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1. An example of a quantitative variable is the horsepower of a car.
True False
2. An example of a qualitative variable is the make of a car.
True False
3. In an observational study, the variable of interest is called a response variable.
True False
4. In an experimental study, the aim is to manipulate or set the value of the response variable.
True False
5. Which of the following is NOT a qualitative variable?
A. The make of a TV
B. A person’s gender
C. Mileage of a car
D. Whether a person is a college graduate
E. Whether a person has a charge account
6. Which of the following is not a categorical variable?
A. Air Temperature
B. Bank Account Balance
C. Daily Sales in a Store
D. Whether a Person Has a Traffic Violation
E. Answers A,B, and C
7. A study is being conducted on the effect of gas price on the number of miles driven in a given month. Residents in two cities, one on the east coast and one on the west coast are randomly selected and asked to complete a questionnaire on the type of car they drive, the number of miles they live from work, the number of children under 18 in their household, their monthly income and the number of miles they have driven over the past 30 days. List the response variable(s).

8. A study is being conducted on the effect of gas price on the number of miles driven in a given month. Residents in two cities, one on the east coast and one on the west coast are randomly selected and asked to complete a questionnaire on the type of car they drive, the number of miles they live from work, the number of children under 18 in their household, their monthly income and the number of miles they have driven over the past 30 days. Is this an experimental or observational study?
9. Using the following data table of the average hours per week spent on internet activities by 15-18 year olds for the years 1999-2008, construct the runs plot and interpret.

10. 822 customers were randomly selected from those who had recently bought a book over the internet. The chart below shows the breakdown of the classification of the book type:

What percentage of the books purchased were either sci-fi/fantasy or biographies? ______________
Show your work to receive ANY credit

11. Recently an advertising company called 200 people and asked to identify the company that was in an ad running nationwide. The following results were obtained:

What percentage of those surveyed were male OR could recall the company? _____________
Show your work to receive ANY credit

12. The number of items rejected daily by a manufacturer because of defects for the last 30 days are:
20, 21, 8, 17, 22, 19, 18, 19, 14, 17, 11, 6, 21, 25, 4, 19, 12, 22, 19, 16, 10, 28, 24, 6, 21, 20, 25, 5, 17, 8
Complete this frequency table for these data
Frequency Relative Freq. Percent Cumulative Freq. Percent
4<10
10<15
15<19
19<24
24<29

13/14/15/16/17. The local amusement park was interested in the average wait time at their most popular roller coaster at the peak park time (2 p.m.). They selected 12 patrons and had them get in line between 2 and 3 p.m. Each was given a stop watch to record the time they spent in line. The times recorded were as follows (in minutes):

118, 108, 116, 99, 120, 138, 118, 129, 121, 45, 130, 118
For 13-17, ……..Show your work +/or explain briefly how you did the calculation

13. What is the mean?___________

14. What is the median?_________

15. What is the mode?___________

16.What is the variance?____________

17. What is the standard deviation? __________

18. A normal population has 99.73 percent of the population measurements within _____ standard deviation(s) of the mean.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
19. The ____________________ is a quantity that measures the variation of a population or sample relative to its mean.
A. Mean
B. Standard deviation
C. Range
D. Coefficient of variation
E. Z-score
20. Researchers generally would prefer their data to:
A. Have a large standard deviation
B. Have a small standard deviation
C. Have a small mean
D. Have a large mean

 

Case Study of Law
Instructions to Students

This assignment carries 20% of the marks for this subject.

The word limit is 1,500 words and the front cover of your assignment should note the total word count used. Words in excess of the permitted 1,500 will not be read or marked.

This assignment is intended to provide you with the opportunity to consider a range of legal issues that can arise in contract in the course of carrying on a business and to develop your ability to research and analyse problems from the perspective of those legal issues. You are expected to think through the issues thoroughly, consider both parties’ rights and liabilities and provide a reasoned solution to the problems posed by the facts. In particular, you will need to ensure that you cover each of the specific matters that are set out in the question.

Students may work collaboratively in considering the problems (and are strongly encouraged to do so) but individual essays are to be submitted by each student – and they are to be your own work. (Students should read and are expected to comply with the university’s policy on plagiarism, both generally and in relation to collaborative work submitted individually).

 

 

The Question

Jill has been planning to open a coffee shop and bookstore in the Townsville waterfront area hoping to benefit from the large tourist population. So many things have not been going to plan though that she is now having second thoughts. In particular, she has had the following problems and is not sure what her legal position is. What do you see that position to be? Give reasons.

a. Because she was not familiar with the area Jill asked Ken, the manager of the motel at which she was staying, for help in locating a suitable property for the business. She told him she would ‘make it worth his while’ if he found her somewhere she liked. Ken spent a day making enquiries and gave Jill the details of three potentially suitable vacant commercial premises. She was so relieved to have those leads that she immediately promised to pay him $500. She now thinks that that was too generous and proposes to buy him a bottle of wine instead. Does she have a possible legal problem? Why/why not? (3 marks)

b. Last week, after she looked at all of the premises that Ken had suggested, Jill entered into an oral agreement with the owner of one of them to lease his premises for two (2) years on standard lease terms at an agreed rental of $600 per week. She paid a deposit and the landlord agreed that, even though the formal lease had not been signed, she could immediately start fitting the premises out with everything she would need for the proposed coffee shop and bookstore. She was given a key and started fitting the premises out – installing shelving and a counter for the coffee sales. This morning she received a telephone call from the landlord’s solicitors who told her that the landlord had received a better offer for the shop and would not be going ahead with the lease.

Given that her agreement with the owner, so far, is only oral, is it still enforceable? (2 marks)

Is the fact that her oral agreement with the landlord was intended to be followed up with a formal signed lease a problem? Why/why not? (4 marks)

c. As part of her preparations she also researched suppliers of commercial expresso machines and found that one, ‘Coffee a Go-Go’ which had its head office in Brisbane, seemed to be very reasonable. She wrote to them and asked about prices for a Two Group Expresso Machine and a top-of-the-range coffee grinder. They replied that they had both in stock, that they were on sale for $6,000 and $1,500 respectively and that if she wanted them she had to let them know by return mail by midday on that Thursday. Jill posted a letter to them on Wednesday morning but when she rang this morning to arrange delivery the company told her that they had disregarded her letter because they had emailed her on Tuesday evening cancelling their offer. Jill had not checked her email and had therefore not become aware of it. Can she demand that the company sell her the two items? Why/why not? (5 marks)

d. The business plan that Jill’s accountant prepared for her to take to the bank to apply for a business loan identified that cash flow over the first 12 months is Jill’s greatest risk factor. The bank manager knows that Jill’s greatest initial expense will be the cost of stocking her shop with books and says that if she can find some way to remove that as a risk he will recommend the loan. Jill had previously arranged with a wholesale book supplier to supply her with books on 30 day payment terms but, after meeting the bank manager, she went back to them, explained the problem and asked whether they would allow her to defer all payments for 12 months, to let her establish the business, and then revert to the previously agreed 30 day payment terms. They agreed and Jill obtained the bank loan. Three months later they demanded that Jill immediately pay for all the books with which she had been supplied up to that point and that she pay for all future supplies on the original 30 day terms. Although her business is improving, Jill’s cash flow is not sufficient to allow her to pay both the book-sellers and her loan installments. Does she have a problem? Why/why not? (6 marks)

[Total for Question: 20 marks]

Purpose:

To develop an individual reading list that is designed for the professional development of
Executive Leadership students.

Directions:

Develop a five-book reading list designed for the Executive Leadership students. (That is, what
five books should every Executive Leadership student read?) Develop a written narrative that will
include the six following components:

1. A title page.

2. An introduction.

3. A list of each of the five recommended books.

4. A brief description of the essential knowledge that each book offers(no
more than one paragraph per book).

5. A conclusion.

6. References.

The essay should be 350-400 words and follow APA style and format. Print the word
count on the title page.

MISC:
Please choose 5 books very strong on leadership. I have a few suggestions, you may use all or some of these, BUT you do not HAVE to:
-The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey
-How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
-Driveby Daniel H. Pink
-Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading by Linsky and Heifetz
-Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders by L. David Marquet

 

Health Care Personnel
Write a paper that discusses the team-based approaches to the delivery of health services. The focus of the paper should be one type of health care

environment, such as a hospital, primary care, or long-term care facility.

Within your paper, be sure to do the following:

1: Present a patient case (this does not need to be detailed).
2: Describe the team that would deliver care and their individual roles.
3: Identify and describe the indicators and determinants of health that would influence or impact this case.
4: Describe the impact this team-based approach would have on management and line staff.
5: Provide an analysis of key financial and resource savings for consumers and insurance companies as they apply to this model.
6: From a leadership position, explain the advantages of using a team-based approach.

Your paper should contain the following parts:

1: Introduction

2: Body paragraphs (Possible headings include: Case Description, Health Care Delivery Team, Indicators and Determinants of Health, Financial and

Resource Analysis, Team-Based Approach Advantages.)

3: Conclusion

 

Promoting Safety and Quality

The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed core measures to guide health care providers’ efforts in

improving patient safety and the quality of care delivered.

Health care organizations have developed strategic agendas to help meet these standards and reduce the incidence of Never Events. Nurses significantly

influence the overall quality of health care provided and play a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes.

For this Discussion, you will consider the standards that are in place for nurses and how they can be used to improve quality of care.

To prepare for this Discussion:
•Review the information at the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services websites on the core measures and standards
•Consider the nurse’s role in supporting the organization’s strategic agenda as it relates to improving clinical outcomes.
•Conduct an Internet search for either a Never Event or a core measure, and select one to address in your post.

Respond to the following:
•How has the emphasis on quality of care, patient safety, and clinical care outcomes been impacted by specific standards emanating from TJC and/or CMS?

Cite your selected core measure or Never Event in your response.
•What is the impact of the nurse’s role in clinical outcomes for the organization?
•Discuss nurse-specific challenges in influencing change in quality improvement.
•How does this influence the ability of the organization to achieve its strategic agenda?

 

 

 

Imagine you are a senior business executive with a multinational corporation that sells garments that are manufactured in Bangladeshi factories. First, CHOOSE ONE COMPANY that you represent. Here are some to choose from: Children’s Place, Walt Disney Company, Walmart, Joe Fresh (Loblaw), Tommy Hilfiger (PVH), Calvin Klein (PVH), H&M, Benetton, J.C. Penney, Nike, Cato Fashions, Target, American Eagle. Find out if your company has a corporate or social responsibility page (all the above do). Check to see if it has an official policy on factory safety or working conditions. Look at any statements it issued after the 2013 building collapse in Bangladesh which killed over a thousand workers who were engaged in making apparel for multinational corporations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse). Look through the web to find out what the history of apparel manufacturing and trade has been, and where Bangladesh fits into that.

PART A

Answer the following questions based on your research:

1) Which country is the leader in apparel exports?

2) What is the value of apparel exports from Bangladesh? What is the importance of apparel export in Bangladesh’s economy?

3) How many workers does the industry employ? What percentage of these workers are women? Why do women dominate this industry? How much do they earn? What is the minimum wage in Bangladesh? Can workers organize in unions? What hurdles do they face when they try to unionize?

4) Which countries have the lowest labor costs in the apparel industry? Bangladesh? Cambodia? China? Vietnam? Mexico?

5) What is the global supply chain that your company employs? Where do its products come from? Who makes them? Under what conditions?

PART B

Compose a formal corporate document outlining what your company should do in the wake of the recent building collapse in Bangladesh. The document should be written to address the stakeholders of the company. Make sure it identifies the problems and includes feasible recommendations based on data. Cite your sources. The document should be 1000 words long. Include a word count for this part.

 

Capstone Paper Writing
After completing the two practice assignment worksheets, indicate the following regarding the

target for improvement you’ve identified in your current workplace: 1. What is the general outcome?

2. What is the process currently used to provide care to this type of patient? 3. What ideas do we 5
have for changing what is done? 4.How could we pilot an improvement idea? 5. Who should work

on the improvement? 6. What is the specific aim of the improvement? 7.How would we know if a

change is an improvement (list at least one specific measure)? 8. What are the clinical, functional,
satisfaction, and cost values to patients within the population most closely associated with the

target for improvement you’ve identified (depending on your target for improvement, you may not

have all of these four values. but try to list at least one for each area)?

Assignment: Prepare a ten-page paper on the supervisor and manager as an effective leader.
This includes, but is not limited to comparing and contrasting the following issues relating to contemporary techniques for supervision, management, and leadership: principles of
leadership, leadership styles, leadership traits, effective decision making, and motivation/ employee performance. Use the text as a source (REQUIRED TEXTS: Schroeder, D. & Lombardo, F. (2013). Management and Supervision of Law Enforcement Personnel. (5th ed.) Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis-Gould Publications. ISBN: 9781422491515).
along with at least four other sources, such as other books, articles, or journals.
-Please have a strong thesis statement in the introduction paragraph.
-This paper is to be done in strict adherence to the APA format.

 

Health Care

We hear many stories in the news about how the standard of care has been violated. select a news story or a professional experience in which a health

care provider did not provide proficient standard of care.

 

Investments
Find a real prospectus for an upcoming IPO. Comment on what you thought of the prospectus. Some of the questions you may want to consider are:

Were there elements included in the prospectus that surprised you?
Were there items you expected to see, but, didn’t?
Did it include enough information to make an informed decision about investing in the firm?
Include a link to the prospectus, or a copy of it along with your thoughts.