The Use of Dummy Variables in Regression Analysis By Smita Skrivanek, Principal Statistician, MoreSteam.com LLC What is a Dummy variable? A Dummy variable or Indicator Variable is an artificial variable created to represent an attribute with two or more distinct categories/levels. Why is it used? Regression analysis treats all independent (X) variables in the analysis as numerical. Numerical variables are interval or ratio scale variables whose values are directly comparable, e.g. ‘10 is twice
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The Nonverbal World of Communication John Clancy Jr. BCOM/275 06/02/2014 Tania Say “You'll have your looks, your pretty face. And don't underestimate the importance of body language, ha!” - Ursula The Little Mermaid Nonverbal communication surrounds us every day, it is present if we are encountering people or if we are standing in a room alone. When we get home from a long day and our dog is there to greet us with his wagging tail, or when you tell your kids its time for bed and
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* Certified Computer Office Assistant * Filing and data archiving * HIPAA compliance | Experience STNA | The Oaks At BETHESDA | 10/13-11/13 Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns. Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse. Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients. Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination. Helped patients move in and out of beds,
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Discussion #1 Receivers can provide feedback through body language and eye contract. For example, if a person is falling asleep or rolling their eyes, it shows they are not interested or not listening to the sender. If a person is talking to somebody else that could mean they are also disinterested with what the sender is saying. This has a negative effect on the message because it will likely get lost in translation. The sender may feel offended thinking they are wasting their time talking
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1. Why did Jonah suggest “balance the flow with demand” instead of “balance capacity with demand”? How does Jonah define "bottleneck resource"? Is bottleneck a bad thing to have? How did Alex identify the bottleneck resources in his plant? Why was he not able to compare the demand with the capacity to determine bottlenecks? Jonah suggested “balance the flow with demand” instead of “balance capacity with demand” because capacity of the plant is equal to the capacity of its bottlenecks and it would
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either reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. The alternate hypothesis is accepted if sample data provide enough evidence that the null hypothesis is false. No matter what the problem looks like the null hypothesis will always contain the equal sign. This is true because since the null hypothesis is being tested there is a need for a specific value to be seen in the calculations. When comparing the means of two or more groups the team must state the null hypothesis. Random samples of each
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Matthew Adams Business Ethics 12, Oct 2014 Final Essay The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues Peter Singers essay titled “The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues”, focuses on a general question. How the effects of our actions should figure in our deliberations on what we ought to do in regards to nonhuman beings, or generally speaking, animals and our environment. Speciesism is defined as “involving the assignment of different values, rights, or special consideration to individuals
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February 2016 Project #1 1. Avis – $64.99 per day (flat rate) therefore A= x + 64.99 2. Enterprise- $45.87 per day, plus $0.25 per mile above 150. a) x is less than or equal to 150 (miles) 45.87 + ((x-150)(.25)) = 45.87 + .25x + (-37.50) = 8.37 + .25x b) x is greater than 150 (miles) 45.87 + ((x+150)(.25)) = 45.87 + .25x +37.50 = 83.37 + .25x 3. (see attached graph) 4. x and y intercept of A = x + 64.99 and y = 83.37 + .25x (24.51 , 89.49)
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Barriers of communication There are many types of barriers of communication these prohibit you from talking/ or communicating with a person. In this report I will be discussing what the different barriers of communication are examples of them in the workplace and how they can be reduced. * Interrupting a person when talking: This is barrier of communication is for example within the work place if someone is doing a presentation and they are a talking to a group of people. Within that group
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Midterm Exam (Writing Part) Chapter one: What is communication? Communication is a process where someone is experiences behavior and attribute to that behavior. Communication does not mean necessarily speaking to someone and listening. Communication has a lot of elements to it, there isn’t just one type there are many. One type is Dyadic which is when the communicating is between two people one on one. Communication is also online such as speaking to one another throughout the internet and meeting
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