Out-of-Class Assignment #3 Chapter 9: 1. Distinguish between the following: a) Internal validity and external validity. b) Preexperimental design and quasi-experimental design. c) History and maturation. d) Random sampling, randomization, and matching. e) Environmental variables and extraneous variables. a) Validity is defined in experimentation as whether a measure accomplishes what we think previously or not. There are different types of validity, but the two main
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Critique of “Production, Information Costs, and Economic Organization” by Armen Alchian and Harold Demsetz Theoretical aspect: What main theoretical contributions does the paper make? / What is the theoretical paradigm it seeks to advance? • This article expounds on classical characterizations of the firm as a centralized, authoritarian entity or concept expected to yield productive outcomes often through autocratic means. Contrary to these characterizations, Alchian and Demsetz argue
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Acceleration Due to Gravity Tushar Agarwal 17st November 2014 Aim-In this experiment I will be calculating the value of gravity by the drop of the ball. I will be measuring the distance and finding out the time . Distance will be changed however the size of the ball and the type of the ball will remain constant , The time will be then give me the value of gravity by the suvat equation ,where acceleration will be the subject . Background Knowledge.For an object to move, a force
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SOLUTION TO CASE STUDIES CASE: 1 “NATIONAL AIR EXPRESS” CASE: 2 “MINIT-LUBE, INC.” CHAPTER # 1 “OPERATIONS AND PRDUCTIVITY” CASE STUDY NATIONAL AIR EXPRESS 1. Is the productivity measure of shipments per truck still useful? Are there alternatives that might be effective? Answer: Productivity of company can be measured by the number of stops covered by each driver. This way the amount of services can be measured on every day basis and with the area covered by each driver. So the
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DESIGN STANDARD DIVISION : DESIGN DEVELOPMENT TEAM DATE : 26 March 2015 CONTENT : Form # DDT TPLT 11 Date 04-Mar-2015 R 0 SEMI GROSS AREA (SGA) FOR OFFICE SGA I. GROSS FLOR AREA 1 Definition a. The method of measurement is to be used primarily to determine building cost or value and is not for leasing purposes except where a entire building is leased to a single tenant. Perimeter Building Outline is calculated from outer slab of perimeter building. Included Shaft/Coloum/Core Lift/Stairs/MEP
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teSeeking an effective way to report intellectual capital Summary In today’s knowledge economy, intellectual capital has been playing an increasingly significant role in creating corporate sustainable competitive advantages and becomes instrumental in determining the enterprise value. Though measuring the value of intellectual capital is difficult, with the emerging of intellectual capital valuation models, a number of leading companies have decided to make additional intellectual capital disclosure
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PROCEDURES Research Design In this study, the researchers used the descriptive-developmental research design since its purpose is to develop a new product, the Meat Pie. Once formulated, the treatments were subjected to evaluation using the Hedonic Scale for sensory evaluation to describe the qualities of the treatment to determine which among the treatments is the most acceptable. Tools and Equipment The following table shows the different tools and equipment used in the making of Meat Pie as souring
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get to know my team better but more importantly to understand what the burning issues in the environment were. The feedback I received from the initial meetings with my team highlighted two important issues for me. There was no formal performance measurement process in place; the consultants felt that their salary increases were at the discretion of the management of the consulting firm. They felt that their line managers at the client did not contribute towards giving feedback on their performance
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where they almost have no control over it. The company has a cost center approach although its current management control system measures the roasting plants as profit centers. This inconsistency leads to incorrect profit center measurements. Since the current measurement system is inappropriate, the evaluation of the plant manager should not be associated with the company’s gross margin. And if management wants to drive the company’s overall performance, a new measure should be developed in evaluating
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Data Analysis The scientific question that was asked in this experiment was,”What is the best angle to shoot a paintball to achieve the farthest distance possible?” The hypothesis of the experiment was,” If a paintball is shot at a 50 degree angle, than the paintball will travel the farther than any other angle tested.” The independent variable is the angle of degrees the paintball is shot from and the dependent variable is the distance the paintball travels at the different angles it is shot from
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