( )

=   >   <   ≤ ≥

In: Statistics and Probability

Alice J. and Bruce M. Byrd are married taxpayers who file a joint return. Their Social...

Alice J. and Bruce M. Byrd are married taxpayers who file a joint return. Their Social Security numbers are 123-45-6789 and 111-11-1112, respectively. Alice's birthday is September 21, 1969, and Bruce's is June 27, 1968. They live at 473 Revere Avenue, Lowell, MA 01850. Alice is the office manager for Lowell Dental Clinic, 433 Broad Street, Lowell, MA 01850 (employer identification number 98-7654321). Bruce is the manager of a Super Burgers fast-food outlet owned and operated by Plymouth Corporation, 1247 Central Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (employer identification number 11-1111111).

The following information is shown on their Wage and Tax Statements (Form W-2) for 2016.

Line Description Alice Bruce
1 Wages, tips, other compensation $58,000 $62,100
2 Federal income tax withheld 4,500 6,300
3 Social Security wages 58,000 62,100
4 Social Security tax withheld 3,596 3,850
5 Medicare wages and tips 58,000 62,100
6 Medicare tax withheld 841 900
15 State Massachusetts Massachusetts
16 State wages, tips, etc. 58,000 62,100
17 State income tax withheld 2,950 3,100

The Byrds provide over half of the support of their two children, Cynthia (born January 25, 1992, Social Security number 123-45-6788) and John (born February 7, 1996, Social Security number 123-45-6786). Both children are full-time students and live with the Byrds except when they are away at college. Cynthia earned $4,200 from a summer internship in 2016, and John earned $3,800 from a part-time job.

During 2016, the Byrds provided 60% of the total support of Bruce's widower father, Sam Byrd (born March 6, 1940, Social Security number 123-45-6787). Sam lived alone and covered the rest of his support with his Social Security benefits. Sam died in November, and Bruce, the beneficiary of a policy on Sam's life, received life insurance proceeds of $1,600,000 on December 28.

The Byrds had the following expenses relating to their personal residence during 2016:

Real estate property taxes $5,000
Qualified interest on home mortgage 8,700
Repairs to roof 5,750
Utilities 4,100
Fire and theft insurance 1,900

The Byrds had the following medical expenses for 2016:

Medical insurance premiums $4,500
Doctor bill for Sam incurred in 2015 and not paid until 2016 7,600
Operation for Sam 8,500
Prescription medicines for Sam 900
Hospital expenses for Sam 3,500
Reimbursement from insurance company, received in 2016 3,600

The medical expenses for Sam represent most of the 60% that Bruce contributed toward his father's support.

Other relevant information follows:

When they filed their 2015 state return in 2016, the Byrds paid additional state income tax of $900.

During 2016, Alice and Bruce attended a dinner dance sponsored by the Lowell Police Disability Association (a qualified charitable organization). The Byrds paid $300 for the tickets. The cost of comparable entertainment would normally be $50.

The Byrds contributed $5,000 to Lowell Presbyterian Church and gave used clothing (cost of $1,200 and fair market value of $350) to the Salvation Army. All donations are supported by receipts, and the clothing is in very good condition.

Alice and Bruce made a gift to a needy family who lost their home in a fire ($100). In addition, they made several cash gifts to homeless men downtown ($35).

In 2016, the Byrds received interest income of $2,750, which was reported on a Form 1099–INT from Second National Bank, 125 Oak Street, Lowell, MA 01850 (Employer Identification Number 98-7654322).

The home mortgage interest was reported on Form 1098 by Lowell Commercial Bank, P.O. Box 1000, Lowell, MA 01850 (Employer Identification Number 98- 7654323). The mortgage (outstanding balance of $425,000 as of January 1, 2016) was taken out by the Byrds on May 1, 2012.

Alice's employer requires that all employees wear uniforms to work. During 2016, Alice spent $850 on new uniforms and $566 on laundry charges.

Bruce paid $400 for an annual subscription to the Journal of Franchise Management and $741 for annual membership dues to his professional association.

Neither Alice's nor Bruce's employer reimburses for employee expenses.

The Byrds do not keep the receipts for the sales taxes they paid and had no major purchases subject to sales tax.

All members of the Byrd family had health insurance coverage for all of 2016.

This year the Byrds gave each of their children $2,000, which was then deposited into their Roth IRAs.

Alice and Bruce paid no estimated Federal income tax. Neither Alice nor Bruce wants to designate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.

Required:

Compute net tax payable or refund due for Alice and Bruce Byrd for 2016. If they have overpaid, they want the amount to be refunded to them.

Make realistic assumptions about any missing data.

If an amount box does not require an entry or the answer is zero, enter "0".

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

It may be necessary to complete the tax schedules before completing Form 1040.

When computing the tax liability, do not round your immediate calculations. If required, round your final answers to the nearest dollar.

IF YOU CAN PLEASE FILL OUT TAX FORMS 1040 SCHEDULE A & B

In: Accounting

# Compare two Xml_ file in C# and extract the difference between them in other xml_file...

# Compare two Xml_ file in C# and extract the difference between them in other xml_file

Hi!

I have problem about xml_file, I need to compare between two xml_file with deferent values and I must extract the deference in a new xml file in C#, .Net, I need to write program(not Microsoft XmlDiff and Patch tools). If you can help me please!

Thank you!

Original file is the first one!

<root>

<data name="senChangePassword" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Hi</value>

<comment> Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senChangesWereSuccessfullySaved" xml:space="preserve">

<value>save change.</value>

<comment> Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senChangeUserSettings" xml:space="preserve">

<value>change data</value>

<comment> Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senCompareWith" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Compare</value>

<comment>Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senPasswordResetMailText" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Here projectportal.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[password]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;go to projectportal: [link]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thankyou&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/br&gt;[manager]</value>

<comment>09-2019</comment>

</data>

<data name="senCreatedQuestions" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Save</value>

<comment>Jessica</comment>

</data>

</root>

===========================================

The second xlm_file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<root>

<data name="senChangePassword" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Change Password</value>

<comment> Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senChangeUserSettings" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Change data</value>

<comment>Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senCompareWith" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Compare</value>

<comment> Jessica</comment>

</data>

<data name="senPasswordResetMailText" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Here you get a new password for the project portal.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[password]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Follow this link to the project portal: [link]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sincerely&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/br&gt;[manager]</value>

<comment> 09-2019</comment>

</data>

<data name="senCreatedQuestions" xml:space="preserve">

<value>Created questions</value>

<comment> Jessica</comment>

</data>

</root>

======================================================
 


In: Computer Science

Use CSS to format the appearance of a web page containing several literary quotes marked as...

Use CSS to format the appearance of a web page containing several literary quotes marked as blockquote elements. Figure 2–54 shows a preview of the formatted page.

Figure 2-54

Do the following:

1.Open the files code2-1.html and code2-1.css and in the comment section enter your name (First + Last) and the date (MM/DD/YYYY) into the Author: and Date: fields of each file.

2. Go to the code2-1.html file and within the head section insert a link element linking the page to the code2-1.css file. Review the contents.

3.In the code2-1.css file create a style rule for the h1 element that sets the font-size property to 3.5em and sets the line-height property to 0em.

4.Create a style rule for h1 and h2 elements that applies the fonts Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif to the font-family property and sets the letter-spacing property to 0.1em.

5. Create a style rule for the blockquote element that sets the color property to the value hsl(30, 85%, 45%) and sets the font-size property to 1.5em. Also, create a style for the first letter of the blockquote element that sets the font-size property to 1.5em.

6. Create a style for the footer element that:

  1. Centers the text by setting the text-align property to center,
  2. Sets the font-size property to 2em,
  3. Sets the color property to white, and
  4. Sets the background-color property to the color value hsl(30, 85%, 45%).

7. Open the code2-1.html file in browser preview, verifying that the page resembles that shown in Figure 2–54 (aside from the line length which depends on the width of your browser window.)

Pages to be edited:

code2-1.css:

@charset "utf-8";

/*

   New Perspectives on HTML5 and CSS3, 8th Edition

   Tutorial 2

   Coding Challenge 1

   Author:Alexandria Woodson

   Date:   10/6/2020

   

   Filename: code2-1.css

code2-1.html:

<!doctype html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

   <!--

   New Perspectives on HTML5 and CSS3, 8th Edition

   Tutorial 2

   Coding Challenge 1

   

   Author:

   Date:

   Filename: code2-1.html

   -->

   <meta charset="utf-8">

   <title>Coding Challenge 2-1</title>

</head>

<body>

   <h1>Literary Excerpts</h1>

   <h2>A Selection of Great Prose</h2>

   <blockquote>

      We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering

      by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams. World-losers and

      world-forsakers, Upon whom the pale moon gleams; Yet we are the movers

      and shakers, Of the world forever, it seems.<br />

      &mdash; <cite>Arthur O’Shaughnessy, Poems of Arthur O’Shaughnessy</cite>

   </blockquote>  

   <blockquote>

      I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart.

      I am, I am, I am.<br />

      &mdash; <cite>Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar</cite>

   </blockquote>

   <blockquote>

      The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they

      are felt with the heart.<br />

      &mdash; <cite>Antoine de Saint-Exup&eacute;ry, The Little Prince</cite>

   </blockquote>   

   <blockquote>

      Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten

      seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made

      or paid for in factories.<br />

      &mdash; <cite>Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451</cite>

   </blockquote>

   

   <footer>

      The Word Factory

   </footer>

    

</body>

</html>

In: Computer Science

What are the “weapons of competition” that rival companies in ride-sharing industry can use to gain...

What are the “weapons of competition” that rival companies in ride-sharing industry can use to gain sales and market share? See Table 3.2 to help you identify the various competitive factors. (the company is UBER)

Types of Competitive Weapons

Primary Effects


Discounting prices, holding clearance sales


Lowers price (P), increases total sales volume and market share, lowers profits if price cuts are not offset by large increases in sales volume

Offering coupons, advertising items on sale


Increases sales volume and total revenues, lowers price (P), increases unit costs (C), may lower profit margins per unit sold (P − C)

Advertising product or service characteristics, using ads to enhance a company’s image


Boosts buyer demand, increases product differentiation and perceived value (V), increases total sales volume and market share, but may increase unit costs (C) and lower profit margins per unit sold

Innovating to improve product performance and quality



Increases product differentiation and value (V), boosts buyer demand, boosts total sales volume, likely to increase unit costs (C)

Introducing new or improved features, increasing the number of styles to provide greater product selection


Increases product differentiation and value (V), strengthens buyer demand, boosts total sales volume and market share, likely to increase unit costs (C)

Increasing customization of product or service


Increases product differentiation and value (V), increases buyer switching costs, boosts total sales volume, often increases unit costs (C)

Building a bigger, better dealer network


Broadens access to buyers, boosts total sales volume and market share, may increase unit costs (C)

Improving warranties, offering low-interest financing


Increases product differentiation and value (V), increases unit costs (C), increases buyer switching costs, boosts total sales volume and market share

In: Economics

case study you are working as an administrative assistant in a busy GP practice in a...

case study
you are working as an administrative assistant in a busy GP practice in a suburb where the community consists of people newly arrived in Australia and a younger cohort of individuals who have moved to the area and are heroin addicts. The GP clinic is the only clinic in the area that provides a bulk billing service and needle exchange program.

Mrs. Rizzo is an elderly lady of 78 years, from Italy. Mrs. Rizzo was brought to Australia by her son and daughter in law after her husband died. Mrs. Rizzo does not speak any English but relies on her son to interpret for her. Mrs. Rizzo has been in Australia for over 10 years but has made no effort to learn English and except for when her son accompanies her rarely leaves the house.

On arrival at the surgery it was apparent that Mrs. Rizzo was in pain. There was a lot of yelling, gesturing, pulling of hair and crying. Another patient attending the clinic tells her to shut up™ and asks if you could put the old bag outside™. Her son became very upset and soon both the son and the other client were yelling at each other. Mrs. Rizzo continued to wail.

You need to deal with this situation but privately you felt that Mrs. Rizzo was making a lot of fuss.


in this case study
use Gibbs cycle of reflection

In: Nursing

Out of 20 unhealthiest countries in the world in 2019, the Indigo Wellbeing Index (IWI) has...

Out of 20 unhealthiest countries in the world in 2019, the Indigo Wellbeing Index (IWI) has identified St. Lucia as the second unhealthiest country, Barbados as the fifth unhealthiest country, Haiti as the ninth unhealthiest country, Trinidad and Tobago as the fourteenth unhealthiest country, Jamaica as the sixteenth unhealthiest country, and Dominican Republic as the nineteenth unhealthiest country. There are only three African countries in the cohort: South Africa as the first unhealthiest country, Central African Republic as the eighth unhealthiest country and Egypt as the eighteenth unhealthiest country.

(a) Discuss in the context of this sample that wealthy country is not necessarily healthy country.                                                         

(b)   Suppose that you are an advisor to Barbados Ministry of Health and Wellness and that your task is to mount and defend policies to improve Barbados’s IWI ranking, for example, from 0.34 to 0.60 in the long run. Present and discuss the policies of interest.

Notes: (i) IWI goes from 0 (unhealthiest) to 1( healthiest). It is based on 10 items: blood pressure, blood glucose, obesity, depression, happiness, alcohol use, tobacco use, exercise, healthy life expectancy, and government spending on health care.

(ii) The sizes of 2019 GDP per capita (using purchasing power parity, PPP) in international $, are the following: Central African Republic 681 (2017); Haiti 1,940; Jamaica 9,726; South Africa 13,498 (2017); St. Lucia 15,225; Egypt 16,953 (2017); Barbados 18,886; Dominican Republic 19,452; and Trinidad and Tobago 33,026.

In: Economics

Which of the following is an example of a famous intervention study?: Framingham Heart Study British...

  1. Which of the following is an example of a famous intervention study?:

    • Framingham Heart Study
    • British Physicians Study
    • Field Trial of Polio Vaccine
    • Tecumseh Health Study
  2. Which of the following is an example of a famous cohort study?

    • Field Trial of Polio Vaccine
    • Framingham Heart Study
    • Kingston-Newburgh Study
    • Physicians’ Health Study
  3. One advantage of a case-control study is that they _______.

    • are faster and cheaper
    • are most in-depth
    • provide the greatest results
    • are the most accurate
  4. All of the following factors influence the validity of results except:

    • strong association
    • dose-response relationship
    • small study population
    • consistent results from several studies
  5. The purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to ensure:

    • that the project stays on budget
    • that the study is conducted in an ethical manner
    • that the study has enough participants
    • that the data from the research project is reviewed properly
  6. A false positive means that:

    • the test reports a positive result for a person who is disease free
    • the test reports a negative result for a person who actually has the disease
    • the test reports a positive result for a person who actually has the disease
    • the test reports a negative result for a person who is disease free
  7. An estimated 24% of Americans have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is characterized by all of the following except:

    • central obesity
    • elevated triglycerides and low HDL
    • hypertension
    • normal glucose levels

In: Nursing

Study 4 In a study of people with Hypertension, 65,000 people with hypertension were followed for...

Study 4

In a study of people with Hypertension, 65,000 people with hypertension were followed for 5 years. All were screened negative for Parkinson’s diseases (PD) when they entered the study. To control their hypertension the population was taking either calcium channel blockers (CCBs), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). 25,000 people were taking CCBs, 20,000 were taking ACEIs and 20,000 were taking ARBs. This study wanted to look at the exposure to CCBs and ARBs and if it led to PD. The incidence of PD in those taking CCBs was 27/1000 and the incidence for those taking ARBs was 22/1,000.

Label the table and fill it in.

1. What type of study is this?

a. cross-sectional

b. case report/series

c. ecologic

d. case-control

e. cohort

f. clinical trial

g. community intervention

2. What is the most appropriate measure of association?

a. odd ratio

b. relative risk

c. Attributable risk

d. none of these

3. Calculate the measure of association (use two decimal places).

4. How would you best describe the relationship between the exposure and the outcome?

a. no relationship

b. positive relationship

c. negative relationship

5. If appropriate, calculate the attributable risk per 1000 people (use 2 decimal places).

***would you mind showing all of your work? Thank you!

In: Statistics and Probability

Coronary heart disease (CHD) begins in young adulthood and is the fifth leading cause of death...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) begins in young adulthood and is the fifth leading cause of death among adults aged 20 to 24 years. However, studies of serum cholesterol levels among college students are scarce. One study at a southern university investigated the lipid levels in a cohort of sedentary university students. A total of 85 students volunteered for the study and met the eligibility criteria. The following table summarizes the sample data collected for the blood lipid levels, in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl), of the participants broken down by gender:

Females (n1 = 48)

Males (n2 = 37)

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Total cholesterol

173.70

34.79

171.86

33.24

LDL

96.38

29.78

109.44

31.05

HDL

61.62

13.75

46.47

7.94

Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the mean difference in total cholesterol levels for sedentary female and male university students.

Note: Do not do any intermediate rounding in your calculations!

ANSWER:  (Click to select)+-±  ≤ (Click to select)(π1 - π2)(x-bar1 - x-bar2)(μ1 - μ2)(s1 - s2)(σ1 - σ2)μd(n1 - n2)(p1 - p2) ≤ (Click to select)±-+  (report your answers to 4 decimal places, using conventional rounding rules.)

PLEASE ROUND 4 DECIMAL PLACES

In: Math