STANDARD DEVIATION The standard deviation is a popular measure of variability. It is used both as a separate entity and as a part of other analyses‚ such as computing confidence intervals and in hypothesis testing. The standard deviation is the square root of the variance. The population standard devia¬tion is denoted by σ. Like the variance‚ the standard deviation utilizes the sum of the squared deviations about the mean (SSx). It is computed by averaging these squared deviations (SSX/N) and
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What is Fair Value Accounting? An alternative approach to measurement that seeks to capture changes in asset and liability values over time. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) defines fair value as "... an amount at which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable and willing parties in an arms length transaction". Under the fair value measurement approach‚ assets and liabilities are re-measured periodically to reflect changes in their value‚ with the resulting change impacting
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1. What is trading standards? What impact can they have on your business? Trading Standards is the name given to local authority departments in the UK formerly known as Weights and Measures. Frequently‚ the Trading Standards enforcement functions of a local authority are performed by a small part of a larger department which enforces a wide range of other legislation: environmental health‚ health and safety‚ licensing and so on. 1 What you sell There are a few general laws that affect all consumer-facing
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After the sale‚ A.J. attempted to get out of the contract by claiming that he used a minor. Why did this tactic not work for A.J.? Explain. A.J. has signed the contract. Wrongful discharge gives employees legal grounds for a lawsuit against employers who have dismissed them unfairly. Laws and regulations to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all individuals. Child labor is regulated by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws. Once a contract has been signed‚ neither
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for familiarisation purposes only and must not be used in place of a ‘live’ assessment. When you feel prepared to sit the live assessment please contact your Training Provider who can schedule a live assessment for you. Guidance The unit being assessed by this report is Internal Controls and Accounting Systems. Assessment is by a formal business report‚ which can be reviewed by your assessor up to a maximum of five times. You should map your report to these units by page and paragraph
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Student number – 2217830 Should Labour embrace a blue future? In the 2010 general election‚ it was won by the conservative party who became the governing party of Britain with the help of the liberal democrats in the form of a coalition. This victory saw the labour party lose their first general election since 1997 and it the 2010 general election was seen as a very poor performance for the labour‚ this could be due to the fact that labour lost a vast amount of votes across all social classes
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Should Facebook be used for a ground of termination: Sometimes the things one says can prove that people are not fit for the job they hold. The outburst of comments on social media are not private they are viewed by the world. There are many people who are posting offensive and racist remarks in this world today. Although people should be responsible and mature and not be putting down others or expressing yourself and others rudely on media. Yes‚ people have the right to free speech‚ but companies
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EMPLOYEES SELECTION CRITERIA IN NIGERIA A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IN NIGERIA. BY NWAOCHA‚ ERNEST IFEANYICHUKWU 99/MBA/1902 In Partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of the Masters in Business Administration (MBA)‚ College of Post Graduate Studies‚ Imo State University‚ Owerri. November‚ 2009. CERTIFICATION This is to certify that the project was carried out by Nwaocha Ernest Ifeanyichukwu in the Department of Management‚ college of
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WHAT IS FAIR TRADE‚ AND WHY SHOULD IT MATTER? You’ve probably heard about Fair Trade‚ maybe even seen signs in supermarkets advertising some of their produce as Fair Trade grown. Well‚ everybody likes to think things are "fair‚" but just what is a Fair Trade grown product like coffee beans or tea? The Fair Trade movement is based on a set of six principles including: ∑ Fair price: Democratically organized farmer groups receive a guaranteed minimum floor price and an additional premium
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely be used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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