Explain the sign of β and its meaning. Calculate and explain the rate of convergence (θ). Explain R2. Evaluate homoscedasticity . Present a summary of your regressions in GeoDa.

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Module 8: Assignment: Analysis and Convergence Hypothesis

Module 8: Assignment: Analysis and Convergence Hypothesis

Review the lecture ECON_760_M8. Select 7 counties in a US state.

Search https://www.bea.gov/data/income-saving/personal-income-by-state for personal income per capita for those counties. Include in your final assignment from 1971 to 2020. Identify whether beta convergence holds in the chosen state.

  1. Evaluate the convergence σ. (See slides 36, 47, and 50 of the presentation).
  2. Construct a scatterplot where the growth rate for the period is on the y-axis, and the personal income per capita for the initial year of the period under analysis is on the x-axis.
  3. Indicate whether the β convergence holds graphically. (See slides 48 and 49 of the presentation).
  4. Evaluate graphically if there is spatial dependency in the period of analysis (see slide 29 of the presentation).
  5. Present the Moran Test (graph) and explain your result (see slides 32 and 34 of the presentation).
  6. Evaluate β-convergence by running OLS, SAR, and SEM. In each case:

○ Explain the sign of β and its meaning.

○ Calculate and explain the rate of convergence (θ). (See slide 40 of the presentation) Explain R2.

○ Evaluate homoscedasticity (see slide 57 of the presentation).

○ Present a summary of your regressions in GeoDa (see slides 56 and 72 of the presentation).

 

Compare and contrast Chinese, Iranian, and Russian intelligence organizations. Of the three nations, which one do you think poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security?

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What country poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security based on the capabilities of their foreign intelligence organization

This weeks assignment question reflects the second Course Objective: Compare and contrast the capabilities of foreign intelligence organizations to determine which country poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security. You will assess their HUMINT, OSINT, SIGINT, MASINT, and GEOINT capabilities.

Also describe their intelligence organization.

Detail is key. 1. Compare and contrast Chinese, Iranian, and Russian intelligence organizations. Of the three nations, which one do you think poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security?

Be sure to fully support your position using multiples examples from the course readings or your own research.

 

Analyze one of the following five topics using your course readings and additional scholarly research. Your analysis should include a clear, non-biased main statement that assesses whether the actions by the intelligence agency in question were unethical or illegal or both.

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The operation to locate Osama bin Laden and the use of Shakil Afridi.

For your final assignment, you are to analyze one of the following five topics using your course readings and additional scholarly research:

  1. The operation to locate Osama bin Laden and the use of Shakil Afridi.

Your analysis should include a clear, non-biased main statement that assesses whether the actions by the intelligence agency in question were unethical or illegal or both.

 

Suggest a hypothesis for the identified problem based on research findings. Identify the independent, dependent and constant variables. State the aim of your experiment and list the equipment you need. Design and complete an experiment(s) to investigate your hypothesis.

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SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT – How does initial temperature affect the time taken for water to freeze

  • Complete the Planning Sheet (attached as word doc “Planning Sheet”)
  • Complete the Logbook (attached as word doc “LOG BOOK Template”)

Prepare a SCIENTIFIC REPORT as per the checklist provided. Report must include tables and graphs showing the investigation results. Data must be analyzed, with calculated averages and Standard Deviation values. Graphs should include units, labels, headings, correct axes, correct axes, scale, key, Line of Best Fit (LOBF)

Detailed project description with requirements and CHECKLIST are given in word document titled “Y10 Depth Study Student Research Project Booklet”.

  • Suggest a hypothesis for the identified problem based on research findings.
  • Identify the independent, dependent and constant variables.
  • State the aim of your experiment and list the equipment you need.
  • Design and complete an experiment(s) to investigate your hypothesis.

You may collect experimental results using a range of different technologies e.g. a video camera, a pH meter, a stopwatch, a thermometer etc. If you are uncertain about how to measure something, ask your teacher.

  • Evaluate your experimental procedure and change it if necessary.
  • Analyze the data to develop an evidence based conclusion.
  • Indicate any problems you experienced, improvements that could be made, failures and probable causes for these failures.

You must provide Valid and Reliable reference sources for the information used in the task, presented in a Bibliography (at least 5 different sources) using APA or Harvard styles. At least one reference must be cited in the report text.

YEAR 10 Depth Study SRP – LOG BOOK

Date: ________________

Start Time: Finish Time: Time spent:

  • Tasks:
  • Research
  • Planning
  • Collecting data
  • Analysing results
  • Writing report
  • Editing report

Notes:

Insert photo of activity below as evidence:

Year 10 Depth Study SRP – Planning Sheet 2022

Name: _____________________________

This plan is worth 10 marks which counts towards your final project mark.

Aim:  1 mark

Independent Variable:

How will it be measured?  1 mark

Dependent Variable:

  • How will it be measured?  1 mark
  • Identify at least FOUR controlled variables:  1 mark
  • Identify relevant scientific concepts for your topic  2 marks

What is your hypothesis? (Your hypothesis should link the dependent and independent variables, showing their relationship):  2 marks

Write a citation for ONE valid and reliable secondary source used in your background research.  1 mark

Parent Signature:   1 mark

 

Teacher Feedback:

 

What attempts are underway today to solve the problems of overpopulation and world hunger identified by David Ricardo and Thomas R. Malthus?

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Overpopulation and World hunger

What attempts are underway today to solve the problems of overpopulation and world hunger identified by David Ricardo and Thomas R. Malthus? Give examples and support with details drawing upon the work of scholars

Create a query that displays all fields, except the ID field, for properties located in Florida and Georgia. Create another query that displays all fields, except the ID field, for all properties with selling prices less than $1,000,000.

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Week 8 Final Project

The Scenario: Tony Spacken, Sales Manager, has an Excel workbook listing properties for sale. If a property is sold, Select National Properties Group will finance the property loan for 30 years at 7.5% interest. If the monthly payment of a property is greater than $300,000, the company will give the buyer a 1% discount of the selling price. Lavern Gallen is interested in purchasing the Pleasant Properties Warehouse, one of the company’s properties. She lives at 4231 Center Drive, Tempe, TX 76501.

For this project, you will need the following files:

New blank Access database New blank PowerPoint presentation Gallen_Letter Sale_Properties

You will save your files as:

Lastname_Firstname_Sale_Properties

Lastname_Firstname_SNPG_Properties Lastname_Firstname_Gallen_Letter

Lastname_Firstname_Sales_Presentation Open the file Sale_Properties, and then save the workbook as

LastnameFirstname_Sale_Properties

Copy the Properties worksheet to a new worksheet, Rename the worksheet as Payments

In the Payments worksheet, convert the data to a table.

In column G, insert a calculated column using the PMT function to calculate the monthly payment for each of the properties.

In column H, insert a calculated column using the IF function to determine the amount of the if discount property qualifies for it.

Determine the totals for columns F:H.

Apply conditional formatting to cells with a selling price between $40,000,000 and $70,000,000.

Copy the Payments worksheet to a new worksheet, Rename the new worksheet as Pleasant Properties Filter the table to display only the data for the Pleasant.

Insert your name in the footer so that it displays on all worksheets.

Create a blank Access database, and then save it as Lastname_Firstname_SNPG_Properties

Import the data from the Properties worksheet.

Create a query that displays all fields, except the ID field, for properties located in Florida and Georgia.

Save the query as Lastname_Firstname_FL_GA Query Export the query result as an RTF file

Create another query that displays all fields, except the ID field, for all properties with selling prices less than $1,000,000.

Save the query as Lastname Firstname Price Query

For each query, create and format a report.

Save each report with the name as the query, substituting the word Report for Query.

Create a PowerPoint presentation using a template of your choice; the presentation will be shown to prospective buyers attending a sales conference.

Save the presentation as Lastname_Firstname_Sales_Presentation Insert the file name in the footer to display on all pages of the notes and handouts.

Modify the slides to help persuade buyers to purchase property from Select National Properties Group:

On one slide, inform the audience that the company sells many properties.

On the same slide, link the cell from the Excel Payments worksheet that displays the total selling price.

On a new slide, insert a SmartArt graphic that lists some of the different types of properties that the company develops and manages.

At the end of the presentation, insert a slide that contains the contact information for Mr. Spacken.

Insert additional text, pictures, and clip art to enhance the presentation.

Format any text or other objects to create a professional appearance. Open the file Gallen_Letter, and then save as Lastname_Firstname_Gallen_Letter Insert the file name in the footer.

Format the letterhead for Mr. Tony Spacken. Insert the current date, and then insert Lavern Gallen’s name and address and a proper salutation.

Following the first paragraph, copy the SmartArt graphic from your presentation to the letter, changing text wrapping and resizing as necessary.

Following the second paragraph, from Excel, on the Pleasant Properties worksheet, link cells F1:G38 (first and second row) to the Word document.

Under the third paragraph, insert the RTF file listing the Florida and Georgia properties.

Format the document to create a professional appearance.

 

The manager of a hospital intends to compare two investment projects, in order to provide the same number of new medical services to the community. Which of the two is a better project for the recovery period?

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Workshop 6B Essay

Evaluate budget

Evaluate the next case and choose which is the best project.

The manager of a hospital intends to compare two investment projects, in order to provide the same number of new medical services to the community. The initial investment of each project, as well as their respective cash flows are shown in the following table:

Project To B

Initial investment $600,000 $600,000

Flow year 1 $300,000 $100,000

Flow year 2 $300,000 $200,000

Flow year 3$100,000$300,000

Flow year 4$50,000$400,000

 Flow year 5 $0$500,000

Which of the two is a better project for the recovery period?

 

What motivated you to apply to NYU? Why have you applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, school, college, program, and or area of study?

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Why NYU?

We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. What motivated you to apply to NYU? Why have you applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, school, college, program, and or area of study? If you have applied to more than one, also tell us why you are interested in these additional areas of study or campuses. We want to understand – Why NYU? (400 words)

Why are you interested in Syracuse University and how do you see yourself contributing to a diverse, inclusive, accessible and respectful campus?

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Why Syracuse?

Why are you interested in Syracuse University and how do you see yourself contributing to a diverse, inclusive, accessible and respectful campus?

Notes:

-Faculty and alumni strong support and excellence

-To reconnect with my father who lives in New York strong family ties are as important to me as having strong alumni connections.

-I have many passions in life one being traveling. Without my parents strong support travel ice hockey and lacrosse would not be possible which allowed me to travel the world and experience the global cultures and diversity which I was able to learn beyond the classroom.

-Next, my junior and senior year being MUN student ambassador and taking part of the MUN conference held in United Kingdom, Prague and Vienna which was amazing opportunity even during the global pandemic was lucky enough to be part of strong group of peers and teachers and we were one tight family and even my strong faith I was able to overcome many challenges in life like my learning disability and being bullied by my head lacrosse coach and peers and unfortunately had to resign from the team.

-The resources offered academically is much more significant at Syracuse University offering strong disability resources to support me academically. We all learn differently through different lenses. Syracuse offers both on the liberal arts and research basis platform.

-Able to continue my passion in extracurricular activities like Mens ice hockey and lacrosse and unfortunately west coast has limited program and Syracuse offers great value in addition to the education where I want to study Sports Management and possibly minor in Global business.

-I would love to dig deeper through real life experiences through the faculty at Syracuse like the undergraduate director Rodney Paul. I take pride and dignity and hone in my skills that really screams that I have strong interest like Sports analytics is something I would love to learn more beyond the classroom that Mr. Paul can offer me.

-Lastly, who cant say NO to enjoying the beautiful weather it enbodies during the 4 seasons in NewYork that I will never be able to experience in California. The diversity and rich culture I am able to experience during my 4 years at Syracuse.

Here are the resources to utilize for the application essay:

https://www.syracuse.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors-minors/sport-management/

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Did Schaaf use the Oakland community’s shared values as the cornerstone of her decision making? Did her decision align with the Oakland City Council’s mission and goals? Was she mindful of the various and conflicting stakeholders in the situation? Did her decision promote relationships within the Oakland community? Did it encourage a sense of connectedness and shared values?

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CASE STUDY ICE

On a Saturday in February 2018, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced at a press conference that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be performing raids around the Bay Area the following day. At the time of her announcement, Schaaf said, “I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them….My priority is for the wellbeing and safety of all residents—particularly our most vulnerable.” The raids resulted in the detainment of 232 suspected undocumented immigrants, half of whom had criminal convictions.

ICE officials, Attorney General Jeff Sessions of the U.S. Justice Department, and the White House all criticized Schaaf for her decision to announce the raids. They argued that the warning caused an increased risk to ICE officers. Immigration organizations also criticized her decision by saying it could have set off a panic in the immigrant community and Oakland in general. Additionally, Noel Gallo, an Oakland City Councilman, said that annoying the feds isn’t in the city’s best interest. And Joe Tuman, a San Francisco State University professor, suggested that there may have been a quieter way to go about spreading this information to the local immigrant community rather than having a press conference.

One major point of criticism was that Schaaf was playing politics with this warning. Schaaf is a liberal mayor of a notoriously liberal and diverse city, and she has been very outspoken in her disdain for the Trump administration, even calling Trump the “Bully in Chief.” Schaaf also said the raids were both racist and politically motivated, and that the Trump administration is purposefully targeting California because it is liberal. Critics of her actions claim that her announcement was pandering to her base while jeopardizing the lives of law enforcement officials.

ICE Deputy Director Thomas D. Homan said that Schaaf’s announcement probably tipped off people with criminal records, allowing them to elude authorities, and called the decision “irresponsible” and “reckless.” After the raids, Homan said that 864 immigrants with criminal records “remain at large in the community” and directly blamed Schaaf for this.

Schaaf responded to criticism by saying she felt she had a moral and ethical obligation to say something. She said she received the information about the raid through unofficial government channels, and she believes she didn’t obstruct justice or break the law since the information came via nongovernmental sources. Schaaf also justified the decision by saying that Oakland has a legal right to be a sanctuary city, and they haven’t broken any laws; however, Schaaf’s assertion that she had the “right” to warn the immigrant community because Oakland is a sanctuary city is up for debate. According to the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics’ Government Ethics Director Hana Callaghan, sanctuary city status means that the municipality has determined it will not use city resources to assist the federal government in its immigration enforcement policies unless presented with a lawful court order; being a sanctuary city does not mean government officials can hinder lawful processes.

To complicate matters further, a spokesman for ICE, James Schwab, resigned over “false” and “misleading” statements he said were made by Homan and Sessions. Specifically, Schwab claims that the 864 immigrants with criminal records number referenced by Homan and Sessions was inflated and inaccurate. Schwab said, “I quit because I didn’t want to perpetuate misleading facts….I asked them to change the information. I told them that the information was wrong, they asked me to deflect, and I didn’t agree with that. Then I took some time, and I quit.”

Schaaf applauded Schwab’s resignation, saying that public servants should act with integrity and transparency.

The Trump administration is now suing California over it’s sanctuary city laws.

Ann Skeet, senior director of Leadership Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, has created a leadership model to explore ethical leadership practice.

Using this model, we can ask the overall question: Is Schaaf practicing ethical leadership? Additionally, we can consider what we learn about her character through her actions and her impact.

Along with character, as a cornerstone for anyone’s practice of ethical leadership, we can look at the five additional ethical leadership practices Skeet identifies as a way to explore whether Schaaf’s actions are enhancing her impact as an ethical leader in her role as a government official.

Creating Community: Did Schaaf use the Oakland community’s shared values as the cornerstone of her decision making? Did her decision align with the Oakland City Council’s mission and goals? Was she mindful of the various and conflicting stakeholders in the situation? Did her decision promote relationships within the Oakland community? Did it encourage a sense of connectedness and shared values?

Encouraging Ethical Conduct: Did Schaaf openly acknowledge that her decision was based in ethics and morality? Did her decision promote awareness of an ethical issue? Did it create a positive or negative difference in the community? Did it make a positive or negative difference for her staff and for other offices in the local government?

Showing Discipline in One’s Role: According to the Oakland City Charter, the Mayor’s functions and duties include providing “community leadership” and “taking issues to the people and marshalling public interest in and support for municipal activity.” Did her decision fulfill these two duties? Since Schaaf is a government figure, she has certain fiduciary obligations to her constituents; did this decision put the public’s interest before her own personal and political interests? Was she mindful of the conflicting role she has as both an elected official and a politician? By doing this at a press conference, was she putting her political ambitions ahead of her constituents’ interests and her duties as mayor?

Clarifying Culture: When Schaaf was criticized for her decision, did she clarify her values, Oakland’s values, and the Trump administration’s? Did her announcement uphold the mission of city government and the mayor’s office? Is she identifying gaps between stated and actual values?

Designing Ethical Systems: Did Schaaf’s actions have impact beyond the city of Oakland? Did her decision incite change at the national level? Did the decision create a conversation about immigration policy at a state and national level? Is it possible that by mis-relying upon sanctuary city status, she put the whole legal construct of sanctuary cities at risk? Is she putting federal funding for infrastructure, schools, and law enforcement at risk?