OVERVIEW INDEX NUMBERS compare figures which show changes in a given variable. The most common variables used in index numbers are price and quantity. By getting the difference of the index numbers‚ we are able to determine the relative or percent change in the price or quantity of a commodity between two periods of time or two localities. Among the more commonly used index numbers are the consumer price index‚ retail price index‚ wholesale price index‚ and the cost-of-living index. DEFINITION
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Assignment: Inverted Index October 19‚ 2012 1 Introduction Today‚ top search engines like Google and Yahoo use a data structure called Inverted Index for their matching of queries to the documents and give users the relevant documents according to their rank. Inverted Index is basically a mapping from a word to its position of occurence in the document. Since a word may appear more than once in the document‚ storing all the positions and the frequency of a word in the document gives an
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Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Oxford Department of International Development Queen Elizabeth House (QEH)‚ University of Oxford OPHI WORKING PAPER NO. 39 A Dissimilarity Index of Multidimensional Inequality of Opportunity Gaston Yalonetzky * November 2010 Abstract A recent literature on inequality of opportunity offers quantitative tools for comparisons and measurement based on stochastic dominance criteria and traditional inequality indices. In this paper I suggest
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Left index finger contusion VS: BP: 112/60 Temp: 98 HR: 68 RR: 18 O2 Sat: 99% S: Aerotake TM is in here with left index finger contusion. According to the TM he was inspecting the vehicles when the incident occurred. His was going at very fast pace‚ and he accidently closed the door on his finger. TM reports the initial pain as 6/10‚ and after ice X 20 minutes his pain was at 2/10. Tm describes the pain as pulsating pain. TM denies any numbness or tingling sensation to his left index finger
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What methods of Index Number calculation is used to calculate Cost of Living Index (CLI). Cost of Living Index is a type of index study which is used to examine expenses that people incur to maintain a regular life standard including food‚ clothing‚ housing and social activities. The Cost of Living Index is‚ with the help of two different price data sets‚ a comparison of the necessary minimum expenses that are needed in order to maintain the same financial status and life standard level. Methods
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FDI: is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country‚ either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Horizontal FDI: Processes conducted at home country are replicated directly in the host country. Vertical FDI: performs value-adding activities either upstream or downstream on the processes in host country. MNE: A company with operations in multiple locations across
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Introduction: Stock index is very much important leading indicator which can be used for several purposes. It can be used as a benchmark to judge the performance of professional money managers. It can be used to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of several types of index fund and exchange traded fund (ETF). Securities analysts‚ portfolio managers‚ and academicians doing research use stock market indexes to examine the factors that influence aggregate security price movements and to
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Sign Language 1 [The speaker begins by using Signed English to express the words‚ “You are my friend.”] Do you know what I just told you? The message I communicated probably escaped most of you. Communication through hand motions is something we do all the time without even thinking about it. For most of us‚ it’s a supplement to spoken language. But for many deaf and hearing-impaired people‚ sign language isn’t just a supplement‚ it’s a primary mode of communication. 2 I’m not an expert in
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enlighten my audience on the advantages of contacts and how to insert contact lenses into their eyes. Central Purpose: How to insert their contact lenses into their eyes. ------------------------------------------------- Intro: I. How many fingers am I holding up? II. …Just like I suspected you need contacts! III. Let’s fast forward this a little. You go to the store get your contacts and you get them home and you realize you don’t know how to put them on well I have you covered.
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we all decided that? Alright‚ braiders get ready! Start by splitting your partner’s hair evenly down the middle of her hair vertically. I find it very helpful to use a comb‚ but in some cases those aren’t available… so the tip of your fingernail/finger works well too! Now that we’ve split we’re going to start with just one side. I’m going to decide for us‚ and say we’ll start with the left side‚ and I’ll have you pin up the right side. I have ponytail holder for everyone that doesn’t have one
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