Which predictors are considered significant if we work with α=0.05? Which predictors can be eliminated?

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The Excel file for this assignment contains a database with information about the tax assessment value assigned to medical office buildings in a city. The following is a list of the variables in the database:

FloorArea: square feet of floor space
Offices: number of offices in the building
Entrances: number of customer entrances
Age: age of the building (years)
AssessedValue: tax assessment value (thousands of dollars)

Use the data to construct a model that predicts the tax assessment value assigned to medical office buildings with specific characteristics.

Construct a scatter plot in Excel with FloorArea as the independent variable and AssessmentValue as the dependent variable. Insert the bivariate linear regression equation and r^2 in your graph. Do you observe a linear relationship between the 2 variables?

Use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak to conduct a regression analysis of FloorArea and AssessmentValue. Is FloorArea a significant predictor of AssessmentValue?

Construct a scatter plot in Excel with Age as the independent variable and AssessmentValue as the dependent variable. Insert the bivariate linear regression equation and r^2 in your graph. Do you observe a linear relationship between the 2 variables?

Use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak to conduct a regression analysis of Age and Assessment Value. Is Age a significant predictor of AssessmentValue?

Construct a multiple regression model.

Use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak to conduct a regression analysis with AssessmentValue as the dependent variable and FloorArea, Offices, Entrances, and Age as independent variables. What is the overall fit r^2? What is the adjusted r^2?

Which predictors are considered significant if we work with α=0.05? Which predictors can be eliminated?

What is the final model if we only use FloorArea and Offices as predictors?
Suppose our final model is:
AssessedValue = 115.9 + 0.26 x FloorArea + 78.34 x Offices

What would be the assessed value of a medical office building with a floor area of 3500 sq. ft., 2 offices, that was built 15 years ago? Is this assessed value consistent with what appears in the database?

Identify biblical principles and demonstrate how those principles could be applied in one of the cases. What lessons are there from this example for operations managers?

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Respond to classmate post on topic: Identify biblical principles and demonstrate how those principles could be applied in one of the cases. What lessons are there from this example for operations managers?

Classmate response: – Tesla

When reading the Tesla case study, one scripture came to mind, Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV) states, “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” This should serve as a guiding principle with Tesla’s operations managers, that all work must be done as it is for the Lord and they are serving Christ. Tesla had many issues with the manufacturing and production of its Model X sport utility vehicle (Jacobs & Chase, 2018). One big problem was the middle seats in the Model X, which Tesla chose to make in-house instead of outsourcing them like other car manufacturers (Jacobs & Chase, 2018). Another major issue was in its production of the cars because of Tesla’s complex mechanical and computer software systems (Jacobs & Chase, 2018).

Due to Tesla’s constant changes and modifications during the production and manufacturing process, they delivered flawed products to their customers. The Model X owners have also complained about the Falcon-Wing doors not opening when they try to enter their vehicle (Jacobs & Chase, 2018). Tesla also has had to recall about 2,700 cars to replace latches on the third-row seat that would come undone if the vehicle was in a collision (Jacobs & Chase, 2018). This poses an extreme safety hazard and left customers without their cars for weeks at a time (Jacobs & Chase, 2018).

According to Jacobs & Chase, the manufacturing process is very complex and divided into three sections; sourcing the parts needed, making the items, and sending the items to the customer (2018). Tesla needs to first work on the sourcing issues, whether they should continue making the parts in house or outsource them to someone that can make a higher quality product. Secondly, they must build the cars correctly and up to the proper standards, or they will lose customers. According to Caramela, providing quality products from the start will improve customer retention, build brand trust, and boost a company’s return on investment (2020). Ephesians 2:19 (ESV) states it best, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” All companies should strive to have their workmanship reflected as if they were for Christ.

What is the role of costs in the determination of a profitable pricing strategy?

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What is the role of costs in the determination of a profitable pricing strategy?
Describe how different costs (e.g., incremental, avoidable, opportunity and non-incremental fixed and sunk) contribute to the price-cost trade-off and ultimately to a supplier’s profitability.

provide specific examples to support your position.

Who are the typical participants in each process? How does an organization benefit from operational planning?

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Strategic planning and operational planning are both important in the overall planning process, but are distinctly different. Succinctly define each and summarize the key differences between them. Who are the typical participants in each process? How does an organization benefit from operational planning? Provide an example of a company which has been successful in implementing Strategic and Operational planning and a company that has failed in implementing both.

What three skills or competencies do you possess that match the skills the employer is seeking in a candidate?

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One aspect of strategic planning is to develop a strong team of people. Discovering and retaining top talent may lead a company to success. Your goal for this journal assignment is to showcase why you would make a good candidate for an organization. To stand out from other candidates, you will want to write a cover letter for each position in which you apply. Cover letters allow you an opportunity to highlight your skills and competencies for potential employers.

For this assignment, you will develop a cover letter, reflect on your most relevant skills, and assess what action steps you can take to make your cover letter stronger.

To write an impactful cover letter, you should answer the following questions before you begin composing it. Starting with these questions will help provide a clear and concise message for the person reading your cover letter.

Why are you interested in the position? Consider what makes the position, organization, or company interesting to you.

One aspect of strategic planning is to develop a strong team of people. Discovering and retaining top talent may lead a company to success. Your goal for this journal assignment is to showcase why you would make a good candidate for an organization. To stand out from other candidates, you will want to write a cover letter for each position in which you apply. Cover letters allow you an opportunity to highlight your skills and competencies for potential employers.

For this assignment, you will develop a cover letter, reflect on your most relevant skills, and assess what action steps you can take to make your cover letter stronger.

To write an impactful cover letter, you should answer the following questions before you begin composing it. Starting with these questions will help provide a clear and concise message for the person reading your cover letter.

Why are you interested in the position? Consider what makes the position, organization, or company interesting to you.
What three skills or competencies do you possess that match the skills the employer is seeking in a candidate?
You can find these skills by viewing the job description. These specific skills are the reason every cover letter should be unique for each job you apply for.You can find these skills by viewing the job description. These specific skills are the reason every cover letter should be unique for each job you apply for.

Why does china want a big part of this, what are they doing to dissect American networks network risks are we dealing with , cyber security, what kind of data transfer happens between the fleet or vehicles in china vs vehicles in America?

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Thank you so much for helping us. Our class is split into two. we are given a fictional chinese transportation business/company and one group is writing why it is great to have such an investment in the US.

The other (which is my team) is writing about concerns – for example we hear some big names X Y and Z American company have invested in the Chinese company….but there is no data on their website, no information available. it looks risky – questions like why does china want a big part of this, what are they doing to dissect American networks network risks are we dealing with , cyber security, what kind of data transfer happens between the fleet or vehicles in china vs vehicles in America?
what kind of transportation risks (for example, we don’t have access to several Chinese facilities but china has access to our road map), why should America be concerned. My professor loves a very good introduction that covers what the paper is summarized to be . he focuses on that a lot. We are also going to debate about it in our class.

Demonstrate an understanding of and evaluate the theoretical concepts of interactive sonification including physical input and output channels

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Audio and Interactivity
M3H623530 Coursework 1
This coursework contributes 50% of your final module mark.
To research an example of audio and interactivity.
Learning Outcomes
This coursework assesses the following learning outcomes of the module:
Demonstrate an understanding of and evaluate the theoretical concepts of interactive sonification including physical input and output channels
Critically analyse and discuss various interconnection and communication methods in both a local and wide context
Tasks
• Select an appropriate audio and interactivity example
• Describe its functionality including its use of inputs and outputs • Evaluate its effectiveness
• Write a 1500 word report detailing the above
• Note – report should be within +/-10% of the above figure otherwise a penalty will be applied. Word count does NOT include TOC and Reference listing.
Report Structure
This report covers the technical details of your chosen topic and as such should be written in the 3rd person. It should have a formal structure such as:
• TOC
• Introduction
• Description of functionality
• Explanation of technology used including I/O
• An evaluation of its effectiveness
• Conclusions
• References (which are not part of the word count)
And remember that images/diagrams are a very effective way to communicate concepts in this context.
The GCU website has lots of information on academic writing at
and in particular how to reference where you got your information – see
How To Do Well in This Coursework
Select an example of audio and interactivity where you can source relevant background. There are lots of examples of alternative instruments and interesting ways to interact with audio on the web.
In terms of researching for this your best sources are as follows: • Academic Conferences
• Manufacturers
Note you can use examples that have been covered in teaching sessions, however you will need to go into a lot more depth for this report.
Marking Schedule
The following marking schedule will be used :
Description of functionality
A description of what it does, its aims, etc.
Explanation of technology used including inputs and outputs
A detailed review of the technology uses including sensors/inputs and actuators/outputs.
Evaluate its effectiveness
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the example considering how it fits into the theory of interactive systems as covered in the lectures and in your additional reading.
Your evaluation should also fully evaluate how successfully the needs of the intended user group are met.
Presentation
Layout, structure, referencing, etc.
Each section will be marked as follows :An excellent and detailed discussion which is highly successful in satisfying the brief.
A good discussion which satisfies the brief.
A poor discussion which demonstrates poor understanding of the brief.
Submission Date and Format
More than 70%
50 to 59%
less than 40%
A very good discussion which successfully satisfies the brief.
60 to 69%
A barely acceptable discussion on the brief.
40 to 49%
The report has to be submitted electronically via GCU Learn by 23:59 on Friday 5th March 2021.
• Your file should be named in the format surname_matricno e.g. Craig_S1234567.
• Files should be in MS Word (.doc /.docx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) Feedback
Written individual feedback and marks will be provided via GCU Learn by Friday 26th March 2020. Verbal feedback can be provided upon request.

What are some of the most common misperceptions of managers when it comes to teams and teamwork?  How can these misperceptions lead to poor team performance?

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  1. What are the five key defining characteristics of teams?
  2. Consider the four different types of teams described in this chapter. How is authority and control distributed in each type of team?
  3. What are the key advantages and disadvantages of each team model?
  4. Give some real-life examples of organizations that use each of the four different types of teams described in this chapter. Is the type of team structure used by each organization effective or not?
  5. What are some of the most common misperceptions of managers when it comes to teams and teamwork?  How can these misperceptions lead to poor team performance?
  6. Describe your own team or group, or a team or group you have worked with in the past.  What type of team is it?  How many people are on the team?  How long have the team members worked together?  In your opinion, what are the most frustrating aspects of teamwork?  How do your responses compare to those of the managers surveyed in this chapter?
  7. What skills do you consider most important when it comes to teams and teamwork?  Which of these skills do you feel you possess, and which ones do you need to develop further?

Identify what you think the core point(s) is, and how you think it relates to the topic of “The Systems-Resources Approach”, “The Government Performance Project”, and “Managing Goals and Effectiveness”, and how it might be presented.

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Identify what you think the core point(s) is, and how you think it relates to the topic of “The Systems-Resources Approach”, “The Government Performance Project”, and “Managing Goals and Effectiveness”, and how it might be presented.

Identify the gaps and possible reasons for the gaps between your personal perception and the results that the assessment identified.

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Please take Leadership skills 1.1-6.1 and then choose one of the other assessments.
1-2 page reflection. Brief summary of results. Share what you learned. What results resonate with you? What results do you not agree with or surprised you? Identify the gaps and possible reasons for the gaps between your personal perception and the results that the assessment identified. Apply assessment results in a way that is meaningful and integral to your leadership style. Share any specific actions that are needed to change or develop in the identified areas.