Psychologists do more than just wonder about human behavior: they conduct research to understand exactly why people think‚ feel‚ and behave the way they do. Like other scientists‚ psychologists use the scientific method‚ a standardized way to conduct research. A scientific approach is used in order to avoid bias or distortion of information. After collecting data‚ psychologists organize and analyze their observations‚ make inferences about the reliability and significance of their data‚ and develop
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Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. obseRvations
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Methods of Projection I. Arithmetic Straight Line Yc = a + Yi – 1 Where: Yc = initial Value (1st year) Yn = Final Value (last year) N = number of years Yi = value for the year past a = Yn - Yc N – 1 = 5975147 – 5413182 5 – 1 = 140‚ 491.25 Historical Values | |Y |a |Yi – 1
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a. Loss Method: NRCS Curve Number Method The U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) (formerly the Soil Conservation Service (SCS)) Curve Number method used in this study estimates the effective rainfall as a function of the cumulative rainfall‚ the land use‚ the soil type and the antecedent moisture condition of the soil. The model is described in detail in the National Engineering Handbook (NEH) (NRCS 2004). It was created based on the analysis of a large number of small and gauged agricultural
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Multiple Choice Questions ( 10 points each ) Select the ONE‚ BEST Answer 1. Goods in transit are included in a purchaser’s inventory: B A. At any time during transit. B. When the purchaser is responsible for paying freight charges. C. When the supplier is responsible for freight charges. D. If the goods are shipped FOB destination. E. After the half-way point between the buyer and seller. 2. Costs included in the Merchandise Inventory account
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Accrual Method Accrual accounting is more accurate on the “timing” of reported revenue and expenses. In cash basis accounting for instance‚ when you have shipped out the goods out of your warehouse to the customer and they have receipt‚ but haven’t received the cash‚ you didn’t book the revenue. However‚ when it comes to Accrual‚ providing you satisfy the revenue recognition principles‚ you can already book the revenue. In accrual accounting you have non-cash items on the books for a particular
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Payment Methods Fee-for-service is when a patient pays a fee for the services provided by a healthcare provider. According to Valerius et al. (2012)‚ the more patients a physician sees in the fee-for-service‚ the more charges the health plan repays (section 1.4‚ p. 11). On the other hand‚ capitation payment cycles involve the first party‚ which is the patient‚ policyholder or employer (Valerius et al‚ 2012). Also the capitation payment cycle includes the second party‚ which is the provider
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reasons which is more important – applied or basic research. 6. Give two specific instances where an external research team would be useful and two other scenarios where an internal research team will be deployed‚ with adequate explanations as to why each scenario is justified for an external or internal team. 7. Describe a situation where research will help you as a manager to make a good decision. 8. Given the situations below‚ (a) discuss with reasons‚ whether they will fall into the category of
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Welding is a method for the permanent assembly of metal parts. Arc welding can be divided at least three classes: arc welding‚ gas welding‚ and resistance welding. 1) Arc welding: Heat is generated by an electric arc and the parts are simply fused together and became one. In some cases electrode is used that provides a filler material. 2) Gas welding: The burning gas (oxygen and acetylene) raises the temperature of the part to be joined and a welding rod provides filler material. 3) Resistance
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words describing a time when you had to test a theory. This theory may be something you have tested at work‚ school‚ or even at home. Answer the following questions in your summary: o What type of informal research method did you use? o How was your research method similar to research methods used by psychologists? o If given another opportunity‚ what would you have done differently? When thinking about a time I had to test a theory there are many that come to mind. One thing that comes
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