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should be at close to $25.00 per hour (Dalton, week 6). The interquartile range pros are that it more accurately represents the majority of data. Its cons are it ignores the most extreme data points. The variance is mainly used in calculating the standard deviation. The pros are that it helps us get an idea of…

Strength All the data obtained from this experiment is plotted on the graph. The accuracy and precision can be determined from the graph. Based on the graph , as the line do not pass the origin , it can be deducted that the result is fairly accurate. Since there are few outliers on the graph , the precision of this graph is moderate. Accuracy of the graph is affected by systematic errors while the precision is affected by random errors. A few measures had been taken prior in getting more…

Reformers have always challenged the government in some way and during the Progressive Era their ideas were able to influence the U.S. on a national level. Women were quite determined to be treated rightfully and fought for many other social, economic, and political issues. The Progressive Era from 1900-1920 was a response to a multitude of injustices which were caused by rapid industrialization and urbanization. Many Americans were in fear of the economic and political power that the upper…

trouble keeping up with Standard Oil is that the company eliminated waste and made profits on everything so that they were able to lower the prices on their products for the American people. Rockefeller brought oil to the homes of middle class workers as well through the cheap prices, a commodity they used to be unable to afford. Along with making the prices more affordable for the middle class, John Rockefeller was a man of the working people. Thomas Wheeler, a manager at Standard Oil, says…

doing this he was able to create one of the largest oil refineries in Cleveland. The year 1870 gave birth to the industries giant Standard Oil created by Vanderbilt, his brother, and a few others. Rockefeller was the president of the company. The company was so successful that Rockefeller was soon able to buy out most of his competition eventually creating the Standard Oil…

During the Gilded Age, America's industrial economy exploded, generating unprecedented opportunities for individuals to build great fortunes unfortunately it left many farmers and workers struggling merely for survival. American’s saw their nation as an island of political democracy. Although the world was still dominated by undemocratic governments. Americans understanding of political freedom was raising questions about the power of the new corporations and how immune to democratic control…

Beginning with the end of the Civil War and the North’s continuing boom in industry and ending with the beginning of Progressivism in the turn of the century, consolidations and business rose while the descent of many citizens became omnipresent . The idea of the “self-made man” from the Horatio-Alger Myth was just that: a myth. Social Darwinism appeared and dictated that the better companies and better/wealthier people would come out on top because the impoverished were somehow undeserving of…

I would define men like Rockefeller and Carnegie as “Captains of Industry”. Rockefeller's impact on the American economy demands recognition. He took advantage of the loophole in the Union draft law by purchasing a substitute to avoid military service. In the 19th century. Rockefeller introduced techniques that totally reshaped the oil industry as Kerosene and how can crude oil be converted to it. He used all methods to reduce the price of oil to his consumers as rebates. He gained many…

Some of the similarities that I saw in the data are: 1. An increase in temperatures began in January and ended in July. After July, the temperatures decreased. 2. With the data I worked with, I noticed that the median tends to be around 50 to 60 degrees. 3. Once the data hits a certain point, like a max, the data values decreased. I was able to find the first similarity and the third similarity when I looked at the line graphs. Looking at the line graphs, I was able to see where the data…

A Muckraking Investigator Ida Tarbell was a woman who had a whole bunch of ambition. She achieved a lot of accomplishments in her life. She didn’t let anything get in her way. Ida Tarbell was a strong willed woman who revealed the monopoly of the Standard Oil Company, created a new type of journalism, and became famous for doing something she loved. She was one of the most important magazine writers of the 20th century. Ida Tarbell was born on November 5th, 1857 to an oil producer. She was…