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As a statistical consultant, you have been asked to develop a linear model which shall be...

As a statistical consultant, you have been asked to develop a linear model which shall be given to first year executive MBA students.

Variable           Name                                                   Description

X1                   Gender                                                Male or Female

X2                   GMAT Score                                      Score on GMAT Test

X3                   College Degree Previously Earned     Bachelors, Masters, or PhD

Y                     Income                                                            Annual Income in Thousand Dollars

Where 1=Male and 2= Female for X1 and B = Bachelors Degree, M=Master’s Degree, and P= PhD for X3.

Question Based on above information.

  1. Given this data, recode the variables so that they may be used as potential predictors for Y in a linear regression model.   Redefine your categorical variables and write them out here.

In: Statistics and Probability

6. (A). During 2018, Eileen (a self-employed accountant who also works part-time for a CPA firm)...

6. (A). During 2018, Eileen (a self-employed accountant who also works part-time for a CPA firm) used her car as follows: 12,000 miles (business), 1,400 miles (commuting), and 4,000 miles (personal). In addition, she spent $440 for tolls (business) and $620 for parking (business).
If Eileen uses the automatic mileage method, what is the amount of her deduction?
6. (B) Jeff uses his automobile for both business and personal use and claims the automatic mileage rate for all purposes. During 2018, his mileage was as follows:
Personal
Business
Medical
Charitable
Qualifying education (MBA program) How much can Jeff claim for mileage?
Miles Driven 4,000
8,000
1,800
1,500 800

In: Accounting

Each of the following situations require some trade-offs. You are supposed to analyze and discuss a...

Each of the following situations require some trade-offs. You are supposed to analyze and discuss a few trade-offs with respect to each of the given situation. a) A Parliamentarian has to make a decision whether to spend on Karachi’s sewerage system (1 Mark) b) President of a corporation wants to make a decision whether to start a new factory. (1 Mark) c) A middle income family wants to decide whether to buy a new Honda City. (1 Mark) d) A student who’s recently finished his BBA wants to decide whether to start his MBA. (1 Mark) e) Federal government wants to decide whether to spend on welfare of poor people during COVID-19 pandemic (1 Mark)

In: Economics

Excel please I don't know how to do it. 6-13. From a sample of 22 graduate...

Excel please I don't know how to do it.

6-13. From a sample of 22 graduate students, the mean number of months of work experience prior to entering an MBA program was 34.86. The national standard deviation is known to be 19 months. What is a 95% confidence interval for the population mean? Compute the confidence interval using the appropriate formula and verify your results using the Excel Confidence Intervals template.

6-15. A survey of 26 college freshmen found that they average 6.85 hours of sleep each night. A 90% confidence interval had a margin of error of 0.497.

      a. What are the lower and upper limits of the confidence interval?
b. What was the standard deviation, assuming that the population standard deviation is known?

In: Operations Management

Kansas Company acquired a building valued at $210,000 for property tax purposes in exchange for 12,000...

Kansas Company acquired a building valued at $210,000 for property tax purposes in exchange for 12,000 shares of its $5 par common stock. The sKansas Company acquired a building valued at $210,000 for property tax purposes in exchange for 12,000 shares of its $5 par common stock. The stock is widely traded and selling for $15 per share. At what amount should the building be recorded by Kansas Company?

$180,000

$210,000

$120,000

$60,000

In: Accounting

On December 1, 2015, ABC Company acquired a new delivery truck in exchange for an old...

On December 1, 2015, ABC Company acquired a new delivery truck in exchange for an old delivery truck that it had acquired in 2012. The old truck was purchased for $35,000 and had a book value of $13,300. On the date of the exchange, the old truck had a market value of $14,000. In addition, ABC paid $2000 cash for the new truck. The exchange lacked commercial substance. At what amount should ABC record the new truck for financial accounting purposes?

In: Accounting

T-cells interact with free antigens. True False An autoimmune disease can develop when antibodies bind to...

T-cells interact with free antigens.

True

False

An autoimmune disease can develop when antibodies bind to self-antigens.

True

False

The antigen recognized by antigen presenting cells is the same antigen presented to activated T-cells.

True

False

Bee stings and peanut allergies are examples of Type IV – Delayed Cell mediated hypersensitivity.

True

False

Which of the following would not present antigens to a T-helper cell?

lymphocytes with antibody producing capability

cells that recognize MHC class I molecules

differentiated monocytes

cells with MHC class II molecules

What type of immunity is induced when administering Rhogam to avoid a Type II Hypersensitivity?

naturally acquired active immunity.

artificially acquired active immunity.

naturally acquired passive immunity.

artificially acquired passive immunity.

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Question 232 pts

Which of the following receptors is considered “non-specific”?

Group of answer choices

Toll-like receptors

pattern recognition receptors

NOD and Rig like receptors

all of the above

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Question 242 pts

Which of the following causes an excessive T-helper cell response?

Group of answer choices

Exotoxin

A-B toxin

Superantigen

In: Biology

For each behavior, apply ONE of the theoretical perspectives to explain to explain how that behavior...

For each behavior, apply ONE of the theoretical perspectives to explain to explain how that behavior may have been acquired. You must use each theory once, and only once. Psychoanalytic Theory to explain ‘Aggression’, you may NOT use Psychoanalytic Theory for either ‘Being Organized’ or ‘Smoking.’

Question 1

a. For Learning Theory, State whether you will be describing Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, or Social Learning.

Use that theory explain how one of the behaviors (Aggression, Being Organized, or Smoking) may have been acquired. (Three sentences or so!)

b. For Biological Theory, State whether you will be describing Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, or Social Learning.

Use Biological theory explain how one of the behaviors (Aggression, Being Organized, or Smoking) may have been acquired (Three sentences or so!)

c. For Psychoanalytic theory, State whether you will be describing Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, or Social Learning.

Use that theory explain how one of the behaviors (Aggression, Being Organized, or Smoking) may have been acquired (Three sentences or so!)

d. Please cut-and-paste your APA style references that you used to complete this assignment.

In: Psychology

My choice is hybrid or smart cars This week, you will submit your Analysis of Impact...

My choice is hybrid or smart cars

This week, you will submit your Analysis of Impact draft (roughly four pages, using APA format).

This portion of the Course Project provides an analysis of the chosen technology’s influence on society considering all of the following components:

Social

How has this technology been received, accepted, or rejected? Why? Is it feared or favored? What is the attitude toward change? How are the developers trying to sell the technology to the general public? Look at attitudes, feelings (emotions), behaviors, personality, and the ways humans change as a result of this technology. What is being thought, and why? Is the human mind impacted? How? Are interactions between people changing as a result? Who is included or excluded, and why? Use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Piaget, or some other theorist. What psychological needs are met by the technology (e.g., cell phones once granted status and now promote a sense of belonging or connectedness) or created by the technology? Consumerism?

Look at groups and organizations that have arisen and prospered because of this technology. Are these groups supportive or antagonistic, and why? (An example is genetically modified foods [GMOs] and the backlash against the Monsanto corporation. Another is cochlear implants that allow the deaf to hear yet reduce the deaf population that calls itself a community.) How does the technology change society, or how does society change in response to the technology? What factors in society led to the development in the first place? What do class, gender roles, race, norms, and the like mean in this context? Who will benefit from the technology, and who might be harmed (this might also belong in the ethics and morals section)? For example, prosthetics enable people to participate more fully and actively in society (some people compete in triathlons and marathons), and war has brought about the need for advances in prosthetic technology as casualties with missing limbs return home to the United States. Look at the workplace, new companies, and/or jobs created, jobs lost (or save this for the economics section, perhaps). Look at roles—subgroups, people’s interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships. Consider crime, healthcare, and schools. Surveillance cameras, for example, have recently been installed in New York City, and the result has been a decrease in the amount of crime, purse-snatching, pickpocketing, and so forth. Yet some fear the big-brother effect of always being watched and tracked, as well as concerns over “who will guard the guards.”

Cultural

This is a really important section. Consider the elements that comprise the culture and subcultures. Compare the United States' use of the technology with that of other nations around the world. What is it about Americans that brings about innovation, or has America declined in terms of technical innovation, scientific research, and development? Look at advertising for the technology, the use of celebrities or stars or heroes, the applications (e.g., sports and nanotechnology), and the values represented by the culture. What has priority, and why? An example: IBM was spelled out in xenon atoms. Why were these letters chosen instead of something else? What new words have been added to our vocabulary from this technology? Horseless carriagewas used long before the term automobile. Wirelesspreceded Wi-Fi, and webcastingpreceded podcasting. Broadcastwas a term adapted from agriculture long before it was used for radio and television.

How do musicians and artists react to, use, or incorporate the technology in their artistic productions? For example, fiber optic lighting has been used on the stage and in parades (Disney) for costuming. The drama term in the limelight, for example, was derived from a lens and lighting system used in lighthouses. Look at literature—perhaps science fiction or fantasy stories—that predate the technology (Jules Verne, for example, wrote about submarines before they were actually invented and used—though Leonardo da Vinci had sketched the idea centuries before Verne). Are there any songs, short stories, poems, plays, TV shows, or films that directly make reference to the technology? Are there any related literary works that apply? Is the artifact in a museum or will it be? Why? How does the technology relate to concepts of beauty and novelty and human creativity? How can people express their humanity through this technology? An example: Scientists experimenting with nano made a nano guitar that actually played a tune, though it was subthreshold to human hearing.

Political

Look at government policy, government intervention, government involvement (support or lack of support, funding), both nationally and internationally. Consider Congress, the president, the Supreme Court (decisions), the rate of change, liberalism, conservatism, legislation, litigation, and so forth. What political factors are at work in the progression or regression of the technology (e.g. lobbyists, special interest groups, partisan views, vocal advocates, or spokespersons)? For example: The Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to prevent discrimination and encourage accessibility to public facilities; it impacted architects, companies, organizations, and persons with disabilities through the installation of ramps (wider doors, lower knobs and handles, larger restroom stalls), the use of assistive devices in schools and in the workplace, hiring practices, and lawsuits against employers, among other things.

Economic

Consider production, consumption, costs, variables of supply-demand, corporations, private enterprise, and impact on the nation’s economy (employment, displacement, outsourcing). Are certain industries impacted more than others? Look up financial projections—expectations for growth, startup companies, the stock exchange, and so forth—anything related to business and the United States and global economy. Who are the chief players in the business environment, and what is their role? How much has been invested in research and development? How will the price fluctuate? What economic trends are to be observed? Who will make money from the technology? Who is funding the research and development? Who controls the purse strings, and why? Look at foundations and charitable organizations, the outcomes and the nature of consumers. Be sure to use charts and tables and quantitative data in this section. Tables, figures, and data and statistics must be current, valid, and used appropriately.

And the Environmental Impact

Consider such things as dangers to humans, the depletion of resources, air and water pollution, discovery before inventions, impact on wildlife and humans (health and safety), long-term and short-term effects, waste disposal, and aesthetic considerations (how the technology changes the landscape). Look also at the positive effects (savings of raw materials or fossil fuels, low environmental impact, enhancement to the environment). For example, some thought the Alaskan Pipeline would impact the caribou population and its ability to migrate; the scientists discovered that the population actually increased and was healthier because they had “shade” from the above-the-ground pipe, fewer biting flies, and less physically stressed females.
Other negative examples: The spotted owl and deforestation in Washington State; the snail darter and the dam, endangered species and loss of habitats, extinction, over-mining, overproduction, pollution of ground water, landfills, toxic wastes, stripping the soil of nutrients, over fishing, over hunting, and over harvesting.

In: Electrical Engineering

My choice is hybrid or smart cars This week, you will submit your Analysis of Impact...

My choice is hybrid or smart cars This week, you will submit your Analysis of Impact draft (roughly four pages, using APA format). This portion of the Course Project provides an analysis of the chosen technology’s influence on society considering all of the following components: Social How has this technology been received, accepted, or rejected? Why? Is it feared or favored? What is the attitude toward change? How are the developers trying to sell the technology to the general public? Look at attitudes, feelings (emotions), behaviors, personality, and the ways humans change as a result of this technology. What is being thought, and why? Is the human mind impacted? How? Are interactions between people changing as a result? Who is included or excluded, and why? Use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Piaget, or some other theorist. What psychological needs are met by the technology (e.g., cell phones once granted status and now promote a sense of belonging or connectedness) or created by the technology? Consumerism? Look at groups and organizations that have arisen and prospered because of this technology. Are these groups supportive or antagonistic, and why? (An example is genetically modified foods [GMOs] and the backlash against the Monsanto corporation. Another is cochlear implants that allow the deaf to hear yet reduce the deaf population that calls itself a community.) How does the technology change society, or how does society change in response to the technology? What factors in society led to the development in the first place? What do class, gender roles, race, norms, and the like mean in this context? Who will benefit from the technology, and who might be harmed (this might also belong in the ethics and morals section)? For example, prosthetics enable people to participate more fully and actively in society (some people compete in triathlons and marathons), and war has brought about the need for advances in prosthetic technology as casualties with missing limbs return home to the United States. Look at the workplace, new companies, and/or jobs created, jobs lost (or save this for the economics section, perhaps). Look at roles—subgroups, people’s interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships. Consider crime, healthcare, and schools. Surveillance cameras, for example, have recently been installed in New York City, and the result has been a decrease in the amount of crime, purse-snatching, pickpocketing, and so forth. Yet some fear the big-brother effect of always being watched and tracked, as well as concerns over “who will guard the guards.” Cultural This is a really important section. Consider the elements that comprise the culture and subcultures. Compare the United States' use of the technology with that of other nations around the world. What is it about Americans that brings about innovation, or has America declined in terms of technical innovation, scientific research, and development? Look at advertising for the technology, the use of celebrities or stars or heroes, the applications (e.g., sports and nanotechnology), and the values represented by the culture. What has priority, and why? An example: IBM was spelled out in xenon atoms. Why were these letters chosen instead of something else? What new words have been added to our vocabulary from this technology? Horseless carriagewas used long before the term automobile. Wirelesspreceded Wi-Fi, and webcastingpreceded podcasting. Broadcastwas a term adapted from agriculture long before it was used for radio and television. How do musicians and artists react to, use, or incorporate the technology in their artistic productions? For example, fiber optic lighting has been used on the stage and in parades (Disney) for costuming. The drama term in the limelight, for example, was derived from a lens and lighting system used in lighthouses. Look at literature—perhaps science fiction or fantasy stories—that predate the technology (Jules Verne, for example, wrote about submarines before they were actually invented and used—though Leonardo da Vinci had sketched the idea centuries before Verne). Are there any songs, short stories, poems, plays, TV shows, or films that directly make reference to the technology? Are there any related literary works that apply? Is the artifact in a museum or will it be? Why? How does the technology relate to concepts of beauty and novelty and human creativity? How can people express their humanity through this technology? An example: Scientists experimenting with nano made a nano guitar that actually played a tune, though it was subthreshold to human hearing. Political Look at government policy, government intervention, government involvement (support or lack of support, funding), both nationally and internationally. Consider Congress, the president, the Supreme Court (decisions), the rate of change, liberalism, conservatism, legislation, litigation, and so forth. What political factors are at work in the progression or regression of the technology (e.g. lobbyists, special interest groups, partisan views, vocal advocates, or spokespersons)? For example: The Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to prevent discrimination and encourage accessibility to public facilities; it impacted architects, companies, organizations, and persons with disabilities through the installation of ramps (wider doors, lower knobs and handles, larger restroom stalls), the use of assistive devices in schools and in the workplace, hiring practices, and lawsuits against employers, among other things. Economic Consider production, consumption, costs, variables of supply-demand, corporations, private enterprise, and impact on the nation’s economy (employment, displacement, outsourcing). Are certain industries impacted more than others? Look up financial projections—expectations for growth, startup companies, the stock exchange, and so forth—anything related to business and the United States and global economy. Who are the chief players in the business environment, and what is their role? How much has been invested in research and development? How will the price fluctuate? What economic trends are to be observed? Who will make money from the technology? Who is funding the research and development? Who controls the purse strings, and why? Look at foundations and charitable organizations, the outcomes and the nature of consumers. Be sure to use charts and tables and quantitative data in this section. Tables, figures, and data and statistics must be current, valid, and used appropriately. And the Environmental Impact Consider such things as dangers to humans, the depletion of resources, air and water pollution, discovery before inventions, impact on wildlife and humans (health and safety), long-term and short-term effects, waste disposal, and aesthetic considerations (how the technology changes the landscape). Look also at the positive effects (savings of raw materials or fossil fuels, low environmental impact, enhancement to the environment). For example, some thought the Alaskan Pipeline would impact the caribou population and its ability to migrate; the scientists discovered that the population actually increased and was healthier because they had “shade” from the above-the-ground pipe, fewer biting flies, and less physically stressed females. Other negative examples: The spotted owl and deforestation in Washington State; the snail darter and the dam, endangered species and loss of habitats, extinction, over-mining, overproduction, pollution of ground water, landfills, toxic wastes, stripping the soil of nutrients, over fishing, over hunting, and over harvesting.

In: Operations Management