covariances when i=j‚ and ρij=1. You can calculate the portfolio variance in the spreadsheet in many different ways. The way I do it is to first calculate the variance/covariance matrix‚ σρσ whose entries are σiσjρij and σi2. To this end‚ we first construct the standard deviation (std) matrix and the correlation matrix‚ as shown in the spreadsheet. Then‚ first multiple the std matrix to the correlation matrix to obtain σρ (multiply the range of b3..g8 to the range of b10..g15). Then‚ multiple
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WWII Timeline Assignment 1933: Hitler comes to power in Germany Description: This is the beginning of WWII. Hitler is now the main leader in germany‚ and he is persuading everyone with his power of speech to be under his command. Using this Hitler plans to take over the world. He gains the forces of most of germany to aid him in his quest. Germany September 10‚ 1939: Canada declares war on Germany October 1939: Poland Surrenders to Germany April 1940: Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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2. What does the text author mean when he calls terrorism a "pejorative" term and a "social construct?" Provide your reaction to White’s statement that terrorism is a social construct. The term Pejorative simply means a term that is loaded with a negative or derogatory meaning. (White pg. 6) When White used this term‚ I believe he was referring to the fact that when the terrorism is used it usually evokes a feeling of fear. The book explains that when people use the term terrorism they are labeling
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1.An evaluation of George Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory in terms of its usefulness in contemporary society Personality is an influential and important aspect of psychology. Personality psychology asks the question what does it mean to be a person? And it is primarily concerned with human nature and individual differences (Pervin and John‚ 2001). This essay will demonstrate an understanding of George Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory and its position in relation to the major perspectives in
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Crime is a social construct Discuss. This composition will look at crime and its different criminological interpretations. Crime is an umbrella word which covers a diverse range of issues and is dependant upon the theoretical stand point of the writer. Although the wordings of the explanations differ‚ the implications are consistent (Newburn‚ 2007. Doherty‚ 2005). Mclaughlin et al (2006) seems the most relevant for the purpose. They separate crime into three key constituent parts. These are harm
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Russian Revolution Timeline Identify historically significant events in Russia’s history from 1880-1917 on the timeline. Specifically‚ choose events that are relevant to the political and economic development of Russia during this period. Your timeline should include a minimum of 15 events over this time period. Plot each event to indicate when they occurred‚ but also decide to what extent each event was moving Russia toward modernization and stability‚ or whether the event was moving Russia
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social concept that has been around for ages and shockingly still exists. It is a belief that all people of each race possess characteristics‚ abilities or qualities specific to that race. It is especially used to differentiate one race as inferior or superior to other races. Racism has existed for centuries and has caused many hardships for almost all ethnicities. Race is a social construct derived from primarily perceptions accustomed by events of recorded history but it really has no basic biological
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Elise Burns Timeline Part IV NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document in the Additional Resources folder in Canyon Connect. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B‚ and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. (See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 7 assignment entitled‚ “Timeline Part IV.” NOTE: The timeline project does not
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Timeline 1. 1800 Early 19th century the growing towns of Briton were characterized by overcrowded‚ poor housing‚ bad water and disease. This was because the population was growing and no one thought about hygiene this caused the towns to become very dirty and many diseases were spreading around in towns and more people were becoming ill and not being able to go work this caused many problems for the government. 2. 1834 poor law act This law was designed to reduce the cost of looking after the
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Erikson’s Timeline Erik Erikson’s approach to personality development is different from Jane Loevinger’s theory. Although their approaches are different their perspectives corresponds in how human individuality develop across the lifespan. Loevingers theory brings attention to how people perceive their experiences and make sense of them; whereas‚ Erikson’s psychosocial development is focused more on the “what” instead of the “how.” He questions what types of psychosocial dilemmas a person confronts
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