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Create a Calculated Field named ‘Males-Females’ as a new dimension on your worksheet. Create a micro-viewable chart of total trips for the system by hour of each day over January 2015.

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Data Analytics Practice With Tableau

(I) Getting Tableau Program; Download/Upload Real Business Data
a) Open the website of the real business that we are working with at: http://www.citibikenyc.com/system-data
b) View and make a note for the default system data properties the website provided
c) Download the needed data of 201501-citibike-tripdata.csv from Canvas-Assignment–
Data Analytics Exercise with Tableau to a preferred folder at your local computer
d) Open Landing Page: https://sbus-vdi.montclair.edu ; select: SBUS_Lab – Go through Chrome- User Authentication with your MSU-NetID, then, Tableau app should be available
e) Upload the needed data from your local computer to Document folder at the Virtual desktop (Follow the guided directions attached below)
f) Verify if the data now can be found at the Document folder from the Virtual Lab computer
g) From Start menu, type Tableau, then you are ready to run the program

(II) Analyze the following 6 questions with Tableau worksheets respectively:
1. Create a Calculated Field named ‘Males-Females’ as a new dimension on your worksheet.  (Noted: you need to filter ‘Null’ when use Gender to measure the following steps)
2. Show trips taken by males versus females during the month as a horizontal-bar table.
3. Show total hours and minutes traveled by males versus females during the month as a stacked-bar table. Customize with your preferred colors for male and female
4. Create a micro-viewable chart of total trips for the system by hour of each day over January 2015.
5. Create an animated and visualized view with hourly departures during the month in New York area. It now reflects any number of departures from each station at each time point.
6. Based on the results of Question-4 or Question-5, with open resources, analyze the reasons why there were low biking activities on Jan. 27 th, 2015? Provide your brief answers with the related web-link on a fresh worksheet

Assuming a 21% marginal tax rate, and a 7% WACC, calculate the NPV of this investment. Do you recommend this project? Why?

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Exercise

The Forest Green Company is considering purchasing additional equipment that would have an initial cost of $400,000. They estimate it would add $220,000 to pre-tax revenues and variable operating expense (before taking account of depreciation) per year of 40%, for the first 4 years. In Year 5, they will cease production, and therefore will have no additional revenues or ongoing operating costs, but will incur special shutdown costs of $42,000 (aside from depreciation).

The packaging machine will be depreciated on a straight-line basis, over 5 years, and will have no salvage value (ignore the MACRS depreciation methodology for this problem.)

Assuming a 21% marginal tax rate, and a 7% WACC, calculate the NPV of this investment.  Do you recommend this project? Why?

Do you think COVID-19 will reverse the trend of globalization and bring manufacturing jobs back to US?

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Globalization and US economics

  1. Discuss the impact of globalization, specialization, and international competition on US economy from different perspectives:
    • Consumers
    • Job market
    • Big corporation
    • Small business
    • Shareholders and investors
    • Government policy
  2. Do you think COVID-19 will reverse the trend of globalization and bring manufacturing jobs back to US?

Discuss the historical beliefs about origins of mental illness and how theories throughout time have affected the metamorphosis of abnormal psychology.

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Abnormal psychology

To successfully complete this discussion (include at least one scholarly citation for each topic and use the subheadings provided below to organize your work),

Defining abnormal psychology: Based on your required resources, define abnormal psychology (Note: this is different from the Post Your Introduction forum where you defined abnormal “behavior.” Here you are to define abnormal “psychology.”

Three perspectives of abnormality: Interpret why you believe it is important for clinicians to consider the three perspectives of abnormality.

  • Briefly summarize each of the three perspectives.
  • Explicitly state how each perspective aids clinicians in understanding whether or not their client’s behavior is normal or abnormal.

Views of mental illness: Discuss the historical beliefs about origins of mental illness and how theories throughout time have affected the metamorphosis of abnormal psychology.

Theoretical foundations: Identify and explain at least two of the theoretical perspectives associated with abnormal psychology. These are specific psychological theories/theoretical perspectives on mental illness.

The DSM-5-TR/DSM-5: Discuss your understanding for the use of the DSM-5-TR/DSM-5, and how it has changed the process for diagnosis.

Reflecting on the Szasz (1960) and Ausubel (1961) perspectives: Based on the controversial viewpoints of Szasz (1960) and Ausubel (1961), as well as the other required resource information, evaluate your own beliefs about mental illness. Is it real? Is it common or uncommon? Is creativity supported by behaviors resembling mental illness? Support your viewpoints using citations from both of the assigned articles: Ausubel’s (1961) Personality disorder is disease and Szasz’s The myth of mental illness.

The role of culture in views on mental illness: Elaborate on why culture should be considered, associated with behaviors, and what might be considered normal versus abnormal.

Be sure to use your own academic voice Links to an external site.and apply in-text citations, according to APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site., appropriately throughout your post.

Discuss and explain the four main types of systems that serve the different administrative levels with explain the administrative level of each system.

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Assignment – pad334

Objective of the assignment: This assignment helps the student achieve one of the main objectives of the article: to identify the types of information systems in modern organizations, to know how they operate, to understand the appropriate level of management for their implementation and application, and finally to assess the relevance of them based on the nature of the business processes to be supported by one of these types of systems.

Instructions:  The student is expected to respond adequately and clearly to the question below by submitting a report of at least one and not more than two pages (font 12) and electronically, Ward file) via his Blackboard account, write the name of the file as follows: “Administrative Information Systems (MIS) 2023, first name, last name” with the applicant’s name written. Upload the file on the blackboard in the duty box. The system will search to match the answer to other sources.

Question: Discuss and explain the four main types of systems that serve the different administrative levels with explain the administrative level of each system.

Determine the mean, the standard deviation, the variance, and the five-number summary. Using the fence rule, determine if data set has any outliers. Draw a histogram. Properly name the graph and the axes.

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ASSIGNMENT D

The center thickness (in mils) of a sample of twenty-five contact lenses are given below

0.3978                   0.4019                   0.4031                   0.4044                   0.3984                   0.3972                   0.3981

0.3947                   0.4012                   0.4043                   0.4051                   0.4016                   0.3994                   0.3999

0.4062                   0.4048                   0.4071                   0.4015                   0.3991                   0.4021                   0.4009

0.3988                   0.3994                   0.4016                   0.4010

Using this data set and RStudio answer the five following questions

  1. Determine the mean, the standard deviation, the variance, and the five-number summary.
  2. Using the fence rule, determine if data set has any outliers.
  3. Draw a histogram. Properly name the graph and the axes.
  4. Draw a boxplot (horizontal).
  5. Construct a qqplot and a qqline and determine if this data set is approximately normal.
  6. To experimentally verify the central limit theorem, take 1000 random samples of size from a population that is distributed  exponentially with .  To this end, you must show

 

  • The histogram of the distribution is approximately normal.

HINT: Use the following session commands:

> xbar <- rep(0,1000)

> for(i in 1:1000){xbar[i]=mean(rexp(33, 3))}

> hist(xbar, prob = TRUE)

  • Its expected value is .

HINT: Use

        > mean(xbar)

What is the expected value of an exponential distribution?

  • Its variance is .

HINT: Use

        > sd(xbar)

What is the standard deviation of an exponential distribution?

List three reasons why content marketing is important. How specifically are content marketing and SEO related? List the steps required to create good content to affect how you are ranked on Google.

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Digital marketing bt 253

1. List three reasons why content marketing is important.

2. How specifically are content marketing and SEO related? List the steps required to create good content to affect how you are ranked on Google.

3. Do a Google search on the below phrase: best waffle recipe

click on any website other that allrecipes.com . List the website you chose. Explain why the website is doing a good or bad job with content marketing.

Do a Google search on the below phrase: eugene real estate agent

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the #2 to go to the second page of listings on Google. Click on any website. Explain why the website is doing a good or a bad job with content marketing.

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Why should your project idea receive funding? Why is your project idea needed? What are some obstacles to making your project a reality, and how would you overcome those obstacles?

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Biology Project – Removal of Methane gas using coal packing

A video recording of your presentation (100 pts). You can use Kaltura, Zoom, PowerPoint audio recording feature, or any video ( only voice )( no video) recording method that allows you to show your presentation slides. Google Slides are not permitted! There are errors with granting viewer permissions which will result in a low grade. Your project must include three main parts

1. Specific background information related to your final project idea. a. Do not simply reiterate the entire lecture! b. Cleary state the ecological application of your idea.

2. An explanation of your project idea. Specifically:

  • a. How does your project work/what is the intended impact?
  • b. How did you expand on your previous project idea? Expansion ideas include:

i. Providing more detail on how your idea works.

ii. A way to test your idea to make sure that it works (e.g., set up an experiment).

iii. Connecting with the general public/other stakeholders (any person who has an interest, or “stake”, in a project or policy idea) to promote your idea.

3. Why should your project idea receive funding? Consider:

  • a. Why is your project idea needed?
  • b. What are some obstacles to making your project a reality, and how would you overcome those obstacles?

Project Requirements:

1. Presentations must be between 6-8 minutes long. Be sure to stay within this timeframe!

  • a. If you are above or below this, I will deduct 10% from your grade.
  • b. Note: If you are speaking exceedingly fast or slow, have long pauses, or are otherwise trying to artificially alter your time, I will also deduct 10% from your grade.

2. Show your presentation slides. You do not need to be present.

  • a. Part of your grade involves the aesthetics of your slides, so make them look good.
  • b. Presentation slides should not be black text on a white background or vice versa.

3. Include a diagram showing your idea within your presentation. This can be a collection of images from the Internet, or your own original illustration.

4. Include your sources on a separate slide towards the end of your presentation, in APA 7th Ed format. In-text citations are not required.

 

Write an individual paper describing their capstone project, with an emphasis on the work you personally did on the project. Describe the challenge, biological inspiration, and solution, and other aspects described above. Also, provide reflection on bio-inspired approaches to engineering/innovation, on how the course did/did not impact how you think about engineering, Nature, sustainability, etc.

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Environmental Engineering Question

Each individual on the team must write an individual paper describing their capstone project, with an emphasis on the work you personally did on the project. Describe the challenge, biological inspiration, and solution, and other aspects described above. Also, provide reflection on bio-inspired approaches to engineering/innovation, on how the course did/did not impact how you think about engineering, Nature, sustainability, etc. The paper should be 750-1000 words long (3-4 pages, 12 pt font, 1.5 to double spaced, 1” margins) not including bibliography.

As the accountant for this split-interest trust would it be important for you to read the trust document ? Why? Do you have to do any research to perform your task properly? How should the annual appreciation in the maturity value of this bond be accounted for ?

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14th Ethics HW

Answer the following questions in 4 sentences max.

2. While acting as a fiduciary, you recommended that your client buy a particular brand of refueling station to charge her new, electricity- powered car. You told your client that she would be able to save 70% of the purchase price of the home refueling station through a combination of tax credits and utility rebates. You were correct, and the client achieved these savings . However , you did not tell the client that you were receiving a 200 commission from the manufacturer of that particular refueling station brand. Your client now is furious that you received this commission and never told her about it. Do you owe your client 200?

3. You recently introduced your wealthy client Grace to a broccoli importer named Gonzalo. You told your client that she would likely “get along well” with the broccoli importer because they both were entrepreneurial and they both were raised in Guatemala You also told your client to strongly consider investing with the broccoli importer because he was a ” stand-up guy” After several business discussions between Grace and Gonzalo, Grace invested $5 million in Gonzalo’s business . Several months later, a fierce hurricane destroyed the broccoli importer’s crop causing the company to cease its operations Grace now has sued you for breach of fiduciary duty Are you liable ?

4. A trustee of a split-interest trust has to allocate income to the income beneficiary and principal to the remaindermen. The trustee recently used $20 million of the trust’s assets to purchase a zero-coupon bond in a very safe company . The effective annual yield on this bond is 8. Zero-coupon bonds are purchased at a deep discount and provide the full face value to an investor in cash on the maturity date of the bond .

  • A . As the accountant for this split-interest trust would it be important for you to read the trust document ? Why?
  • B . Do you have to do any research to perform your task properly? .
  • C. How should the annual appreciation in the maturity value of this bond be accounted for ?
  • D . How much cash income will this bond generate for the income beneficiary in the first year of ownership ?
  • E . Has the trustee breached a fiduciary duty ?

12. You are the auditor for Q Company, and you also serve as the trustee of a trust that owns some shares of Q Company stock . According to trust documents you are prohibited from making investment decisions for the trust. Furthermore , the trust owns a diversified portfolio of 100 stocks in large, publicly traded companies . No stock accounts for more than 2% of the trust’s net worth. Does your position as trustee impair your independence to audit Q Company?

14. During the past two years, you audited the financial statements of many clients, including Zohank Company. After one of your individual clients had a stroke, she created a living trust and appointed you as the trustee. According to the trust documents you may disburse “funds on behalf of the grantor to adequately satisfy her medical needs.” You may not, however , alter the trust’s investment portfolio . The trust’s total investment portfolio is worth mil- lion and is comprised of five different stocks , each of which represents 20% of the value of the trust’s assets . Zohank Company common stock is one of the five stocks held in the portfolio . Do you retain the independence to audit Zohank Company ?