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    In the United States‚ over 62‚000 arsons are committed annually‚ amounting to over $1 billion in damages (Burton‚ McNeil‚ & Binder‚ 2012). There is a strong correlation between arson and individuals with psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse tendencies (Burton et al.‚ 2012). There are many terms associated with arson‚ often which are confused. Fire-setting refers to the actual act of setting a fire‚ arson is the crime charged for fire-setting‚ and pyromania is a psychiatric diagnosis often too

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    estimate work‚ using the differences in real estate costs between high crime and low crime areas to assess individual’s willingness to avoid crime‚ and thereby to measure the economic costs of crime. But this research extends far beyond just estimating the costs of crimes. Economists have used sophisticated statistical techniques to estimate the extent to which increases in punishment deter crime. Economists have also investigated the link between crime and a rich variety of social factors. In this

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    abortions are performed globally each year‚ with slightly under half of those performed unsafely.[3] The incidence of abortion has stabilized in recent years‚[3] having previously spent decades declining as access to family planning education and contraceptive services increased.[4] Forty percent of the world’s women have access to legal induced abortions (within gestational limits).[5] Induced abortion has a long history and has been performed by various methods‚ including herbal abortifacients

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    The Relevance and Effectiveness of Different Methods of Recruitment A manager can recruit in two different ways. Internal recruitment is when the business looks to fill the vacancy from within its existing workforce. External recruitment is when the business looks to fill the vacancy from any suitable applicant outside the business. The advantages of using internal recruitment are that it is cheaper and less time consuming than external recruitment‚ people who already work for the business are

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    Descriptive Research * Recording events * DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH: describes behaviour of organisms in natural settings * CASE STUDY: in-depth analysis of an individual‚ group‚ or event. * detail; observation‚ interview‚ tests‚ etc. * closely study rare phenomena; challenge validity of other theories; new hypotheses * does not accurately determine cause-effect; inaccurate generalization; researcher bias * RESEARCHER BIAS: lack of objectivity

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    Explain the different methods of giving feedback. I personally prefer to receive and give verbal feedback as it allows for the opening of the two way communication process and enables the teacher to ensure that the student/s understand and can ask questions. Where possible this should be supported in written form to enable evidence and enable the learning point to be revisited by the teacher and student. The process I prefer to follow when giving feedback is: 1. Ask the student how they think

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    The purpose of this paper is to provide a response to a scenario by running a correlation and regression analysis for a statistics class assignment. The assignment provides a scenario with two part‚ pursuing ways to develop and maintain online and blended programs (Szapkiw‚ 2014‚ p. 2). This assignment required the use of SPSS to “choose the appropriate tests . . . run the tests and analyze the data” (Szapkiw‚ 2014‚ p. 14). Structure This assignment has two aspects and seven sections for the

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    CORRELATION & LINEAR REGRESSION Prof. Jemabel Gonzaga-Sidayen Spearman rank order correlation coefficient rho (rs) • Spearman rho is really a linear correlation coefficient applied to data that meet the requirements of ordinal scaling • Formula: rs = 1 - 6 Σ D i 2 N3 - N – Di = difference between the ith pair of ranks – R(Xi) = rank of the ith X score – R(Yi) = rank of the ith Y score – N = number of pairs of ranks Try this Subject Proportion of Similar Attitudes (X) Attraction (Y) Rank of

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    01.03 Scientific Method Scenerio 2 1. The specific independent variable in Katherine’s investigation would be the amount of sunlight each plant will recieve‚ and the specific dependent variables would be the time of day and the water. 2. Five controlled variables in this investigation would be where she would place the plants‚ the type of plant she will use‚ the type of water she uses for each plant‚ the amount of water she uses per plant and the exact times she waters the plants in a day.

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    THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING OF TENTH GRADE STUDENT AT SMA NEGERI 5 BATAM IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014 YOVITA WANDA HERAWATI English Department Student of Universitas Putera Batam FRANGKY SILITONGA‚ S.Pd. M.S.I English Department Lecturer of Universitas Putera Batam ABSTRAK Jurnal ini tentang korelasi antara kosakata dan menulis narasi di SMA Negeri 5. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa di SMA Negeri 5 Batam dari kelas sepuluh (X) pada tahun akademik 2013/2014

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