Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar Bachelors in Business Studies Course Plan Course Title: Statistics for Business Instructor: Shahid Ali Contact Email shahid.ali@imsciences.edu.pk Semester/Duration: 16 Weeks Course objectives : To introduce students to the concepts of statistics and to equip them with analytical tools to be used in business decision making. The course is intended to polish the numeric ability of the students to identify
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Predictors of Reading Literacy in the Netherlands Drs. Andrea Netten, National Language Center, The Netherlands Prof. dr. Ludo Verhoeven, National Language Center, The Netherlands Dr. Mienke Droop, National Language Center, The Netherlands Abstract The purpose of this study was to construct a longitudinal model that predicts reading literacy at the end of primary school. The data of 822 students who participated on a combined PRIMA and PIRLS 2001 study and PRIMA 2003 study were analyzed. The following
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Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to compare the extremely preterm (EP) and term-born normal birth weight (NBW) groups on tests achievement tests and total of teacher ratings of progress in written language and mathematics learning progress. Logistic regression was also used in this study to examine differences in learning problems as defined by scores on the achievement tests, special education, teacher ratings of learning and
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Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2 Ngoc RES351 April 8, 2015 William Khoepfer Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2 Businesses will always need market research and it generally falls into two different groups. Qualitative and Quantitative. Qualitative research is “Qualitative research is designed to reveal a target audience’s range of behavior and the perceptions that drive it with reference to specific topics or issues. The results of qualitative
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Impact of Macro-Economic Variables on the Stock Market Impact of Macro-Economic Variables on the Stock Market Arunabha Dhar (Roll No. 008) Gaurav Bhatt (Roll No. 017) Amartya Ray (Roll No. 067) Bodhisatva Basu (Roll No. 075) Rahul Jain (Roll No. 094) Arunabha Dhar (Roll No. 008) Gaurav Bhatt (Roll No. 017) Amartya Ray (Roll No. 067) Bodhisatva Basu (Roll No. 075) Rahul Jain (Roll No. 094) Contents UNDERSTANDING ON RESEARCH PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & DEFINITION 3 ABSTRACT 3
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Quantitative Research Article Critique Frances Vitek Winston-Salem State University NUR 3303 Nursing Research Introduction Nurse residency programs are important in the desire for nursing recruitment and retention. New graduate hires face many stressful challenges transitioning from student to professional RN in the workforce. Loss of a new graduate nurse leads to a great financial loss and ultimately increase in the shortage that in turn can lead to patient safety issues. The leaders
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Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to compare the extremely preterm (EP) and term-born normal birth weight (NBW) groups on tests achievement tests and total of teacher ratings of progress in written language and mathematics learning progress. Logistic regression was also used in this study to examine differences in learning problems as defined by scores on the achievement tests, special education, teacher ratings of learning and
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Tables Table 1: test statistics 11 Table 2: timeslot2 with significant difference 11 Table 3: other timeslots with no significant difference 12 Table 4: Hall resident with the number of times having meal at ac2 12 Table 5: F-test of days staying in the campus Vs number of times having meal at AC2 canteen 13 Table 6: ANOVA of spending per visit of different income groups 13 Table 7: ANOVA of visit per week of different income groups 13 Table 8: Pearson Chi-square test of Gender with reasons
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Long-term implications of a single home-based educational intervention in patients with heart failure ` ` Ofelia Aguado, MD, Cesar Morcillo, MD, PhD, Jordi Delas, MD, PhD, Mark Rennie, MD, Siraj Bechich, MD, ´ndez, MD, and Franscesc Rosell, MD, PhD Anna Schembari, PhD, Francesc Ferna OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a single home-based educational intervention for patients admitted with heart failure. METHODS: There were 106 patients: 42 in the intervention
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sectional study that involves a one – time interaction with groups of people or longitudinal study which follows individual over time. Surveys are often used in this kind of research. Descriptive research is a numerical data gathered through test surveys, observations and interviews. Variables are not manipulated, but are measured as they occur. Sub groups may be compared are some measures two or more variables may be correlated and does not attempt to identify cause of differences or relationships
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