Type I and type II errors

pancreatic, liver, gallbladder. Colon cancer is a type of Gastrointestinal cancer found in the lower part of the digestive system, as well as anal and colorectal cancer (Wikimedia Foundation, 2015). Colon cancer…

I. Introduction Incident Reporting Systems (IRS) are currently one of most prevalent safety improvement strategies in healthcare. However, IRS have proven to be inherently problematic as clinicians and health scientists struggle with issues affecting IRS’ perceived and actual utility. Problems arise due to the fact “sentinel/ seminal/never events/adverse events” (all terms to describe events that should not happen in healthcare) are usually uncommon and difficult to detect. IRS are prone to…

The writings of the New Testament have survived thousands of years due to the work of faithful believers and scribes who copied the Christian works that we treasure today. During their day, these people would use a variety of resources as writing surfaces, including wood, bone, broken pottery, and parchment. However, the most important within the New Testament period would be papyrus, a fifteen-foot stalk harvested from the Nile area. These stalks were cleaned, flatten, and cut into strips that…

Argument and Persuasion Outline: I. The Method In our everyday lives persuasion is almost everywhere, and we are not even aware of its abundance. We can state out opinion in an argument and show our views, making a proposal to recommend action. In many professions, persuasion is very important; writing letters to gain support for things such as a grant or even gaining support for new developments in a field. Organizations and companies will use persuasion to gain support or a campaign or sell…

celebrate a special event or an occasion by couples, groups and families. Afternoon tea consists of a variety of teas accompanied by a three tier stand which includes sandwiches, scones and clotted cream and finally sweet treats. Examples of the types of teas that are usually on offer include Green, Black, White, Assam, Camomile, Darjeeling, Jasmine, Earl Grey and Peppermint. The tea served can either be leaf tea or teabags. Leaf tea is also known as "loose tea" and usually includes full tea…

following rules must be obeyed by all students in the science laboratory of the faculty. Willful or repeated inadvertent noncompliance may result in dismissal or suspension from the laboratories. I. No entry without permission: i) Outsiders are not allowed to enter the laboratory without permission. ii) Visitor must request for a lab coat from the laboratory officer before enter to the laboratory. iii) No student is allowed to enter the laboratory unless permission…

a detectable change in status. “Sir Cyril Burt, well known for his innovative techniques (of factor analysis) in the 1920s, used the term “conspective” for cross sectional as opposed to “prospective” for longitudinal data.” (Rajulton, 2001) Two types of longitudinal designs are repeated measures and time series. According to Trochim (2006), “If you have two or a few waves of measurement, you are using a repeated measures design. If you have many waves of measurement over time, you have a…

Aristotle’s Aporia in NE II.4 In NE II.4, Aristotle claims what virtuous action should look like. Consequently, a puzzle (aporia) is generated. Aristotle provides three features that virtuous activity requires, and two ways of performing just actions to attempt solving this aporia. This paper is divided into five sections: (I) The 3 Necessary Conditions for Virtue; (II) Aristotelean Motivations for Believing Virtuous Activity Possesses these 3 Conditions; (III) How the Aporia is Generated by…

1. Argument that appeals to a questionable authority 1) Matthew McConaughey (a questionable authority of the automobile industry) says the Lincoln MKC is the best automobile. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Thus, Lincoln MKC is the best automobile. Explanation: This example shows how celebrities are used to appeal to people’s sense of authority. This argument appeals to people’s views by presenting that a person, Matthew…

During the experiment, observations were made about their physical appearance. In part I, reaction one produced a blinding, bright white light when the metal burned and the metal turned into a white powdery substance. For reaction two, there was no reaction at first and it took a long time for it to react, but then bubbles started to form around the magnesium ribbon and the substance turned into a pink-yellowish color around the magnesium strip when it was placed in the 150 milliliters beaker.…