Absolute deviation

1. QUESTION: Class, what does the correlation coefficients of -1, +1, and 0 tells you about the relationship between the two variables? It depends on the method one uses, but the Pearson correlation coefficient is the most widely used. Values in the form of numbers show the direction and how strong the relationship is between two different variables. These can range from -1.00 up to +1.00. If it is positive it is a direct relationship. For example, if one increases the other will also increase…

What does risk and return mean to the average investor? In order to answer this question, investors must first look to themselves to determine the correct steps to take. One cannot call him or herself an investor without first measuring their risk tolerance as well as risk capacity. Risk tolerance represents how much a client is willing to withstand swings in the value of held assets as well as changes in general market conditions. One of the most common ways of measuring one’s risk tolerance is…

tend to veer off task ", where the paragraph number (10) was obtained the second rank with an average (3.52), with standard deviation (1.087), and with a degree of response (Agree). "The physical set-up of my classroom is a hindrance to using cooperative learning ", where the paragraph number (23) was obtained the third rank with an average (3.45), with standard deviation (1.063), and with a degree of response (Agree). 3- The rest of the paragraphs had a degree of response (Undecided) as…

tax created? | 7% | 3 | 1. f. - Is tax better, or worse than ban? | 7% | 3 | 2. a. - Which has comparative advantage in spaghetti? | 5% | 2 | 2. b. - Which has comparative advantage in meatballs? | 5% | 2 | 2. c. - With innovation who has absolute advantage in meatballs? | 5% | 2…

The purpose of the international trade game, performed in class, was to teach that trade is essential for many countries to survive. In certain countries, one resource may be scarce while another is of abundance. In order to balance out this dispersion of resources trade occurs between countries. This process even takes place within the countries, transactions between consumers and producers face trade offs of their supplies. Without it, each side will eventually collapse. In the international…

Climate change is clearly evident in the world around us and it is having and will continue to have a major impact on our lives. Therefore, it is very relevant to analyze the changes in climate that have occurred in Howard County, Maryland such as the significant changes in mean precipitation and timing of precipitation, winter temperature and the summer precipitation. Furthermore, it is crucial to understand that many of these changes will be clearly seen in the relatively near future if…

Thomas Paine believed that government was a negative thing in many ways in this paper the reasons why Thomas Paine believes this will be stated. He thought that absolute monarch was an evil sin that went against the holy scripture of god and was a horrible thing all around. Next he thought that the government system was corrupt and took away from peoples unalliable and natural rights. Finally, he believed that what was most important of all is that people should govern themselves. These three…

“Are you alright?” my mother usually asks me that question whenever I get sick. Then she would touch my forehead and neck to check if I’m hot. She’d rush to our medicine cabinet and get the mercury thermometer, shakes it, and puts it in between my armpit. After two to three minutes, she’d get it and read what it says. “You’re sick, 39 degree Celsius” Mom said. Since then, I have asked my mother to teach me how to read the thermometer. Whenever there’s a family member who gets sick, it would be…

January 5, 2016 I am the State Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, is one of the most famous French kings because of the long lasting effects of his policies. Born on September 5, 1638, he reigned for 72 years and achieved his goal of creating an absolute monarchy. In order to do so, Louis reorganized France’s political system, enforced the worship of one religion, and created a central seat for power, which became Versailles. He was known as the “Sun King” because of the splendor of his…

Absolutism was a political theory created by the following individuals; Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes (somewhat), and Bishop Bossuet. The era of absolutism was a time, 16th to 18th centuries, when monarchs ruled with all power to themselves in most countries, especially in France. Absolutism was favored among monarchs because it gave them complete power over their country and did not have to answer to anyone but themselves. Western absolutist France and eastern countries were similar by focusing on…