The Poisson distribution is a discrete distribution. It is often used as a model for the number of events (such as the number of telephone calls at a business‚ number of customers in waiting lines‚ number of defects in a given surface area‚ airplane arrivals‚ or the number of accidents at an intersection) in a specific time period. It is also useful in ecological studies‚ e.g.‚ to model the number of prairie dogs found in a square mile of prairie. The major difference between Poisson and Binomial
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weighing boat next to the scales and place the second weighing boat on the scales and weigh it then click the on tare button to set it back to zero and weigh out 1g of sodium hydroxide using the spatula to transfer the sodium hydroxide. To calculate how much sodium hydroxide was needed‚ we used the atomic mass and two extra equations. The two equations are the concentration multiplied by the volume and the answer is the moles and the second equation is the moles multiplied by the molecular mass and
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Invasive Species have been described as an organism which is not native‚ and causes negative effects on the ecosystem‚ and to the health of humans. These organisms can be Fauna‚ Flora (Flora and Fauna refer to plant and wildlife‚ respectively)‚ a fungus or a bacterium. However‚ not all introduced species are invasive‚ but invasive Fauna and Flora‚ have been said to be the 2nd greatest threat to biodiversity post habitat loss. In his book‚ Invasive Species in a Changing World‚ Richard J. Hobbs (2013)
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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION WHAT IT IS Frequency distributions summarize and compress data by grouping it into classes and recording how many data points fall into each class. That is‚ they show how many observations on a given variable have a particular attribute. For example‚ a survey is taken of 50 people’s favorite color. The frequency distribution might indicate 15 people selected green‚ 12 blue‚ 6 red‚ 7 yellow‚ and 10 purple. Converting these raw numbers into percentages would then provide an
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Global Distribution and Transportation 501 Semester 1 – 2014 Assessment 2 Group Essay Due date: Week 13 (May 27‚ 6.00 p.m.) Submission: Online through Turnitin Marks: 30 marks Objectives This assessment item relates to the course learning outcomes 1 to 4 as stated in the unit outline. Students are to form their own groups and select their own group members. There will be a maximum of 5 members in a group. Guidelines: You must use at least 15 peer-reviewed
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Revision Notes – Tolerance What is Tolerance? Weak and Strong Senses of ‘Tolerance’ • Tolerance requires difference – you don’t ‘tolerate’ something that you agree with. • However‚ tolerance isn’t a ‘live and let live’ attitude. • There are several ways of responding to things that are ‘different’ (with respect to attitudes and beliefs): o Someone can not care how other people live – this isn’t tolerance o Someone can not object to how other people live
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schools during sex education classes. The side for condom distribution argues that condoms should be distributed because they protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). While the side against condom distribution says that it is immoral and promotes teenage sex. Condom distribution is unethical and should be stopped because it gives teens mixed messages about having sex‚ which they are not emotionally mature enough to handle yet and condones premarital sex. Condom distribution needs to end because it makes teens think that it’s normal to have
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The process of making goods available to the consumer needs effective channel of distribution. Therefore‚ the path taken by the goods in its movement is termed as channel of distribution. The goods may be sent to the consumer directly or indirectly through middlemen. The channel of distribution may be classified as: Selling through direct channels This is the oldest‚ shorter and the simple channel of distribution. The producer sells the product directly without involvement of any middle man.
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How Market Structures Determine the Pricing and Output of Businesses Introduction There are several different market structures in which organisations can operate. The type of structure will influence a company’s behaviour and the level of profits it can generate. The structure of a market refers to the number of businesses in a market‚ their market shares and other features which affect the level of competition in the market. Structures are classified in term of the presence or absence of competition
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Describe causation of crime theories and how they relate to criminal behavior. Describe the common models for society to determine which acts are considered criminal. Explain how causation theories of crime affect society. In criminal law causation is defined as an action from which the specific injury or other effect arose and is combined with a state of mind to compare the elements of guilt. It is only applicable where a result has been achieved and is immaterial with regard to attempt
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