several forms of the bootstrap, and, additionally, several other resampling methods that are related to it, such as jackknifing, cross-validation, randomization tests, and permutation tests. I will stress the nonparametric bootstrap. Suppose that we draw a sample S = {X1 , X2 , ..., Xn } from a population P = {x1 , x2 , ..., xN }; imagine further, at least for the time being, that N is very much larger than n, and that S is either a simple random sample or an independent random sample from P;1 I
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must be bevilled to a 45 degree angle. 3)All edges to be joined have to be crosshatched with a needle, so they are rough, press the sides together, roll a thin coil, dip it into water and gently apply it over the join then smooth. 4) Use needle to draw the pattern on the box 5)With a sharp knife cut the top off the box. 6)Clean the edges, and make small balls of clay to press into the corners of the lid, and go down into the box as the lid fasteners. 3.Is this clay piece considered a functional
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environment and a lot more. The road is a very big part of the picture it is the first thing you notice when looking at the picture. And that road leads up to the city and draws the attention to the smoke. The smoke then leads to the power lines. All these things show how little people care about the environment. The power lines are symbolising all the power and electricity we need in our world, the smoke and many cars are there to show how little we care and how much garbage we put out in the air
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Irving uses satire in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to blur the line of fantasy and story. Many stories during the time focused on the idolized hero. A hero that the everyday man could not measure up to. Irving decided to take the normal hero story and turn it on his head. He introduced a hero that didn’t get the girl, didn’t fight for love, and didn’t defeat the monster. Throughout The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Irving satirizes the the refined American and thus helps define the “new” American nation
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it might need to hold against its deposits. The non-borrowed monetary base which can deal with the federal reserve holdings of both currency in circulation and reserves as well as the treasury’s holdings can affect the money supply as this is the where the money comes from and depending on the policies the federal reserve wants to maintain, can adjust the monetary base and make changes to affect the market supply of money. With that change, the Federal Reserve can affect monetary policy and then
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positioning with MCD corporate strategy McDonald has perceived product-positioning maps in comparison to their corporate strategy do line up to what is expected. There are areas for improvement in relation to their direct competition in every town. In reference to EPS/EBIT, it is relevant to their strategy implementation. McDonald’s product positioning maps do line up with their corporate strategy. Their strategy or motto is “Plan to win”. When I think of a fast food restaurant winning, I think
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between the narrator’s new environment and her sense of self. The narrator throws herself into a new world that is very different than her home. She said, “...something I took completely for granted, ‘the sun is shining, the air is warm,’ was not so”(lines 34-36). The narrator is amazed that new environments can completely contradict her previous one. Facts she took as absolutes can change simply by her location. Throughout the excerpt, Kincaid shows the narrator’s struggle with her new situation through
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Drawing as a Foundation San Francisco based artist Jeremy Sutton believes that drawing represents the “root and foundation” of everything he creates. Creating unique and original drawings, he uses pastel, conté crayon, charcoal and ink. He also draws inspiration from historical artists, such as Renaissance artist Titian. When visiting galleries and museums, he often will copy drawings he
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person you love, or for who loves you. Socrates was famous for loving his students, and used this to drive them forward and inspired them to become the best they can be. Socrates said "the love I bore... [allowed me to] draw honey and milk in places where others cannot even draw water from wells." Here Socrates display's how powerful love is, that allowed him to see the goodness, and beauty in students that others would only see a common, ordinary man. Patrick Carmack says in his essay 'Clas sical
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play in affecting the return on equity (ROE) for CPK? What about the cost of capital? In assessing the effect of leverage on the cost of capital, you may assume that a firm’s CAPM beta can be modeled in the following manner: βL = βU[1 + (1 − T)D/E], where βU is the firm’s beta without leverage, T is the corporate income tax rate, D is the market value of debt, and E is the market value of equity. 3. Based on the analysis in case Exhibit 9, what is the anticipated
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