observation – Sensing the world around us with our 5 senses or with augmented abilities such as scientific instruments; – seeing a particular event or occurrence; Scientists then make proposed, tentative explanations < - - i.e., hypothesis (a predictive guess) and plan out detailed experiments or detailed observations to see if the tentative explanation is correct (i.e., true). Test that tentative explanation [pic] Make some observations of the image above. Ideas:
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............................................................................................... 5 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. Mergers and acquisitions activity in recent years .................................................. 5 Overview of efficient market hypothesis .............................................................. 7 Abnormal operating performance ......................................................................... 9 3. Event study approach ..........................................
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control, we are concerned with problems involved in controlling the quality of a manufactured product. We’ll study two major techniques: 1. ACCEPTANCE SAMPLING where we are concerned with monitoring the quality of manufactured items supplied by the manufacturer to consumers in batches. The problem is to decide whether the batch should be accepted or rejected on the basis of a sample randomly drawn from the batch. 2. PROCESS CONTROL where goods are produced continuously and the problem is to detect
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cups of the mud mixture and a third of the egg yolk. Then move the mixture over into the 24 oz mason jar, taking up about 85% of the jar. Do this for the two different locations and two different food sources; 4 jars. Make sure to mark each jar with the proper location and food source Step 6: Let the jars sit for half an hour. Carefully add more water/remove some, as needed. Leave at least ¼” of space on top. Put the lids on your jars. Step 7: Place a magnet on the outside of each of the jars, use
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Handles? BY: ANNIE LYONS Problem/Question: How much bacteria are on gas pump handles? Do the newer gas stations have less germs than the older ones? Do we need to sanitize our hands after we pump gas? Hypothesis: Gas pump handles contain bacteria that could cause harmful diseases. There will be a significant amount of staph bacteria on the handles. Control: Each gas pump handle will have some bacteria on it. There is not baseline because
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financial ground and also the overall impact of Merger and acquisitions (M&As) on acquiring banks. The Researcher used independent t-test for testing the statistical significance and this test is applied not only for the ratio analysis but also to test the effect of Merger and Acquisitions on the performance of banks. This performance is being tested on the basis of two grounds i.e. Pre merger and Post merger. The result of the study indicates that the banks have been positively affected by the event of
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to be used with, basic principles and/or theories upon which the test is based, and any other special characteristics of the test as well as psychometric properties. This paper examines a study done in a journal called Assessment which tested the hypothesis that the relationship between present-moment observation and substance use is moderated by the tendency to be nonjudgmental and nonreactive toward the observed stimuli. The study called The "What" and the "How" of Dispositional Mindfulness: Using
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were planted in two containers A and B and tested for five days. An ordinary Air pump was used in Container A as a supply of Oxygen which will be induced to water. Records were tabulated and posted in different tables. Results include that Plant A and Mung bean C have more changes consisting of root elongation and branching activity. On the findings, Plant A has 0.6 mm primary root improvement compared to the 0.3 mm improvement of Plant B. Based on the observations, Plant C has more maturity than in
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their marketing strategies in the Indian context. Introduction The retail infrastructure has witnessed a transformation across the world with the rapid growth of e-commerce, especially in the past two decades. India, swiftly emerging as an important economic country, with its economy growing at more than 9% annually and online retail services rising rapidly in recent years, is imperative to understand the factors that influence Indian
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of faculty: full-time, part-time, and part-time who work full-time for another organization. The 2 authors used a 15 item, seven-point scale instrument to measure commitment of a sample of 479 full and part-time faculty at two midwestern universities. Those that worked full-time for another organization are more committed to organizations for whom they work part-time than are those working only part-time. No significant difference in commitment was observed between full-time and part-time employees
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