MODULE 2 Data Types & Measurements LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learning Objectives: Distinguish between qualitative(categorical) and quantitative (numerical) data. Distinguish between discrete and continuous numerical data. Identify the various scales of measuring data – nominal‚ ordinal‚ interval and ratio.. Implications of data types and measurement scales for statistical analysis. Reading Assignments Textbook – Chapters 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3‚ 1.4‚ 1.5‚ 1.6 and 1.7
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public bank PUBLIC BANK BHD TOPIC 3: INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT 1. Introductions The model of the Five Competitive Forces was developed by Michael E. Porter that becomes an important tool for analysing an organizations industry structure instrategic processes. This model is applicable to the banking industry. Public Bank do compete with the other financial institution in Malaysia‚ however they also must cooperate with one another in many respects. There is an underlying problem which is the banks
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Efficiency: It means that theprices of securities reflect all information regardless of whetheror not it is publicly available‚ including historical price andtrading patterns. Question 2) 1) Discuss the implications of the seperation of ownership and management Professional Managerial Skills * The growth of a company comes with the demand for different skills to manage the operations of the company‚ meaning that the owners of a company may not entirely have the necessary skills and
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Brief Introduction of Financial Risk Management Huang Xuan Financial risk management is an interdiscipline with various researching subfields including the studies of mathematical methods to maximum the profits‚ quantitative analysis of financial databases and investment decisions. In other words‚ it is aimed to bridge the gap between mathematical theories and practical financial analysing tools (Nawrocki 1999). It could also be defined as“Living with the possibility that future events may
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Cost Accounting‚ 14e (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 2 An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes Objective 2.1 1) Cost objects include: A) products B) customers C) departments D) All of these answers are correct. Answer: D Diff: 2 Terms: cost object Objective: 1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 2) Actual costs are: A) the costs incurred B) budgeted costs C) estimated costs D) forecasted costs Answer: A Diff: 1 Terms: actual costing Objective: 1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 3) The general term used to identify
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12th Post BOR Project Choose three from among the 11th - 27th Amendments to the United States Constitution. Create a PowerPoint project with Pictures. Components of the ProjectWho was involved in the issue addressed by the proposal? Who helped pass the amendment?What was its purpose? xxxWhat was the issue that prompted the proposal? xxxWhen did it happen (time period in history‚ when proposed‚ when passed‚ when ratified)xxx Where did the issue(s) originally take place? Where was the amendment
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Question: Differentiate between the collection function and recovery function of a financial institution. The collection function collects payments from accounts which are delinquent‚ that is those who make payments later than their contractual due date. This is happened when the loan not yet turns bad; the problem is not so serious. The recovery function collects money still owed on accounts after the financial institution has classified the account as non-performing or has written off the account
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$1.25 - $45)/$45 = 0.1167 or 11.67%. c. Do the answers to parts (a) and (b) depend on whether you sell the stock after one year or continue to hold it? The answer does not depend on whether you sell the stock or hold it. P6-2: A financial adviser claims that a particular stock earned a total return of 10% last year. During the year the stock price rose from $30 to $32.50. What dividend did the stock pay? 0.10 = ($32.50 + D - $30)/$30 which means D = $0.50 Chapter 7 P7-1:
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Financial Management – Handout »Balance Sheet - Statement of financial positions on a specific date * Book value: value on balance sheet (historical cost) * Market value: value of assets depends on riskiness‚ cash flows * Balance sheet identity: Assets = Liabilites + Shareholders‘ equity * Debt versus equity: Shareholders equity = Assets + Liabilities * Financial leverage: the more debt‚ the greater its degree of financial leverage »Income
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A period of increased popular piety‚ the 12th century featured the formation of many new religious orders. Established primarily as a means to promote reform in the church‚ and to fit the demands of believers who sought out a heightened individual spiritual life‚ reform orders became one of the primary weapons used by the Church to combat heresy. Designed as grassroots organizations‚ much like their heretical counterparts‚ these groups aimed to win believers back to the Catholic faith. However‚ it
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