The study described in current research investigated the correlation between community diversity and sociability. Past literature found a negative correlation between diversity and sociability. Therefore‚ the current study expanded on past research using the population at a historically black university. In the present study‚ 60 participants were asked to complete a survey consisting of 45 questions. The current study was conducted at Hampton University by the Methods of Psychology class. The
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We report some considerations done in PV20003. We start translating this corollary in concrete: if the firm pays dividends‚ its market value of equity presents a dividend-related term less sensitive to ρ ̄. Then‚ the sensitivity of the market value to ρ ̄ is higher when the market value depends only on the terminal value BT and the dividends are not paid. This higher sensitivity implies then higher return volatility. According to the numerical analysis presented in PV2003‚ the volatility is al- most
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1. Introduction 3 2. On Emerging Markets … 5 3. Empirical Methods 8 3.1. Non-Parametric Tests 8 3.1.1. Kolmogrov Smirnov Goodness of Fit Test 9 3.1.2. Runs Test 9 3.2. Parametric Tests 10 3.2.1. Auto-Correlation Test 10 3.2.2. ADF (Augmented DickeyFuller) Test 11 3.2.3. PP (Philips Perron) Test 12 3.2.4. Auto-Regression Test 12 3.2.5. ARIMA Model 12 3.2.6. GARCH Model 13 4. Anomalies and Market Efficiency 16 4.1
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Soliman AM‚ Gadelrab HF‚ Elfar RM. Working memory subsystems are impaired in chronic drug dependents. Background: A large body of research that has investigated substance dependence and working memory (WM) resources‚ yet no prior study has used a comprehensive test battery to examine the impact of chronic drug dependence on WM as a multi-component system. Objectives: This study examined the efficiency of several WM components in participants who were chronic drug dependents. In addition‚ the
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In 2012‚ Eric L Garland conducted a study in which where he researched the correlation between an opioid-dependent group and how a non-dependent group. He supported his study by including many statistics‚ significant information‚ and how accurate the data was. However‚ this study does not provide a valid argument that opioids are detrimental to our health. The research that was taken in this data was to see the correlation between participants taking opioids‚ and how opioids influenced their daily
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Chapter 1 Multivariate analysis refers to all statistical techniques that simultaneously analyze multiple measurements on individuals or objects under investigation. Factor analysis identifies the structure underlying a set of variables Discriminant analysis differentiates among groups based on a set of variables. All the variables must be random and interrelated in such ways that their different effects cannot meaningfully be interpreted separately. Nonmetric measurement scales Nominal
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Amber Zona Midterm Essay Race and Crime March 6‚ 2012 Personality Disorders and Criminal Behavior There are many recent findings that there are correlations between criminal behavior and certain personality disorders. In this essay I will go over research found in relation to different crimes and the disorders the people have that commit these crimes. My studies indicate that there are many criminals with Borderline Personality Disorder‚ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ Paranoia
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2.5.2 Effect of Board Independence on C.S.R. Board independence refers to a corporate board with majority of outside directors. It is believed that board dominated by outside or independence directors are more vigilant in monitoring behaviour and decision making of the company (Finegold et al.‚ 2007). The reason is that shareholders` interest could be well protected by outside directors than the inside directors. Outside directors bring in more skills and knowledge to the company which increases
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An individual may substance abuse due to the culture in which they are exposed. What it meant by this is the culture of poverty that cause one too substance abuse‚ with correlations of socioeconomic depression. In correlation with individuals and or groups that take advantage of people that are in the essential need of resources such as monetary needs. I have found that when people are destitute they will do anything to survive. Sadly‚ this is how individuals get mixed up with trafficking drugs.
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Jerry Lopez ENG 68 Mushik 2/27/13 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Underage drinking has been become a large issue in the recent decades‚ becoming a rising issues mainly among young college students. This debate of either lowering the drinking age or keeping it as it is has caught great attention‚ especially with academic superiors. In 2008‚ 100 college presidents called for a debate about bringing down the drinking age. In Shari Roan’s essay‚ “Tempest in a Bottle‚” agreed that “[their] experience
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