steady flow of money usually depends upon the steady flow of research findings that support the biases of the funding source. Especially vulnerable are scientists doing research with political, financial or ideological implications. Publisher constraints. a. Few journals publish negative results. Why make enemies. b. There is very little replication. No funds, no glory, and no friends. c. Peer review is usually pal…
mythic or scientific theories that explain the universe creation. Each mythology has their…
Student number: 15081884 Word count: 1043 MICROECONOMICS 2 COURSEWORK (20%) Consumer utility and behavior are slightly different from each other beginning with the term consumer utility, this term was created by economists to describe the satisfaction or the usefulness a consumer acquires or obtains after using a good or service (Boundless, 2016) If a consumer continues to consume said good or product the level of satisfaction they get from that product starts to reduce or diminish which is…
This article analyses the effects of the innovative “philanthropic” initiative by leading shoe brands such as, TOMS and Sketchers. In this critical analysis, I would first focus on the term corporate philanthropy, and then discuss the overall effects and success of this “one for one” initiative. First I would discuss corporate philanthropy. To regard such programs solely aimed at ameliorating underdeveloped communities would be naïve at best. We have to remember that businesses are still profit…
Overall, going into this simulation, I came up with three general strategies I was going to follow. The first and most obvious was trying to maximize New Heritage Doll firm’s value by selecting some of the most attractive projects based off NPV, IRR, and PI. However, I also aimed to make appropriate selections based on diversifying among the three departments (retailing, licensing, and production) along with diversifying among riskiness for each year. For each year, I was given $8 million…
issues advocating against the abstract question of reality. In contrast, the aim of modern science has been, by employing the scientific method, to establish reality beyond any doubt. As a result, the public commonly accepts scientific findings and theories as undisputable truths. However, the certainty of modern science is misleading and continues to leave the question of reality open for…
What are the methods of Inquiry? Basically, methods of inquiry are different ways an investigator can gather information for his/her case whether it’s a normal routine investigation or trying to reconstruct a past crime scene. Outside resources such as forensic scientists, computer technicians or anthropologist could be used in order to validate evidence collected. The scientific method is a great tool to use when trying to reconstruct a crime scene. The scientific method is not only for…
Observation of a 5-year-old Purpose The purpose of this observational study is to gain perspective of the various theories of development that were taught in class. Also, to help the observer understand that observational research is complex and difficult to describe a five-year-old female child objectively. The observation took place in the child’s home for one hour while her parents were present during the study thus, the mother can sign the permission slip. Descriptive information The child…
How does science play in the explanation of reality? It would seem in that in the era we live in now science emerged to play a very big role. Considering that it is the largest bodies of investigation we have, along with being the most socially acceptable. Although, that seems to be the issue at hand here, that science discovers things about our reality and most people at large, tend to accept the reported findings. Most people walk through life reading magazines articles that report scientific…
experimental results show that the null hypothesis may be mistaken, and thus, in this case, it is discarded and replaced the hypothesis development and testing. In the case of a hypothesis that is not refuted by the results, it may form the basis for the theory to explain this phenomenon. Experimental science has placed the importance of the publication, they may be re-created by other researchers to prove the consistency of the rights of observation so that they might further refine the…