A variable is classified as ordinal if: A.there is a natural ordering of categories B.we track the variable through a period of time C.there is no natural ordering of categories D.the data arise from continuous measurements If a die is rolled one time‚ find the probability of getting a number greater than 2. A.2 B.-1 C.5/6 D.4/6 Sue has 10 pictures but only has space in her apartment to hang 4 of them on a wall. The number of different arrangements of four pictures
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Homework 1 MS 4226 Risk Management Models Due Date: in class of March 3 (Tuesday)‚ 2015 Please submit hard-copies during the class. Late homework will NOT be accepted. I. Short Answers 1. What is the intuitive meaning of efficient frontier? Explain in plain words. 2. What is meant by risk aggregation and risk decomposition? Which requires an in-depth understanding of individual risks? Which requires a detailed knowledge of the correlation between risks? 3. Explain in plain words the meaning of delta
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FINM 7008 Assignment Marks: 15% of total assessment Group size: a minimum of four students and a maximum of six students Due Date: Monday 7 May 2012‚ 4pm Instructions The assignment requires the use of PC or Mac computer. You will need to be familiar with a spread sheet (for example Excel)‚ word processor (for example Word) and statistical package (for example EViews or SPSS). This project is worth 15% of the assessment in this course. Students must form their own groups of between four and six
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SKEWNESS All about Skewness: • Aim • Definition • Types of Skewness • Measure of Skewness • Example A fundamental task in many statistical analyses is to characterize the location and variability of a data set. A further characterization of the data includes skewness and kurtosis. Measure of Dispersion tells us about the variation of the data set. Skewness tells us about the direction of variation of the data set. Definition: Skewness is a measure of symmetry‚ or more precisely‚ the lack of
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Introduction to Statistics Research proposal To: Mr. Yaseen Ahmed Meenai. Date: 9th June 2012. Group Members: 1. Ammar Showkat 2. Syed Muzzammil Hasan 3. Abdul Raffay Usman 4. Nausherwan Khan Proposed Research Topic: A statistical analysis of fast food consumption and trends in Pakistan. Purposes: In Pakistan‚ the fast food trend has entered mainstream. It has taken its roots from the American culture of fast food. Many multinational eateries like McDonald‚ Pizza Hut‚ KFC
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DardenBusinessPublishing:210258 UVA-F-1341 This document is authorized for use only by shuang lin at UMD. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. MARKOV’S TRILEMMA George Markov eagerly awaited his first day at his new job with Athena Asset Management in a major metropolitan area in the northeastern United States. His future boss had given him a list of questions that would prepare him well for the
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Comparisons in Fuzzy Logic Galit W. Sassoon ([year]) uses fuzzy logic for complex sentences and comparisons‚ because they can "associate complex predicates (e.g. negated‚ conjunctive and disjunctive ones) with graded structures (say‚ a mapping of entities to numerical degrees)" (127). She states that‚ in comparisons‚ the difference between the truth values of two different entities must be > 0‚ as in x is more than y‚ or ≥ 0 in sentences like x as y (124-125). The most interesting part of her paper
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1. Define each of the following terms: a period: a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table. b group: a vertical column of elements in the Periodic Table. Elements in a group have similar chemical properties. c noble gas: an inert or non-reactive element that is located in a group 0 (or 18) of the Periodic Table. d transition metal: metallic elements found in groups 3–12 that often have coloured compounds. e alkali metal: metallic elements that are extremely reactive. Alkali metals are
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My lab results were similar to my hypothesis. My hypothesis was that the densest object would be the rubber stopper. In the lab results the densest object was the penny and the rubber stopper was second. My hypothesis was switched. My hypothesis was correct when I stated that the macaroni was the third densest object. My hypothesis was also correct for the dice‚ but the bead and the dice share the same density. So they are both the fourth densest item. I was wrong with my hypothesis when I placed
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT Management Reporting Budgetary Control NO 213 BUDGETARY CONTROL AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS £ £££ ££££££ 1 333 35753 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT ONE OF A SERIES OF GUIDES FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT FROM www.FinancialManagementDevelopment.com This is one of a series of documents produced by David A Palmer as a guide for managers on specific financial topics to assist informed discussion. Readers should take appropriate advice before acting
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