some of you are probably saying‚ “But that isn’t true for me—I scored poorly (or very well) on the SAT and my GPA is great (or not so good).” Statistics only tell us what the trend is for most people in the population or sample. There will always be outliers—the few individuals who do not fit the trend. Most people‚ however‚ are going to fit the pattern. Think about another example. We know there is a strong positive correlation between smoking and cancer‚ but you may know someone who has
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Sugar has been around since 8‚000 BC and since then it has caused many controversies in the health department. Although sugar is widely and massively consumed on a daily basis‚ it is not healthy for you and your body because not only does it cause us as Americans overweight‚ but also makes us sick. The terrible effects of sugar can affect us for a lifetime. It causes sickness‚ obesity‚ diabetes and it has an increased risk of cancer. “The new paradigm hypothesize‚ that... too much sugar does not
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combining life and death in one character. The story holds many symbolic events and descriptions. They describe Miss Emily as a fallen monument to the American South backing up the theme of change‚ while her house is a sight of decaying pieces and a outlier in the middle of a growing industrial neighborhood. Another symbol is crayon portrait of her father representing the state of living in the past instead of the present. Much less elegant compared to a oil painting but the crayon holds importance and
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I walked into your class sophomore year already knowing how much I loved English class but not knowing what to expect from your class. Cambridge classes are known for their rigorous nature and I came in doubting I could handle it but you quickly proved me wrong. Day by day‚ the stress piled on and the workload increased yet it was your class that I looked forward to everyday. Year by year‚ my love for English class has grown but your classes solidified my dreams for a future involving what you have
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The definition of Ultimate Reality is different across all religions. Based on chapter one of the textbook‚ Ultimate Reality can be categorized into three different terms. These terms are theistic‚ monistic‚ and non-theistic. The religions studied so far all have different beliefs in the Ultimate Reality‚ as well as some similarities between them. Out of the seven religions that have been covered so far‚ all of them believe in different Ultimate Reality’s whilst also being inspired by some other
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Think Stats: Probability and Statistics for Programmers Version 1.6.0 Think Stats Probability and Statistics for Programmers Version 1.6.0 Allen B. Downey Green Tea Press Needham‚ Massachusetts Copyright © 2011 Allen B. Downey. Green Tea Press 9 Washburn Ave Needham MA 02492 Permission is granted to copy‚ distribute‚ and/or modify this document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License‚ which is available at http://creativecommons
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DECEMBER 28‚ 2010 GLOBAL CORPORATE FINANCE RATING METHODOLOGY Global Telecommunications Industry Summary This rating methodology explains Moody’s approach to assessing credit risk for companies in the telecommunications industry. This publication is intended to provide a reference tool that can be used when evaluating credit profiles within the telecommunications industry‚ helping companies‚ investors‚ and other interested market participants understand how key qualitative and quantitative
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<br><br>A citizen who is so preeminent in "excellence" is not the equal of the rest of the citizens of the state or at least his "excellence" does not equal that of the rest of the citizens. This citizen does not fit the mold of the common man. He is an outlier. Therefore‚ something must be done with him. The community could ostracize the supremely "excellent" citizen for having a quality different from the qualities of the majority. However‚ this course of action would only waste the gift of a small part
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change in America . President Obama in his speech cited several points to remind us of the courage that was necessary to attempt to influence the hearts and minds of a nation. One of the points he focused on and I quote: “ Selma is not some outlier in the American experience. That’s why it’s not a museum or a static monument to behold from a distance. It is instead the manifestation of a creed written into our founding documents: “We the People…in order to form a more perfect union.” “We
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Executive Compensation: An agency problem: The globalized world of today has seen many scandals derived from the compensation schemes that are granted to top-level executives from their respective organizations. The compensation policies put in place in organizations are a result of a fundamental agency problem‚ the problem being that of the principal and the agent relationship. The issue arises due to the principal who hires the agent to perform day-to-day management tasks and oversee operations;
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