Media bias is an unavoidable aspect of any information spreading source or program. Much like the saying “history is written by the victors” (Winston Churchill)‚ any information provided to the general public should be expected to be affected by the personal bias of the ones reporting the information. While it may be hard to spot an example of media bias‚ it is definitely there even if it is not meant to come on as a bias. Whether it is the placement of articles in the local newspaper‚ the scandalous
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3 February 17‚ 2013 The article‚ “The Sharpe Ratio and the Information Ratio”‚ by Deborah Kidd is about the original risk-adjusted performance measure and they are Sharpe ratio and the Information Ratio. William Sharpe designed the first performance metric to insolate excess return per unit of total risk taken. The Sharpe ratio shows whether a portfolio ’s returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of excess risk. The Sharpe ratio measure dividends average portfolio excess return
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Liberal Media is a Myth It is often said that the news media has a liberal bias. Joseph Goebbels said it best “if you repeat something often enough‚ people will believe it.” This couldn’t be truer in politics‚ it’s that bandwagon effect; everyone believes it so you should too. Alterman (2003) stated‚ “Conservatives have intimidated journalists into repeating their baseless accusations of liberal bias by virtue of their willingness to repeat it… endlessly.” (p.37). In fact‚ 75% of conservatives
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is basically used to understanding the financial health of a business entity. With the help of ratios we can easily calculate from current year performance of the companies and are then compared to previous years. Ratio analysis conducts a quantitative analysis of information in a company’s financial statements. These Ratios are most commonly used in banking sector can be divided into five main categories Liquidity Ratios Leverage Ratios Profitability Ratios Activity
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Connie Zhang Media Bias Against Hilary Clinton in the Election of 2008 The election of 2008 was monumental in many respects‚ the most significant being the fact that there was a chance that the first woman or African American would become president of the United States. After Obama won the nomination‚ claims that the media had been negative and unfair to Clinton were examined. In earlier studies conducted by D’Alessio and Allen‚ it was concluded there were no significant biases in most forms of
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Liquidity Ratios: Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities Efficiency Ratios Asset Turnover Ratio = Sales Revenue/ (Fixed Assets + Current Assets) Profitability Ratios Net Profit Margin = (Net Profit x 100) /Sales Revenue Return on Capital Employed = Net Profit (Operating Profit) x 100 (ROCE) Capital Employed Solvency Ratios Gearing Ratio = Total Liabilities/Shareholders Equity Investment Ratios Earnings per Share
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Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta Learning objectives At the end of this module‚ you will be able to: * distinguish between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta. * apply well-established rules to identify the ratio decidendi in a decision. This module is intended as a useful exercise in revision. If you are certain that you understand how to discover the ratio in an opinion‚ you should skim lightly over this material. What is the ratio decidendi? As you probably recall from your studies
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Ratio analysis Debt ratio Debt ratio (2006-2007) = Total liabilities / Total assets = 10‚170/12‚064 = 0.84 Debt ratio (2007-2008) = 9‚210/11‚769 = Debt ratio (2008-2009) = 10‚003/11‚229 = Debt ratio (2009-2010) = 11‚043/12‚537 = Current ratio Current ratio (2006-2007) = Current assets / Current liabilities = 3‚424/4‚790 = 0.71 Current ratio (2007-2008) = 2‚164/4‚498 = Current ratio (2008-2009) = 1‚326/5‚389 = Current ratio (2009-2010) = 2‚697/6‚085 = Return on sales (ROS) Return on Sales
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Reformulating News Media Bias: A New Theoretical and Methodological Approach By Peter Brinson Allegations of media bias are nothing new in the United States. Though conservatives have been the most vocal in recent years‚ liberals have also been known to argue that the news media systematically presents information in a way that privileges the opposition’s viewpoint. This debate has been carried out in the popular press as well‚ with each side struggling to provide the definitive proof that the
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PROFITABILITY RATIOS RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI): The prime objective of making investments in any business is to obtain satisfactory return on capital invested. Hence‚ the return on capital employed is used as a measure of success of a business in realizing this objective. Return on Investment establishes the relationship between the profit and the capital employed. It indicates the percentage of return on capital employed in the business and it can be used to show the overall profitability
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