...Running head: STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 1 STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 SUMITHA THOMAS GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 Name: Sumitha K Thomas Date:3/3/13 Class : HLT -362V 2 1) The researchers analyzed the data they collected as though it were at what level of measurement? a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval/ration d) Experimental The correct answer is: d)experimental. 2) What was the mean post test empowerment score for the control group? Answer: 97.12 3) Compare the mean baseline post test depression scores of the experimental group. Was this an expected findings? Provide a rational for your answer? Answer: The baseline score of the experimental group is 14.00. According to the data provided in exercises 16, the depression decreased to 13.36 after the empowerment program. This is a positive result, which shows slight improvement (0.64). 4) Compare the mean baseline and posttest depression scores of the control group. Do these scores strengthen or weaken validity of the research results? Provide a rationale for your answer? Answer: The mean baseline depression scores of control group is 10.40. The mean post test depression scores of control group 10.40. Because the scores remains same STATISTICS. EXERCISE 16 at the baseline level and post test level of depression rate of control group is neither weaken or strengthen with empowerment program, which shows no improvement with the program but also their depression score doesn’t increase...
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...Graduate Finance 29 August 2012 2012 Drought Economic Impact The persistent heat and drought seem to be the only topic of discussion lately as the rain starved fields beg for some watery relief. Increasing food prices and fuel costs will soon be joining the ever important conversation as the worst drought in 50 years persists, thus having a very negative impact on the already sluggish economy. In my paper, I will discuss some of the economic impact the drought is having on consumers, farmers and ranchers; also what actions the Obama administration will take in order to ease fears for all those involved. The drought has hit corn especially hard during the ever important pollination process thus causing the growing cycle to be very much disrupted. However soybeans which mature later in the season should be better off than corn, although prices are expected to increase for both. Futures prices for corn have increased 60 percent, wheat is up to 41percent and soybeans have risen 24 percent (Lempert).Corn is the biggest U.S. crop, valued at $76.5 billion in 2011, followed by soybeans at $35.8 billion, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (Lempert). It is crisis such as this which reminds the consumers how important and fragile American’s farming industry is. In fact about 60 percent of U.S. farmland and more than one half of American counties have been affected by the drought and are currently designated drought disaster areas (Lempert)...
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...Van Nortwick, Thomas. ‘Aeneas, Turnus, and Achilles’, Transactions of the American Philological Association 110 (1980), 303-314. This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions This content downloaded on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:17:10 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions...
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...The first Study Habits Inventory (SHI) was prepared in 1933 by Wrenn, with a view to survey this feature among students. In 1935 research workers interested in the improvement of study habits, they paid attention to the discovery of effective study techniques and tried to improve study skills and habits of work through ‘how to study’ courses and other systematic procedures. Cuff (1937) carefully derived study-habits inventory and found that it aids in finding the pupils in need of special guidance and helps to identify remedial work for the good and bad study habits of individual cases. Brown and Holtzman (1955) constructed a questionnaire to survey students ‘study habits', as well as their attitudes and motivation towards academic work. Items were compiled from group interviews with good and poor students, existing inventories on study habits, studies using observational and interview techniques and reports on related experiments in the field of learning. Scoring keys based on validity studies in ten colleges were developed. Study habits basically consist of effective methods of study (Sorenson, 1954). Study is the total of all the habits, determined purposes and enforced practices that the individual uses in order to learn. Study is hard work, no easy substitute is available (Armstrong, 1956), Brown and Holtzman (1956) and Srivastava (1967) point out that for good academic success, good study habits and attitudes are important. Some reports stress that certain personality characteristics...
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...Local Related Study in Study Habits Related Studies Foreign On Study Habits The first Study Habits Inventory (SRI) was prepared in 1933 by Wrenn, with a view to survey this feature among students. In 1935 research workers interested in the improvement of study habits, they paid attention to the discovery of effective study techniques and tried to improve study skills and habits of work through ‘how to study’ courses and other systematic procedures. Cuff (1937) carefully derived study-habits inventory and found that it aids in finding the pupils in need of special guidance and helps to identify remedial work for the good and bad study habits of individual cases. Brown and Holtzman (1955) constructed a questionnaire to survey students ‘study habits', as well as their attitudes and motivation towards academic work. Items were compiled from group interviews with good and poor students, existing inventories on study habits, studies using observational and interview techniques and reports on related experiments in the field of learning. Scoring keys based on validity studies in ten colleges were developed. Study habits basically consist of effective methods of study (Sorenson, 1954). Study is the total of all the habits, determined purposes and enforced practices that the individual uses in order to learn. Study is hard work, no easy substitute is available (Armstrong, 1956), Brown and Holtzman (1956) and Srivastava (1967) point out that for good academic success, good study...
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...Physical education is very important to me because. Physical education can give students an opportunity to take a break from academic study, get some fresh air and clear their head. If they've been listening to teachers, and reading and writing for hours at a time exercise can help wake them up a bit and make them feel more alert so that when they go back to class they are able to concentrate better and take more information in. It is all well and good for teachers to concentrate on cramming as many 'important' lessons into the timetable as possible, but doing so won't necessarily mean students learn more, particularly if they end up getting distracted due to a short attention span. Even if children do not want to do the exercise just walking around talking to friends helps them relax and makes them better students for the rest of classes. 2. You have been invited to speak to the PTO in your community on the topic”The role of physical education in the community”prepared a speech that described the role of physical education and present it to your class. With obesity at an all time high, schools and communities are encouraging students to take part in activities that require physical involvement, be it in the form of exercise or sports. Some rec centers and schools even have their own fitness centers to give students and member of the community a chance to enroll in their active programs. Schools and community today are conscious about such issues, they stress on the importance...
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...additional benefits when compared to that of the continuous endurance trained participants. What was concluded from the study was that the sprint interval training improved fitness and endurance. The use of this study will allow me to discuss the training improvements that interval training brings towards performance for both serious and recreational athletes. Considering that untrained adults were the subjects of this experiment, their quick ability to be able to run a 5k in four weeks will also be discussed in terms of how interval training can speed up the training process. Gillen, J. B., Percival, M. E., Skelly, L. E., Martin, B. J., Tan, R. B., Tarnopolsky, M. A., & Gibala, M. J. (2014). Three Minutes of All-Out Intermittent Exercise per Week Increases Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Capacity and Improves Cardiometabolic Health. PLoS ONE, 9(11), e111489. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111489 This study explores the benefits of intense interval training on physiological improvements in healthy, overweight men and women. Over the course of a 6 week period, participant VO2max and metabolic activity were measured and compared to normal daily functions. From this study, it was concluded that the interval training promoted positive improvements in performance and metabolic activity. Using this article...
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...3 out of 4 adults are always on a look out for a deal when attending a gym. This is becoming ever more important among the heavier users. It is important for venues looking to protect their market position to roll their sleeves up and jump in with deals of their own if they are not to lose custom to their competitors.” – Michael Oliver, Senior Leisure and Media Analyst http://academic.mintel.com/display/545472/ Leisure Review - UK - December 2011 The UK leisure industry peaked in value in 2007, just before the credit crunch and subsequent economic recession. Since then, it has declined considerably, by some 3% in current price terms, which represents a 22% contraction in real terms. The prospects for the leisure industry remain difficult: the Chancellor’s most recent Autumn Statement made it clear that austerity measures are here to stay for the foreseeable future, including a cap on public sector pay. Given that some leisure businesses have been just about surviving during 2011 in the hope that things will pick up again in 2012, this will have come as a huge disappointment to them and it will be no surprise if there is an increase in insolvencies and administrations as a result. The only potential glimmer of hope comes from the promise that inflation will fall significantly during the next 12 months but unless it goes into negative territory then consumers will still be seeing their real standard of living worsening, because at present earnings are not growing at all...
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...Guam—nearly 3,000 miles away—from the Chinese mainland. Andersen and Kadena are among the U.S. military’s largest and most important overseas bases. Enter Tinian. The lush, small island near Guam is emerging as one of the Air Force’s backup landing bases. On February 10, the flying branch announced that it selected Tinian as a divert airfield “in the event access to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, or other western Pacific locations is limited or denied.” In the Pentagon’s 2017 budget request, it asked for $9 million to buy 17.5 acres of land “in support of divert activities and exercise initiatives,” the Saipan Tribune reported. In peacetime, the expanded Tinian airfield will host “up to 12 tanker aircraft and associated support personnel for divert operations,” according to the Air Force. Tinian is now a sleepy place. During World War II, the 4th and 2nd Marine Divisions captured the island, which later based the B-29 Superfortresses Enola Gay and Bockscar which took off from Tinian’s North Field and dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An arsenal during the war, most of its airstrips are now abandoned and unused. The island’s other former air base, West Field, is a small, neglected international airport. The Air Force first wanted Saipan for its...
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...U.S. ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (FSC) P661 1 June 06 MONITOR UNIT AND INDIVIDUAL FITNESS TRAINING PROGRAMS PRERESIDENT TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGE THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY PRERESIDENT TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGE (TSP) TSP Number / Title Effective Date Supersedes TSP(s) / Lesson(s) TSP Users Proponent Improvement Comments P661 / MONITOR UNIT AND INDIVIDUAL FITNESS TRAINING PROGRAMS 01 Jun 2006 P661, Monitor unit and individual fitness training programs, Jun 05 521-SQIM (DL), First Sergeant Course The proponent for this document is the Sergeants Major Academy. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028, Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms. Completed forms, or equivalent response, will be mailed or attached to electronic e-mail and transmitted to: COMDT USASMA ATTN ATSS DCF BLDG 11291 BIGGS FIELD FORT BLISS TX 79918-8002 Telephone (Comm) (915) 568-8875 Telephone (DSN) 978-8875 E-mail: atss-dcd@bliss.army.mil Security Clearance / Access Foreign Disclosure Restrictions Unclassified FD5. This product/publication has been reviewed by the product developers in coordination with the USASMA foreign disclosure authority. This product is releasable to students from all requesting foreign countries without restrictions. 1 PREFACE Purpose This Training Support Package provides the student with a standardized lesson plan for presenting instruction for: Task Number Task Title 071-990-0007...
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...education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 8 Methods 10 Conceptual Definitions . 10 Inclusion Criteria . 10 Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria . 11 Classification of Studies . 11 Study Coding Process . 12 Data Analysis . 13 Results . 14 School-Based Physical Education Studies . 16 Recess Studies . 19 Classroom Physical Activity Studies . 21 Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies . 24 28 Summary . Overall Findings . 28 Findings for Physical Activity by Context . 29 Findings by Gender, Other Demographic Characteristics, and Research Design . 30 Strengths and Limitations of Review . 30 Implications for Future Research or Evaluation . 31 Implications for Schools . 32 References . 34 Appendices . 39 Appendix A: Database Search Terms . 39 Appendix B: Coding Sheet...
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...Instructions for the Personal Trainer Business Plan Generator Step 1: After unzipping the files, you must place them in the “C:\Program Files\Business Plan” folder. You will need to create this folder. The document links will not work if the files are not in this folder. Step 2: Double click on icon below and answer the questions in column B. [pic] Step 3: Once you have answered all questions, close and reopen this document to update the links (select Yes when prompted to update). You can also update the links manually by following this procedure: |Microsoft Word 2003 |Microsoft Word 2007 | |1. click Edit and select all |1. Open the Ribbon Bar, Choose Prepare, and then Edit Links to | |2. click Edit, Update Link or F9 |Files | | |2. Select All the links and then click the Update All button | | |3. Close the Edit Links window | Note: You can always repeat the above process, if you want to change any of the figures. You can replace references to “Americans” with your local nationality. Business Plan Take It To The Limits Fitness Personal Training ...
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...Palmer Cutbacks in Music, Art and Physical Education School is where we all gain basic knowledge. It is where we learn what we need to live and then get interested in what we will excel at later in life. Many students want to grow up to be a lawyer, doctor or a teacher but for some students, it is the dream of being a famous musician, artist or athlete. With education budget cuts and the motion for higher standardized test scores on the raise, many schools have been forced to cut some of their programs. Those hardest hit are music, art and physical education classes. The issue is that cutting these programs may do more harm to students than good. Studies have shown that music, art and physical activity have many positive effects on student development and learning. Physical education has become especially important today. With childhood obesity become an increasing problem, physical health and proper nutrition has become a great concern. Music and art also have also shown to have an impact on physical development. These are the classes and programs that promote creativity, self-expression and individuality, and for many students are the classes that they look the most forward to and are often the highlight of their day. By taking them away are we not robbing our students of the opportunity to learn through different mediums? What about the future musicians, artists and athletes? Are we not robbing...
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...the workplace. Workplace stress is not so great for a company’s bottom line, which results in absenteeism, lowered productivity, turnover and health claims. According to Safani’s article, In order to combat the costs associated with these issues, many employers have implemented one or more of the following strategies. This list includes the percentage of companies that are using these strategies. * Work/life balance support programs (46%) * Leadership training on worker stress (45%) * Online healthy lifestyle programs (45%) * Onsite fitness centers (43%) * Physical activity programs (38%) * Stress awareness campaigns (35%) * Financial management classes (30%) * Personal health/lifestyle management coaching (29%) From this list, the most beneficial strategies are Stress awareness campaigns and Leadership training on worker stress. A company first needs to build a general awareness about job stress, such as the causes, costs, and how to control job stress. Afterwards, it is necessary to secure top management commitment and support for the program. Finally, establishing the capacity to conduct the program, such as specialized training for in-house staff. Leadership needs to be able to identify the first signs of stress, which could be low morale, health and job complaints. Leadership training is not only helpful in identifying stress, but it helps the leaders implement the...
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...Assignment: Individual SWOT Analysis BUS/210 April 29, 2012 John Pollard Jr. Assignment: Individual SWOT Analysis Out of the seven business plan topics I have chosen to create a SWOT analysis for a fitness and sports business. All over the United States there are many fitness and sports centers that many people attend on a daily basis. Such as gyms like Curves, Planet Fitness, Gould’s Gym and many more. However all of these gyms have something in common and that is to promote healthier lifestyles for individuals. Strengths: * Team players who are there to help the member strive in their goal for a healthier lifestyle. * Has a well developed plan of action on how we intend to assist the community in a more beneficial way. * Well known fitness clubs allows for brand recognition. * Low affordable costs for yearly contracts or even just a month to month no contract memberships. This can attract more consumers (customers) who may not be looking for a pesky contract or those who do not want to feel tied down , to a long term commitment. * Sports amenities such as personal training. * Group classes such as Zumba, Yoga, Polities, food nutrition, and many other classes and groups. Weaknesses: * Lack of desire for member retention, only focusing on new member acquisition. * Lack of or poor customer service. * Lack of or poor cleanliness such as clubs are poorly maintained or taken care of. * Lack of thought and time management...
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