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Macropoland, a country that is a natural gas and oil importer, has a natural rate of unemployment (at the full employment level of GDP) that is about 4.5%, and the long-run average rate of inflation over time has been about 2%. However, during the period 1973-1974, the country experienced an inflation rate of about 15% while simultaneously experiencing unemployment of nearly 13%. At the present time, Macropoland is experiencing very sluggish consumption and investment (a result of a fall in the housing market), and unemployment has again edged up to around 9%. Inflation is very low at 0.4%. Macropoland has just hired you as their economic advisor. You have a big job ahead of you. Using your knowledge of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, can you explain what happened in these two time periods? Develop a response that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas, and which clearly communicates the required message to your audience. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner as appropriate for the genre of writing. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English

Length: 1250-1500 words minimum not including the title page. Use APA style to format your paper. Cite at least 3 scholarly sources. Explain criminalistics/forensic science from its foundations to current methods that are being used. In your opinion, who or what has made the biggest contribution to the field? How have popular television shows about forensic science and criminalistics (both real and fictional) impacted the common person’s view/knowledge of this field? Explain all of the areas of criminalistics, such as pathology, anthropology, entomology, psychiatry, odontology and forensic engineering, and how each is commonly used to solve cases. Explain how to process, secure, and isolate the crime scene and how to qualify what is seen, collected, and submitted as evidence. Be specific.

6-page research paper on Military History, the use of military troops has been used to restore order in the US since the whiskey rebellion in 1794, examples of these actions impact the society today. need a research paper correlating all historical events to events of the present to include mishaps and lessons learned.

COMM 302 – Online: Final Exam Review Sheet This exam review sheet represents topics that will be on the exam in some form: True/False and Multiple-Choice questions. Suggestions: For each sub-heading, know the terminology associated AND how to use it in an example. Your book usually provides this, unless exclusively discussed in lecture. This list represents a guide of what the majority (90-95%) of the test will be on. I reserve the right to ask additional questions from the reading if necessary to ensure students are actually reading. Book = covered in our textbook, in that chapter; PLE = somewhere in the PLE “content” section Chapter 6: Summarizing Research Results (Descriptive Statistics) • Know the following terms: Univariate analysis, z Score, metrics, normal curve, skew, kurtosis (platykurtic, leptokurtic) (throughout the chapter) • What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics? (Book, PLE) • What are measures of central tendency? What are the measures of dispersion? (Book, PLE) • Be able to calculate a chi-square score. (Book, mainly PLE) Chapter 7: Inferential Statistics • Know the following terms: Bell Curve, degrees of freedom, type 1 error, type 2 error (throughout the chapter) • Know what each of the three tests we discussed in class (t-test, and correlation) is used for. (Book, PLE) Chapter 8: Sampling • What is a sample? What is a population? A census? (Book, PLE) • What is the difference between probability sampling and non-probability sampling? (Book, PLE) • Be able to list and describe different types of non-probability sampling. (Book, PLE) • Be able to list and describe different types of probability sampling. (Book, PLE) • What are the different ways to sample? (Book, PLE) Chapter 9: Surveys • What is a survey? What is a questionnaire? What is the scale? (Book, PLE) • Have a sense of the advantages and disadvantages of survey research. (Book, PLE) • What types of information do surveys generally try to acquire? (PLE) • Be able to list and describe the four different types of longitudinal surveys. (Book, PLE) • What are the different types of questions used in survey research? (Book, PLE) • What do “funnels,” “inverted funnels,” and “filters” have to do with surveys? (Book) Chapter 9: Experiments • Why bother with experiments to begin with? (Book) • Be able to draw and describe the basic experimental design. (Book, PLE) • What does “control” mean in relation to experiments? (Book) • What types of experiments have the lowest levels of control? Which has the highest? (Book, PLE) • Why does random assignment matter in experimental design? (Book, PLE) • What is the “Solomon Four Group Design?” (Book, PLE) Chapter 10: Watching & Listening – Qualitative Research • What are important decisions for any researcher conducting interview research? (Book) • What types of questions should be considered when conducting interview research? (Book) • What is needed for successful focus groups? (Book, PLE) • What are the key features of ethnographic/observational research? (Book, PLE) • How does a researcher’s level of involvement play a roll in his or her ability to conduct observational research? What is a consequential presence? (Book, PLE) • Be able to list different ways that you can conduct observational research. (Book, PLE) • What are the three ways of categorizing qualitative data? (Book) Chapter 12: Content Analysis • Content analysis can be described as “quantitative, systematic, objective, and manifest.” What does this all mean? (Book, PLE) • What goes into conducting a simple content analysis? (Book, PLE) • What is inter-coder reliability and why is it important to conduct a content analysis? (Book, PLE) • What is “Interaction Analysis?” (Book) Chapter 14: Reporting Research • What is an abstract? Why might you want to write one? (PLE, common sense) • Why writing for scholarly publics, what three aspects should you consider? Be able to describe each one and its importance. (Book, PLE) • In addition to academic publishers, what are some “other publics” that researchers might want to write for? What changes? (Book)

Question 1 In a poll of 400 voters in a campaign to eliminate non-returnable beverage containers, 250 of the voters were opposed. Develop a 99% confidence interval estimate for the proportion of all the voters who opposed the container control bill. Question 2 A random sample of 50 airline pilots had an average yearly income of $110,000 with a standard deviation of $10,000. If we want to determine a 90% confidence interval for the average yearly income, what is the value of t? 2. Develop a 90% confidence interval for the average yearly income of all pilots. Question 3 In order to determine the average weight of carry-on luggage by passengers in aeroplanes, a sample of 250 pieces of carry-on luggage was collected and weighed. The average weight was 20 pounds. Assume that we know the standard deviation of the population to be 2.5 pounds. Determine a 95% confidence interval estimate for the mean weight of the carry-on luggage. 2. Explain how you know whether to use z or t values in these types of problems. Question 4 A statistician employed by a consumer testing organization reports that at 95% confidence he has determined that the true average content of the Uncola soft drinks is between 11.8 to 12.2 ounces. He further reports that his sample revealed an average content of 12 ounces, but he forgot to report the size of the sample he had selected. Assuming the standard deviation of the population is 1.25, determine the size of the sample. 

DirectorsDue Sunday, August 16th to BrightspaceAt this point of our course, you have been introduced (and practiced!) some key strategic management concepts and tools. Now, it is your chance to put everything together. In this final written assignment of the course, you will conduct an analysis of your firm and recommend a series of actionable initiatives. You will pretend that you are writing a report for your firm’s board of directors. Professionalism and incorporation of course concepts are key. In this 4-6 page double-spaced paper:1) Include an executive summary that highlights your key recommendations for your firm (one-half page maximum) – an executive summary is NOT an introduction; rather, it briefly states the analyses you conducted and your main recommendations.2) Introduce your firm (one-half page maximum). Which key industries does your firm compete in?3) Now, explore your firm’s competitive position in the marketplace. Depending on how complex your firm is, you may have to choose one strategic business unit or one product/service to focus on. Which of Porter’s generic strategies (broad cost leadership, broad differentiation, focused cost leadership, or focused differentiation) does your firm use? Be sure to justify how your firm meets the business-level strategy that you claim they utilize. In your opinion, does your firm have a competitive advantage in the marketplace? Why, or why not?4) Characterize three of your firm’s main competitors. This might be especially challenging if your firm is diverse (operating in many industries / various product lines). Therefore, similar to 3) above, you might have to limit your analysis based on a particular competition category. For example, Boeing is a diversified firm. In the aircraft manufacturing sector, they compete against Airbus and some smaller manufacturers. Boeing also competes in other sectors. Limit your analysis to competitors in a particular sector if needed. What do your firm’s competitors do well?5) Examine your firm’s financials. Provide an analysis of their financials. Compare your firm to their main competitors (pick at least three) as well as their industry average on several financial ratios (at a minimum, cover one ratio each from profitability, liquidity, leverage, and activity ratios). What do those ratios measure (in non-technical jargon, please), and how is your firm doing with respect to these measures? DO NOT INCLUDE FORMULAS FOR YOUR CALCULATIONS. (Yahoo! Finance, Bloomberg, and some other sites are usually good sources for financial ratio information).6) Based on your overall assessment, now is your opportunity to make strategic recommendations for your firm. What actions do you suggest they take in the next 3-5 years? Keep your recommendations at the strategic level (e.g., talk less about subjects such as employee training and more about subjects such as business- and corporate-level strategy). This is the most important section of your paper. Make sure your recommendations are well-thought-out, “hard-hitting,” and justified. If you do not think your firm has a promising future, it is alright if you make suggestions that include retrenchment for example. In other words, you are not expected.

Hiberno-Saxon illuminated manuscripts have a resemblance to the geometric and organic ornamentation found in Islamic art. Coincidence? Propose an explanation based on an intelligent interpretation of the text and write a 300 essay on it.

Create a list of five high-risk situations that could potentially lead to relapse. Include how each high-risk situation could potentially lead to relapse.   DQ 2 What is the potential for abuse or creating a new dependence on pain medication and anxiolytics? Why might some practitioners view prescribing pain medication and anxiolytics to a client diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder as inappropriate?   Week 3 Assignment Write a 750-1,000-word essay according to the following instructions: 1.   Define a high-risk situation using a minimum of 250 words and cited sources. 2.   Describe a high-risk situation and use an example of how this situation could be different for two different clients and why. You may use examples like their gender, ethnicity, background, etc. 3.   For the two faux clients, describe the relationship between high-risk behaviors and relapse behavior. Remember that any new term you describe/list must be defined and supported with a cited source. You should elaborate when discussing the association between high-risk behaviors and the potential for relapse. 4.   Discuss when a client is more likely to have a relapse in their recovery. Use the GCU Library to locate at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook in your paper.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jduSxW-S3UFQxqDTEOon53RY9CK0xPl4/view?usp=sharing Question: How did the media influence American’s perceptions of the Vietnam War? 150 – 200words

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