H. Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship Nova Southeastern University Assignment for Course: QNT5040 – Business Modeling Submitted to: Submitted by: BASS Date of Submission: Title of Assignment: Electric Fan Case - Forecasting CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: We certify that we the authors of this paper. Any assistance we received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. We have also cited any sources from which we used data‚ ideas or words
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For this initial discussion I would like to contrast controlled laboratory experiments and naturalistic observations research methods. In controlled laboratory experiments‚ the researchers conduct their studies in a controlled setting. Conversely‚ studies involving naturalistic observation‚ examine participants in their natural environment. Below I present a contrast of the most essential features of each of these methods of research. Controlled laboratory experiments: • Objective: Seek to compare
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David Cockley English 101:13 3-8-11 Government Controlled Diet Should the government have a say in Americans diets? One of the fastest growing problems in the United States today is obesity. Throughout the last ten years‚ more and more people have become overweight or obese. Obesity has caused a lot of damage because it has increased healthcare costs and ruined many people ’s lives because they can contract diseases like diabetes. If the government had a say in American citizen ’s diets‚ they
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Radio-controlled car Radio-controlled (or R/C) cars are usually categorized as either "toy" or "hobby" grade. Remote control vehicles are usually of one of two types: control of a vehicle by radio transmission or by a wire connecting between the transmitter and car. This article focuses on the radio-controlled vehicle category‚ both toy and hobby grades.Cars are powered by various sources. Electric cars are powered by small but powerful electric motors and rechargeable nickel-cadmium‚ nickel metal
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problem‚ a pilot would be unaware that anything is wrong until it is too late. In past situations such as this‚ the ensuing crash is usually fatal. In a study done by Captain Dave Carbaugh of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group titled "Avoiding-Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain"‚ he states " that in the days of propeller driven commercial aircraft; CFIT caused over half of the aviation accidents recorded." (Carbaugh‚ 1997‚ pg 98) He also states that since the late 1950s‚ the beginning of the jet age
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Pain management comparison in orthopaedics- patient controlled analgesia vs. femoral nerve blocks Picot question In adult patients with total hip or knee replacements‚ how effective is patient controlled analgesia pain management compared to femoral nerve block in controlling post operative pain within the first 24 hours after surgery? Importance to the science of nursing Major knee or total hip surgery is associated with severe postoperative pain
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Lab Report The effect of temperature on the reaction between Catalase and H2O2 Sarah AlShemesi In this experiment we’ll be exploring the effects of temperature on the reaction between Catalase and H2O2.We’ll be using five different temperatures to test this. The five different temperatures will be 10‚ 30‚ 50‚ 70 and 90 oC. We will use the liver as a source of Catalase. A 1 gram piece of liver will be inserted into a test tube with 2 cm3 of water‚ then 2 cm3 of H2O2 will be added. The Catalase
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What is meant by double-blind‚ randomized controlled trial? Explain why such trials are used in psychological research with reference to one specific‚ published psychological experiment. Randomized controlled trials are considered the gold level standard of proof of many research techniques where treatments and therapies are concerned by the scientific community. A study in which participants are allocated at random to receive one of several treatments testing the effectiveness of psychological
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of Lady Windermere’s Fan – titled A Good Woman – and Oscar Wilde’s original play are both stories with similar themes and values. They follow the same plotline and convey a similar message- that the harsh rules of society were hypocritical and verging on absurd. However‚ with drastic changes made to the setting‚ characters and time period‚ some of the key themes are altered and sacrificed to cater for a modern film-going audience. Both A Good Woman and Lady Windermere’s Fan revolve around the importance
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Some benefits of conducting randomized controlled trails are that they can provide the slightest biased estimates of comparative effectiveness (Dreyer et al.‚ 2010). Also‚ randomized controlled trails are excellent at determining whether a new drug should be approved for marketing‚ because they most effectively control for diagnostic and prognostic factors that affect treatment decisions (Dreyer et al.‚ 2010). According to the article‚ randomized controlled trails are helpful in defining the value
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