Summarize, compare, and contrast the various theories that explain the shape of the term structure of interest rates. Which theory is most reasonable? What do researchers, academics, and practitioners, think about these various theories? Please support your answer with appropriate research.

In bullet format (1) describe what ORSA is. (2) explain why it was created (3) tell me something about the outdoor economy and (4) why it is important to quantify. Your answer should be no more than a half page in bulleted format.

We have learned about tree diagrams and venn diagrams. Explain what each of these are and how they are helpful when calculating probability. Then post a problem that your classmates can solve using one of these two methods and respond to one of their questions as well.

Give a brief example of an employee performance review you have experienced. Using Brock's description of how employee performance reviews should be conducted explain what was different about your review or the reviews of other people you work with or know.

a. Use an appropriate test to evaluate whether position in the batting order and bat speed contribute to the number of home runs (HR) hit per season. Keep in mind that we would like to be able to make inferences about the influence of bat speed across the entire range observed within Major League Baseball, not just the random bat speeds that we tested.

b. Make a single plot of the mean responses at each level of both factors and evaluate.

1) State all relevant hypotheses (nulls and alternatives).

2) State which test was used and why you used it.

3) State conclusions after completing your analyses.

Directions: Create a PowerPoint with presenter’s notes describing your research project. A minimum of 10 slides is required, including a title and References slide. The presentation should address the following:

1. Describe the techniques and procedures that will be used.
2. State the hypothesis.
3. State general equipment that will be necessary and their intended use.
4. Describe type of data that will be collected and measurements that will be made.
5. Define and describe experimental units and be specific.
6. Define the population for generalization.
7. Define sampling technique and randomization, and include rationale.

In each of the following examples, identify the sampling method being used.

1. A researcher is interested in maximum-security inmates. She groups maximum-security prisons by state, randomly selects 10 states, and, from those 10, selects three prisons. She includes all the inmates in those three prisons in her sample.

Describe how you would select people to take your survey in the following situations with the listed method (when provided):

2. Say you wanted to survey professors at KSU about their publication records. You want to be sure to include professors from each department, even the very small ones.

3. You want to select a sample of KSU students using simple random sampling, how would you do this?         

Say you were interested in sampling students who deal drugs on campus. What sampling technique could you use to build this sample?          

Adam Smith is often called the father of economics. His famous book, The Wealth of Nations, talks about an “invisible hand” that automatically allocates goods to the persons best able to put them to good use. The invisible hand operates through the price mechanism for goods and services, so that individuals who trade on the market, while seeking only their own good, actually allocate society’s resources efficiently.

Applied to modern capital markets, his ideas would imply that these markets would efficiently allocate investment capital to the firms that would use them most efficiently in producing goods and services for society—but only if they were left to operate without state intervention.

What benefits would be created if modern governments reduced financial regulations substantially in accordance with Smith’s thinking? From an ethical perspective, what societal costs might be created?

Kevin Whalling, Chief Counsel for the Whalling Law Group, PLLC must present on behalf of a newly formed Arizona Marijuana Growers Association (AMGA) at the Arizona State Legislature’s Senate Judiciary Committee to persuade legislators on the Committee that societal determinations of what is criminal is shifting away from criminalization of marijuana use to legalization of marijuana use. The AMGA wants to begin legally growing marijuana crops in Arizona for profit. Mr. Whalling has asked you to prepare a Memorandum of Law about societal determinations of what is criminal so he can help persuade the Senate Judiciary Committee to move forward with the marijuana farming bill.

Remember that this is an internal memorandum for Mr. Whalling; while his job is to support the bill on behalf of the AMGA, you can provide an objective analysis concerning whether such legislation makes sense based on the societal determinations of law.

         Adam Smith is often called the father of economics. His famous book, The Wealth of Nations, talks about an “invisible hand” that automatically allocates goods to the persons best able to put them to good use. The invisible hand operates through the price mechanism for goods and services, so that individuals who trade on the market, while seeking only their own good, actually allocate society’s resources efficiently.

Applied to modern capital markets, his ideas would imply that these markets would efficiently allocate investment capital to the firms that would use them most efficiently in producing goods and services for society—but only if they were left to operate without state intervention.

What benefits would be created if modern governments reduced financial regulations substantially in accordance with Smith’s thinking? From an ethical perspective, what societal costs might be created?