...Isaac Corporation (FICO) credit rating scores obtained in a simple random sample are listed below: 714 751 664 789 818 779 698 836 753 834 693 802 a. b. Find mean, median, mode, and midrange. As of this writing, the reported mean FICO score was 678. Do these sample FICO scores appear to be consistent with the reported mean? 3. A student earned grades of 92, 83, 77, 84, and 82 on her five regular tests. She earned grades of 88 on the final exam and 95 on her class projects. Her combined homework grade was 77. The five regular tests count for 60% of the final grade, the final exam counts for 10%, the project counts for 15%, and homework counts for 15%. What is her weighted mean grade? 4. Bao Xishun is the world’s tallest man with a height of 92.95 in. (or 7 ft. 8.95 in.). Men have heights with a mean of 69.6 in. and a standard deviation of 2.8 in. a. b. Convert Bao’s height to a z-score. Does Bao’s height meet the criterion of being unusual by corresponding to a z-score that does not fall between -2 and 2? 1...
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... As Binh has mentioned before, Mr. Do Cao Bao said that the aim of his decision that FPT IS’s employees are not allowed to take a nap in the work area is all to create an image of a more professional company, as we’re on the way to globalization. First, I need to say that this decision is not against the law. So do we consider it as a violation of CSR, or business ethics, especially responsibility to employees? Well, its impact on the employees was not as good as the president had expected. Although they still have break time at noon, the employees always suffer from the lights in their office so they found it very difficult for them to take a real rest. In the past all the lights were turned off during break time in order to bring a suitable environment for resting but now it’s changed, which leads to an unexpected effect that if people just want to close their eyes for 5 minutes, they still cannot relax and most of them choose to stick their nose to the computer to kill time. And in the afternoon, they’re so tired and sleepy that they yawn and yawn continually for how many times they cant count so that creates even a more unprofessional image of the company than before. And by before I mean the time when a foreign customer came and see the employees sleep IN THEIR BREAK TIME. So what do people say about this? We have 2 trends here: the ones who are managers in different firms tend to agree with this decision and praised Mr. Bao for his bravery and initiative as they see its...
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...Knowing who is fighting whom during the Vietnam War is sometimes difficult. Many Individuals and organizations involved on both sides of the 17th parallel fought for control of the country. In the context of the Vietnamese society, the wars in Vietnam are better understood by taking a look at the leaders of North and South Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem. Learning more about the two different styles of leadership will help to understand how they gained support from the Vietnamese people and other nations for their cause. The Democratic Republic of North Vietnam consisted of the land in Southeast Asia located north of the 17th parallel, as defined by the 1954 Geneva Agreements. The Soviet Union and China supported the DRV in its fight against the Republic of Vietnam in the south, which was supported by the United States. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement that opposed French colonial rule, and president of the DRV from 1945 until he died in 1969. Ngo Dinh Diem served as prime minister and then was the first president of the RVN from 1945-1963. The DRV was based on the communist model and the RVN was based on a democratically elected government modeled after the U.S. Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem both gained support for their initiative, but with a very different approach. The details of Ho Chi Minh’s life are vague causing much speculation about how his worldview was shaped. It is believed that Ho’s father was a strong Vietnamese...
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...There is a story last month telling that an old lady was tricked into buying loads of dried abalone, thinking them to be from Japan worth thousands of dollars but in reality those are produced in mainland and hardly worth a few hundred bucks. They pretended to be mobile hawkers, selling dried abalone on the street. The victim approached and started to examine the goods, while the accomplice, disguised as passerby, also approached and made comments on the cheap dried abalones. She made statements such as how good quality the dried abalones were in, how cheap those were, and how profitable it would be to buy those here and sell it somewhere else. Believed that the accomplice was some random person who coincidentally passed by, the old lady, the victim was convinced that buying those in the given price was an good idea. However the old lady flinched upon hearing how much those costed. Now the accomplice said she would share the cost with the victim half-half, with intention to buy those dried abalones herself. Again, thinking the accomplice to be a benign, goodhearted woman, she thought it is the opportunity of the year to make a margin. With her guard down, the victim paid $3000, only to be told by her son that those abalones were available in proper stores for around $300. Scam? In my housing estate? It is more likely than you think! Now one may say that the old lady should share the responsibility of being gullible enough to be tricked, but that is an argument I do not agree...
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...their action alerts on their web site. Q: How has Trader Joe’s developed its brand? A: Trader Joes focused on the in‟-store experience by designing interiors to be similar to a beach scene. It trains its employees to be helpful. The company has strengthened its brand by ensuring its products are high quality and reasonable in price, which increases customer trust. There is no reason to go to an overpriced specialty store, nor is there any reason to get lost in a conventional grocery store with mundane products, when Trader Joes is Internal resources (Ch. 04) Isabel * What are Trader Joe’s intangible resources? 1. Brand. It started as a small chain of specialty grocery store, named Pronto Markets since 1958. Then the founder Joe Coulombe changed it into Trader Joe’s. In the store, 80% grocery products are under Trader Joe’s private label. In 1977, Trader Joe’s introduced its canvas bag, which can be used for again and again. Also, it expanded its private label concept, for example, Trader Mings for...
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...The Vice Presidential Debate The debate between the two parties was truly an amazing one, to see these two debaters have made it very difficult for me to choose a winner, but if I must say based on my perspective of the information put out and how it have been displayed by Mr. Joe Biden, democratic vice president and Mr. Paul Ryan, the republican vice president candidate I would have chosen Mr. Paul Ryan for three main reasons these reasons are : His points are very clear and straight forward he stuck by his point even though Mr. Biden was a more experienced candidate than Mr. Ryan they debated about the topics such as taxes, Medicare , abortion, security, and a lot more topics which was very informative. The next reason why I think Mr. Ryan is the winner of the debate is that for all these topics which was mention and debated on, I recognized and came to the conclusion that he offered solution which were very suitable and long term goals in which would enable more people to vote for Republican party’s nominee Mr. Mitt Romney. My final reason for choosing Mr. Ryan is that he was in control of the debate he was very assertive yet polite unlike Mr. Biden who was aggressive and loud, Mr. Ryan was calm and displayed excellent speaking keeping a straight face and while keeping his cool and bring across his point. In conclusion Mr. Ryan was the winner of the debate because his points were clear and straight forward, he gave solutions...
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...He has inspired people to fight for what they believe and to have confidence to be whoever you want. Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers of all time and an influential leader throughout his entire life. Cassius Clay was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. While Cassius was a young he experienced racial prejudice and discrimination. At the age of 12, young Cassius and a friend were at the local fair when the two noticed Cassius bike was stolen, which led him to his boxing career. It was more of a twist of fate that brought Cassius Clay to boxing. According to Muhammad Ali (2013). Cassius ran to Joe Martin who was a police officer and also trained boxers at the local gym. When Joe heard that Cassius wanted to beat the thief up Joe Martin replied “Well you better learn how to fight, before you start challenging people” Muhammad Ali (2013). Joe Martin took Cassius under his wing and worked with Cassius on his boxing skills. Cassius went on to win his first Amateur fight in 1954 from a split decision. Cassius then won the Golden Gloves Tournament for novices in 1956 as well as jumping through ranks and winning the National Golden Gloves three years later. Cassius was quick and had a powerful jab that caught his opponents of guard and in 1960 he was getting recognized more and more with each fight won especially when he gained a spot on the U.S.A Olympic Team. Cassius won his first three fights during his Olympic battle and then came out on top in the final fight...
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...individuals, we as a society should eliminate the camouflaging of crimes. In order to seek justice and moral responsibility; motivated blindness, normalcy bias, and bystander effect must all be eliminated. First off, the world today has negative pre-determined imagery of change. This case in relation to other readings previously discussed in class, shows how many deceive change as horrifying. Mike McQueary, for example, an eye witness of the alleged attacks, was so blinded by the negative consequences he couldn’t bring himself to make known. When people find themselves in unsettling circumstances, they shut down and pretend everything is normal. McQueary’s failure to fulfill his moral responsibilities abruptly could have had an effect in why Joe Paterno, or the Penn State athletic director failed as well. Change in the Penn State program created a sense of normalcy bias, weighing more important to McQueary and Paterno than the little boys. In other words, “Nobody wants to damage the brand.” Today our major institutions lie because of a culture in which loyalty to “the company,” and protection of “the brand” – that noxious business-school shibboleth that turns employees into brain locked elements of sales and marketing campaigns – trumps conventional morality, traditional ethics, civil liberties, and even adherence to the rule of law. Society today and especially this case demonstrates the behavior that it is better to protect “the...
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...RUNNING HEAD: College be more tax supported Should college be more tax supported? Jermaine Coble English 120 Dr. Sonya Brown February 17, 2009 As a student at Fayetteville State University you will pay $8,000 a year for tuition. For four years at this university, you will pay around $32,000, which is a lot of money. However, if you chose to enroll at the University of Chapel Hill, tuition would be $15,040 a year. For four years, you would pay around $60,160. (UNC 2008) This is a lot of money. Most people have to take loans out to pay for college and when they graduate they are already in debt to banks. Now, think about how the first thirteen year of your education was paid for by taxes and the government. The government should just pay for four more year. Are programs like Pell Grant working to help lower our tuition? What does our former president and president think about the topic? We go through thirteen years of free public education or what seemed to be free. According to The Washington Post, it cost on an average $8,322 a year for one child to go to public school. For a senior in high school tax payer have spent on an average of $108,186 on one child. If taxes pay for thirteen years of public schooling, why not pay for four more years of higher education at state supported colleges? The cost of college would be cheaper for tax payers’ then public school because only about three fifths of high school seniors who graduate from high school actually...
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...can Legend Being one of the world's most admired person, Nelson Mandela is only a hero to a certain extent because he did commit crimes during his lifetime that have a negative effect on his legacy, which a lot of people do not know about. But for the most part, Mandela has left a heroic legacy, mostly for ending apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party governament of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. Although Nelson Mandela was wrong to be involved with the violent ways of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, he was a hero in South Africa because of his role in ending apartheid and racial inequality in South Africa, and because of his strong leadership he provided for several years. Nelson Mandela was involved with violent and communist activities during his struggle to end racial inequality in South Africa. Despite all of his heroic efforts, Mandela was the founder and commander of the military wing of the African You must Login to view the entire essay. If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free! National Congress, the Umkhonto we Sizwe. The Umkhonto we Sizwe, or the MK was known as a terrorist outfit. But Mandela never personally killed anyone (Dyer). After Mandela's release from prison, he made a speech. In that speech, he spoke on his role in the MK. He said, “I admit immediately that I was one of the persons who helped to form Umkhonto we Sizwe, and that I played a prominent role in its affairs until I was...
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...with that money. Unfortunately, $90 million is the contract Nike gave Lebron James before he even touched an NBA basketball. $80 million was his contract extension in 2006 (USA Today). During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the biggest news in pro sports was Babe Ruth's contract, which paid him $75,000 per year, more than the President of the United States. (Show me the money!) According to the Seattle Times, when confronted about making more than the president, Ruth famously replied “Why Not? I had a better year than him.” Now even the lowest paid pro athletes earn almost as much as the President, who makes $400,000 a year. Later, in 1964, the Saint Louis Cardinals and the New York Jets got in a bidding war over Alabama quarterback, Joe Namath. The Jets came out on top, showing Namath a pretty decent deal. According to Harvey Frommer, sports author, Namath was “signed to a four-year contract at $25,000 per season, plus a $200,000 bonus. Scouting jobs were provided for his three brothers and a brother-in-law at $10,000 a year. A green Lincoln Continental plus other luxury features were included in the deal which totaled approximately $427,000 - a lot of money for that time.” ---------------------------------------------- II. Primary Argument: II-a. Claim: I argue that professional athletes are overpaid. II-b. Grounds: The...
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...In 1926, Louis' family joined the African-American migration from the rural South to the urban North. They settled in Detroit and that was where he grew up. As a teenager he worked odd jobs and began boxing with neighborhood kids. Louis used the 50 cents a week his mother gave him for violin lessons to rent a locker at the Brewster Recreation Center, where he began a successful amateur boxing career. John Roxborough, the illegal numbers betting king in Detroit's black ghetto, decided to sponsor Louis's professional career. He enlisted the help of Julian Black, a Chicago speakeasy owner and numbers operator, and they moved Louis to Chicago to train with Jack Blackburn, a former lightweight boxer and skilled trainer who had already taken two white fighters to world championships in lower weight divisions. Blackburn patiently taught Louis a fundamental style of boxing that emphasized balanced but unspectacular footwork, a strong left jab, counterpunching, and throwing combination punches in rapid sequence. Until his death in 1942, Blackburn ensured that Louis ran six miles a day, sparred with discipline, and maintained his physical superiority and confidence against all challengers. By March 1935, Louis had won 18 professional fights and was bumping up against the barrier of segregation. Denied economic opportunity and political power, African Americans were invisible in America's emerging media age. With the exception of occasional tokens in track and field and college football...
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...The Battle Biased Against Women In American history, the battle between Congress and the president has never stopped for even one second. The check and balance system guarantees both Congress and the president can oversee each other`s powers and veto its opponent`s decisions. Especially when the ideas come from female, Congress is always hard to be persuaded on these opinions. In the very beginning, there was no business related to women in this inherent war because those sexist founding fathers did not give voting right to female voters. After ladies got right to vote from the Amendment XIX of the Constitution, American women thought that they finally have same discourse power equal to men. However, actually, even in today, it is harder for any female candidate to compete for power than a male candidate. It is because that the whole government system, which includes legislative, executive, and judicial, is biased against women. And people can easily find the evidence from Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Elena Kagan`s experience and encounters. Congress had defeated Hillary Clinton`s healthcare bill when she was still First Lady. This tarnished her reputation considerably, and was looked upon as a rebuke from Congress. The 1993 reform of health care was considered a bill would be submitted by Congress by most citizens. However, after an over one year debate, neither the Senate nor the House wanted to enact First Lady`s proposal into the law. Republican senators Bob Dole...
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...Case Study #1 – Trader Joe’s: Managing Less with More Due Date: No later than 9:40 AM Thursday, February 7, 2013 Remember the importance of deadlines, both in and out of class. Please do not ask to hand in the assignment past the due date. If you miss this one for some reason, there will be another. Thanks! ------------------------------------------------- Directions (use this as a checklist): * Read Chapter 1 thoroughly * Read both cases. One is about Trader Joe’s and the other is about Chobani Greek Style Yogurt. * Answer each of the four questions with significant thought and further research. Rushing through this the last minute will show loud and clear. * Your paper should be a total of 1,600 words (more is fine) and typewritten double spaced with 1” margins. * Please use no larger than 11 point font (this helps conserve paper). * Please conserve paper and fill each page (similar to the second page) * Please check for spelling and grammar * Please edit thoroughly. Any sloppy and haphazard papers will not earn full credit. * Each answer (if you want to divide 1,600 words by 4 questions, this should be 400 words for each answer, but you can decide how you want to allocate your words). * Remember that you can print (do so 48 hours in advance) in Cloud Hall 111. * Get started this week. I think you’ll find that managing your time is as important as managing any other precious resource. * Have a great time! I hope...
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...This is truly a ground-breaking experiment and it is still used in schools today to evaluate the long-term effects of racial stereotyping in schools and to suggest how new approaches can make a positive difference with students and teachers. However, this experiment also had a lesson for the business world and for ourselves and our self esteem. What we believe about ourselves is what we will become. What we say to ourselves, i.e. our inner thoughts and beliefs, is what we will become. The words we use to describe ourselves will invoke powerful feelings within us that will affect our behaviour and therefore our productivity at work. Just like the blue-eyed children on their day of preferential treatment, we can channel strong self belief by how we speak to ourselves and, even more importantly, how we coach and direct our teams. Still not convinced? Here’s a little more evidence. Rosenthal (a psychologist) did a study with rats in the 1960s. These rats were to be timed running through a maze and the fastest time recorded. Rosenthal had two groups of rats and a person timing and keeping scores. He told the person keeping scores that group 1 were probably the fastest rats. He said nothing about group 2. Guess which rats were the fastest. Rosenthal argued that the score-keeper’s belief that group 1 would be fastest meant that they expected them to be fast and this perception affected the results. My favourite example to demonstrate the above is the world renowned boxer, Mohammed...
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