COMP 211 DATA AND SYSTEM MODELING (PROB/STAT) Spring 2012 Assignment #2 Due: Monday‚ 5pm‚ 4/16/2012 Total points: 200 (each question 20 points) Please submit a softcopy (in PDF format) of your assignment to WebCT before the deadline. Late penalty: within 24 hours after the deadline: ‐20%; after 24 hours: 0 point. Question 1: [20 points] A film-coating process produces films whose thickness are normally distributed with a mean of 110 microns and a standard deviation of 10 microns. For a certain application
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business‚ specifically cost accounting‚ the break-even point (BEP) is the point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal: there is no net loss or gain‚ and one has "broken even." A profit or a loss has not been made‚ although opportunity costs have been "paid‚" and capital has received the risk-adjusted‚ expected return.[1] It is shown graphically as the point where the total revenue and total cost curves meet. In the linear case the break-even point is equal to the fixed costs divided by the contribution
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have a Point of Sale? 1.3.2 Specific Problem Specially‚ this study sougth to answer the following question * What is the existing system of the company? * What is the advantages and disadvantages of a point of Sale (POS)? * Will the company be able to see pictures of their products in the proposed system? 1.4 Objective of the study The main aim of this study is to design a point of Sale for Goldilocks Macabebe Branch. 1.4.1 General Objectvie This study will make a point of sale
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Crystallization and Melting Points Organic Chemistry 221 9/19/2012 Intro/Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to use crystallization to separate a compound from a solvent and be able to choose the best solvent to do so. Then identify an unknown and verify purity using melting points. Solubility contributes to crystallization; because a solute has lower solubility at lower temperatures‚ which makes the solvent separate from the solution as a solid. This process is important to understand because
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“darkness inside a cloud” (Selection 2). The power of metaphor is utilized throughout the world of language on a daily basis to clarify‚ explain‚ and act as a moral instrument. Metaphor can be described‚ as it was by Cynthia Ozick‚ author of The Shawl‚ as “the mind’s opposable thumb”: just as one cannot grasp objects without an opposable thumb‚ one can also not write successfully without the aid of metaphor (Selection 1). Metaphor evidently has great power in literature; it can define a problem‚ stimulate
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organizational unit (including any ISO or QS certification programs) and assess the effectiveness of these efforts using Deming ’s 14 points. To accomplish this‚ you should carefully analyze your organizational unit in regard to each of Deming ’s 14 points‚ examining each point individually and noting what your organizational unit is doing in response to each of these points. Based on your analysis‚ develop a plan to address any shortcomings in the quality effort. Include the plan in your paper. This
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�PAGE � �PAGE �6� Power and Politics Power and politics are often considered to be integral components in the development of the organization. Where does power end and politics begin? Many individuals think that politics and power are tied together because you can not have one without the other. On the other hand politics and power are separate items‚ and both are needed for an organization to effectively manage its operations. Given that both of power and politics often play an extenuating role
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21 September 2011 A Critique of “The Power of Situations” by Lee Ross and Richard E. Nisbett Our basics assumptions‚ and our instincts usually serve us well. We can judge the situations and people accordingly‚ and at most times‚ correctly. But behaviors in its entirety‚ is very complex and is based on a myriad of elements within our environment. Lee Ross and Richard Nisbett‚ authors of “The Power of Situations” conclude that information such as personalities‚ and backgrounds are trivial. If
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English 101 Professor Weigand 24 September 2012 Knowledge is Power. In Today’s society there is a debate over which is best‚ the knowledge you acquire from life experiences or the knowledge you obtain in school. In “ Learning to Read” by Malcolm X. He discusses his experience of how he taught himself how to read and write while incarcerated‚ and how he learned more through his self learning then he ever did in school. In “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gardner. Sophie gets these strange
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There are three possible turning points in Hamlet: the players’ scene when Claudius’ guilt concerning the murder of King Hamlet is confirmed; the prayer scene when Hamlet forgoes the opportunity to kill Claudius; and the closet scene where Hamlet first takes action‚ but kills Polonius inadvertently. In the players’ scene‚ the ghost’s story is proved to be true‚ allowing Hamlet to avenge his father’s murder. In the prayer scene‚ Hamlet misses a perfect opportunity to kill Claudius‚ giving Claudius
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