variable The variable is the important aspects of the research. In research the concept are measure from variable. Variable are anythings that can take on differing or varing values. it mean that the value of variable vary from person to person‚ time to time or place to place but the meaning of variable are same to all. Thus variable are the charactestics of person‚ groups‚ objects‚ ideas‚ feeling or other thing that researcher want to measure. Variables are thus anything that can take on differing
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more or less linear way. To say it differently‚ price differences between hotels underscore the presence or not of some variables expected to influence the latter. It is essential for hotels to understand how they can price their rooms and maximize yield while remaining competitive. Therefore‚ we conducted an extensive analysis to help hotel revenue managers find out what key variables influence price on Orbitz. The data were gathered from Orbitz.com directly. The data is about 1623 hotels that are located
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CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH: measuring statistical relationships between 2+ variables * correlation studies measure variables; NOT manipulate: 1. Measure one variable (X) 2. Measure second variably (Y) 3. Statistically determine if X & Y are related (X Y) * BIDIRECTIONALITY PROBLEM: X Y‚ X Y‚ or X Y * THIRD VARIABLE PROBLEM: X Z Y * determines if association between variables exists * cannot draw causal conclusions * CORRELATION
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Securing Yourself Online Final Version 1 Attention Catcher: You are at risk. All of us are at risk. I’m not talking about STDs‚ global warming‚ or terrorism. I’m talking about your life online. You’re at risk of having your computer taken over so that perfect strangers can read your e-mail‚ access your bank accounts‚ pilfer your credit card numbers‚ and even steal your identity. 2 Listeners Link: Speakers Credibility: As college students‚ we’re particularly vulnerable because we spend
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The year is 1942. Families living in their most beloved country‚ the United States of America‚ stare at their radio sets in onset fear as they witness secondhand one of the most destructive and harrowing events in the history of their country. Standing before all this is a man who has gone through tough and harsh times‚ due to an illness he has contracted earlier in his life. The man is Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ and he must now deliver one of the most heroic speeches his land will ever need. Similar
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The effect of water and fertilizer on corn seedlings Biology 1108 Lab Section November 7‚ 2012 Abstract The effect of water and fertilizer on corn seedlings was examined. It was hypothesized before the experiment that enough water with sunlight and air should make the plants grow healthy. It has to do with photosynthesis. Fertilizer is also going to make the plants grow much faster; this is because of the nutrients in it. The experiment took about four to six weeks to complete; it took some
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Economics The Corn Industry The majority of food that is consumed by Americans contains corn‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ corn-fed meat and corn-based processed food. Corn is found in three out of four supermarket products. There are more than 3‚500 different uses for corn products. Corn subsidies in the United States totaled $81.7 billion from 1995 to 2011. Corn draws in more subsidies than wheat‚ soybeans and rice combined. The average American spends $267 a year on corn products. Americans
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Research Question “Evaluation of the commercialization of Bt-Corn breeds: how it is both economically efficient and overall beneficial for the environment.” Abstract This paper discusses and evaluates both the negative and positive aspects and raised controversial issues regarding Bt-Corn‚ a transgenic maize developed through genetic engineering and biotechnology methods‚ and will finally conclude that the commercialization of Bt-Corn breeds for the past 14 years have been both economically advantageous
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King Corn King Corn a documentary that starts off with two college graduates who happen to be friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis‚ at a lab where they discover to have “corn” in their hair. Right away the viewer gets a taste of the charisma these two friends and the closeness of the friendship they share. After this revelation they set out to trace where the corn came from which brings them to a small town in Greene‚ Iowa where a large percentage of corn farming takes place. Coincidently‚ that is
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Demand for Corn If the demand for corn increases due to its use as an alternative energy source‚ the supply of corn substitute like soybean would decrease. This would happen because as the demand of corn rises‚ the price of corn would rise. Therefore the producers of a substitute like soybean would start producing corn instead of the soybean considering that they both have the same farmland. The producers of soybean will expect to make more profit by selling corn at a higher price assuming the cost
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