This document contains information about XYZ Company's income statement and balance sheet for the year ended 12/31/xxxx. It also provides projections for increased sales and fixed asset investments in the forecast period, and calculations to determine XYZ's estimated financing requirements and proposed sources of funds. Homework problems include preparing pro forma financial statements, calculating financing needs using the percent of sales technique, and ensuring sources and uses of funds are matched.
Students should work individually on the Mid-Term Students are enco.docxorlandov3
Students should work individually on the Mid-Term: Students are encouraged to talk and show each other tricks in Excel, if helpful, but files should not be shared or copied, and all students should be able to replicate analysis they used for the Mid-Term.
Instructions: For each problem, first read the background in the problem and then refer to the related tab in “Mid-Term.xlsx” for the data to be used. Each student’s successfully completed Mid-Term will include:
(1) a Word doc with each section of the problem (e.g., Problem 1, part a, sub-part i) answered clearly and straightforwardly, including brief explanations in sentence form, charts pasted into the doc, references to the XLSX file, etc. (Please type answers and paste data/charts/etc. into this DOC and save as with “- [Last Name]” at the end).
(2) an Excel file showing the work, formulas, Pivot tables, charts, etc. used to calculate and analyze the data. (Please also use the original XLSX, manipulating data, adding tabs, etc. and save as with “- [Last Name]” at the end).
PART I – Problems: Answer in the same format (DOC/XLSX) used in the homework assignments.
1. (100 Points) Revenue Forecasting Application – Show work on TAB 1 (or add “1” at the beginning of other tabs used to answer this questions) on XLSX: As we discussed in class and as Silver notes in his book, a prediction of percentage chance of something happening is not the same as saying that thing will actually happen. Suppose, for example, that a local government would expect $100 million in tax revenue for its general fund in a “good” economy and $60 million during a “bad” economy. Suppose that every fiscal year there is a 15% chance (independent probability unrelated to the previous year) of a bad economy and an 85% chance of a “good” economy. Also suppose that the government cannot know whether it was a “good” or “bad” economy until the end of the fiscal year, well after the budget has been set.
a. Possible Outcomes: In this example, how many possible outcomes are there for each fiscal year? What are these outcomes? Are they mutually exclusive? Are they collectively exhaustive?
Answer:
There are two options that government can foresee and 2 outcomes that can really happen. Taking it into consideration we can conclude that total amount of possible outcomes is 4
b. Decision Tree: Create a decision tree to illustrate the possible outcomes of 4 fiscal years. You should show (i) the independent probability of each event (chance node), based on the information in the question, and (ii) the final amount of tax revenue after 4 years given these possible 4-trial outcomes (end nodes), but do not need to calculate the full probability of each 4-trial outcome at this point.
Answer: (Paste Graphic Here or Create it Using the “Insert” Ribbon in Word and Shapes)
c. Calculating the Probability of Outcomes over Multiple Trials: Determine the probability that this local government will face “good” economies 0, 1, 2, 3,.
Fin 351Project 2Derivation of the Efficient Frontier Part .docxmydrynan
Fin 351
Project 2
Derivation of the Efficient Frontier
Part 1
1. Log into WRDS (Wharton) database, using the following information:
Userid: sseechar
Pwd: Plza.123
a. Choose CRSP (Center for the Research of Security Prices) database
b. Choose North America
c. Choose Equities
d. Choose Monthly data files
2. Download data on monthly returns (choose Holding Period Return variable) for the most recent 5-year period on four companies (or mutual funds, ETFs, etc.) from CRSP database into the Excel file. Choose companies from unrelated industries. Use your common sense here. For example, computer hardware and software industries are closely related, but computer hardware and food industries are not. Make sure that your dates are consistent across all four stocks, i.e. you select returns for the same 5-year period.
You can download similar data from Bloomberg
3. Using commands in the Excel Functions menu (click on fx button), calculate expected monthly returns on all three stocks (use AVERAGE function), their variances (VAR function), standard deviations (STDEV function), arrange them into variance-covariance matrix.
The more efficient way to calculate the variance-covariance matrix is using cov-matrix.xlam application, posted on BB. You need to download this application onto your computer and then open it within your Excel program. Don’t forget to enable macros.
In this example, Variance-Covariance is a 4 by 4 table. Suppose that it is located in cells (C98:F101), that is rows 98 through 101, columns C through F. On the diagonal of this matrix are variance estimates, on off-diagonal are covariance terms (we will use these addresses later in mmult command).
4. Now find the correlation coefficient between each pair of companies (CORREL function). Arrange them into the 4 by 4
· Correlation matrix
5. Annualize expected returns, variances and covariances. It means you have to multiply monthly expected returns, variances and covariances by 12. We can do this because we assume markets to be efficient at least in a weak form. Market efficiency means that monthly returns are independent of each other; that is the correlation coefficient between returns in one month and returns in any other month is 0. The annual standard deviation is just the square root of the annual variance. The annual correlation coefficient is the same as the monthly correlation coefficient.
You can multiply the entire variance-covariance matrix by 12. Below is the link to the excellent tutorial on matrix manipulations in excel:
http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/mobasher/classes/csc575/assignments/MatrixOperations-Excel2007.pdf
6. Report monthly and annual statistics, calculated in (3) -- (5). Present annualized variances and covariances in the variance-covariance.
Part 2
7. In the next four columns specify weights of the four stocks in your portfolio. Remember, that the weight of the forth stock in the portfolio can be expressed as w4 = 1- w1 – w2– w3. Alternatively, ...
26 Ch. 3 Organizing and Graphing DataAssignment 2ME.docxeugeniadean34240
26 Ch. 3: Organizing and Graphing Data
Assignment 2
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Fill in the blanks:
4.1. The score that repeats the most often in a distribution is called the ______.
4.2. The descriptive statistic used the most in inferential statistics as a measure of central tendency is the _________.
4.3. The measure of central tendency used with nominal scale data is the _______.
4.4. To find the mean of a sample, thethe sum of the scoresas is divided by ______.
Circle the correct answer:
4.5. In a positively skewed distribution, the majority of the scores cluster above/below the ________.
4.6. The mode and the mean have the same values in distributions that are normal/negatively skewed.
4.7. Distributions with few scores are more/less likely to have a mode than distributions with many scores.
Answer the following questions:
4.8. Which measure of central tendency would be the most appropriate for summarizing the following test scores? Explain your choice.
13, 14, 10, 38, 11, 12, 16, 15
4.9. What is the difference between and ? How are they related to each other?
4.10. A distribution of 10 scores has a mean of 6. Following are 9 scores of this distribution. Which score is missing (remember that the mean should be 6)?
4, 8, 10, 5, 9, 3, 6, 7, 3
4.11. When the sum of a group of scores is 280 and the mean of the scores is 7, how many scores are in the distribution?
4.12. Find the mode, median, and mean of the distribution depicted in the following histogram:
Frequency
Scores
MEASURES OF VARIABILITY
Circle the correct answer:
5.1. The distance between the highest and the lowest scores is called the range/variance.
5.2. The SD is equal to the square root of the mean/variance.
5.3. A test with 30 items is likely to have a higher/lower standard deviation that a test with 80 items.
5.4. The mean of the squared deviation scores is called the variance/standard deviation.
5.5. The SD of the number of errors found by an auditor in a sample of accounts of one company is likely to be higher/lower than the SD of the number of errors found in samples taken from a number of different companies.
5.6. The SD is/is not sensitive to extreme scores.
5.7. The variance of the population is represented by S2/2.
5.8. In most cases, the variance is larger/smaller than the SD.
5.9. The measure of variability that takes into consideration every score in the distribution is the range/standard deviation.
Answer/compute the following questions:
5.10. Study the following three distributions. What are the similarities and differences between the three distributions in terms of their means, ranges, and standard deviations? (Note: Assume the three distributions to be samples if you decide to compute their standard deviations.)
Distribution A: 8, 9, 6, 12, 5
Distribution B: 7, 10, 11, 8, 4
Distribution C: 7, 9, 8, 9, 7
5.11. Three statistics classes (Sections A, B and C), each with 26 students, took the same test. The SD o.
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Students should work individually on the Mid-Term Students are enco.docxorlandov3
Students should work individually on the Mid-Term: Students are encouraged to talk and show each other tricks in Excel, if helpful, but files should not be shared or copied, and all students should be able to replicate analysis they used for the Mid-Term.
Instructions: For each problem, first read the background in the problem and then refer to the related tab in “Mid-Term.xlsx” for the data to be used. Each student’s successfully completed Mid-Term will include:
(1) a Word doc with each section of the problem (e.g., Problem 1, part a, sub-part i) answered clearly and straightforwardly, including brief explanations in sentence form, charts pasted into the doc, references to the XLSX file, etc. (Please type answers and paste data/charts/etc. into this DOC and save as with “- [Last Name]” at the end).
(2) an Excel file showing the work, formulas, Pivot tables, charts, etc. used to calculate and analyze the data. (Please also use the original XLSX, manipulating data, adding tabs, etc. and save as with “- [Last Name]” at the end).
PART I – Problems: Answer in the same format (DOC/XLSX) used in the homework assignments.
1. (100 Points) Revenue Forecasting Application – Show work on TAB 1 (or add “1” at the beginning of other tabs used to answer this questions) on XLSX: As we discussed in class and as Silver notes in his book, a prediction of percentage chance of something happening is not the same as saying that thing will actually happen. Suppose, for example, that a local government would expect $100 million in tax revenue for its general fund in a “good” economy and $60 million during a “bad” economy. Suppose that every fiscal year there is a 15% chance (independent probability unrelated to the previous year) of a bad economy and an 85% chance of a “good” economy. Also suppose that the government cannot know whether it was a “good” or “bad” economy until the end of the fiscal year, well after the budget has been set.
a. Possible Outcomes: In this example, how many possible outcomes are there for each fiscal year? What are these outcomes? Are they mutually exclusive? Are they collectively exhaustive?
Answer:
There are two options that government can foresee and 2 outcomes that can really happen. Taking it into consideration we can conclude that total amount of possible outcomes is 4
b. Decision Tree: Create a decision tree to illustrate the possible outcomes of 4 fiscal years. You should show (i) the independent probability of each event (chance node), based on the information in the question, and (ii) the final amount of tax revenue after 4 years given these possible 4-trial outcomes (end nodes), but do not need to calculate the full probability of each 4-trial outcome at this point.
Answer: (Paste Graphic Here or Create it Using the “Insert” Ribbon in Word and Shapes)
c. Calculating the Probability of Outcomes over Multiple Trials: Determine the probability that this local government will face “good” economies 0, 1, 2, 3,.
Fin 351Project 2Derivation of the Efficient Frontier Part .docxmydrynan
Fin 351
Project 2
Derivation of the Efficient Frontier
Part 1
1. Log into WRDS (Wharton) database, using the following information:
Userid: sseechar
Pwd: Plza.123
a. Choose CRSP (Center for the Research of Security Prices) database
b. Choose North America
c. Choose Equities
d. Choose Monthly data files
2. Download data on monthly returns (choose Holding Period Return variable) for the most recent 5-year period on four companies (or mutual funds, ETFs, etc.) from CRSP database into the Excel file. Choose companies from unrelated industries. Use your common sense here. For example, computer hardware and software industries are closely related, but computer hardware and food industries are not. Make sure that your dates are consistent across all four stocks, i.e. you select returns for the same 5-year period.
You can download similar data from Bloomberg
3. Using commands in the Excel Functions menu (click on fx button), calculate expected monthly returns on all three stocks (use AVERAGE function), their variances (VAR function), standard deviations (STDEV function), arrange them into variance-covariance matrix.
The more efficient way to calculate the variance-covariance matrix is using cov-matrix.xlam application, posted on BB. You need to download this application onto your computer and then open it within your Excel program. Don’t forget to enable macros.
In this example, Variance-Covariance is a 4 by 4 table. Suppose that it is located in cells (C98:F101), that is rows 98 through 101, columns C through F. On the diagonal of this matrix are variance estimates, on off-diagonal are covariance terms (we will use these addresses later in mmult command).
4. Now find the correlation coefficient between each pair of companies (CORREL function). Arrange them into the 4 by 4
· Correlation matrix
5. Annualize expected returns, variances and covariances. It means you have to multiply monthly expected returns, variances and covariances by 12. We can do this because we assume markets to be efficient at least in a weak form. Market efficiency means that monthly returns are independent of each other; that is the correlation coefficient between returns in one month and returns in any other month is 0. The annual standard deviation is just the square root of the annual variance. The annual correlation coefficient is the same as the monthly correlation coefficient.
You can multiply the entire variance-covariance matrix by 12. Below is the link to the excellent tutorial on matrix manipulations in excel:
http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/mobasher/classes/csc575/assignments/MatrixOperations-Excel2007.pdf
6. Report monthly and annual statistics, calculated in (3) -- (5). Present annualized variances and covariances in the variance-covariance.
Part 2
7. In the next four columns specify weights of the four stocks in your portfolio. Remember, that the weight of the forth stock in the portfolio can be expressed as w4 = 1- w1 – w2– w3. Alternatively, ...
26 Ch. 3 Organizing and Graphing DataAssignment 2ME.docxeugeniadean34240
26 Ch. 3: Organizing and Graphing Data
Assignment 2
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
Fill in the blanks:
4.1. The score that repeats the most often in a distribution is called the ______.
4.2. The descriptive statistic used the most in inferential statistics as a measure of central tendency is the _________.
4.3. The measure of central tendency used with nominal scale data is the _______.
4.4. To find the mean of a sample, thethe sum of the scoresas is divided by ______.
Circle the correct answer:
4.5. In a positively skewed distribution, the majority of the scores cluster above/below the ________.
4.6. The mode and the mean have the same values in distributions that are normal/negatively skewed.
4.7. Distributions with few scores are more/less likely to have a mode than distributions with many scores.
Answer the following questions:
4.8. Which measure of central tendency would be the most appropriate for summarizing the following test scores? Explain your choice.
13, 14, 10, 38, 11, 12, 16, 15
4.9. What is the difference between and ? How are they related to each other?
4.10. A distribution of 10 scores has a mean of 6. Following are 9 scores of this distribution. Which score is missing (remember that the mean should be 6)?
4, 8, 10, 5, 9, 3, 6, 7, 3
4.11. When the sum of a group of scores is 280 and the mean of the scores is 7, how many scores are in the distribution?
4.12. Find the mode, median, and mean of the distribution depicted in the following histogram:
Frequency
Scores
MEASURES OF VARIABILITY
Circle the correct answer:
5.1. The distance between the highest and the lowest scores is called the range/variance.
5.2. The SD is equal to the square root of the mean/variance.
5.3. A test with 30 items is likely to have a higher/lower standard deviation that a test with 80 items.
5.4. The mean of the squared deviation scores is called the variance/standard deviation.
5.5. The SD of the number of errors found by an auditor in a sample of accounts of one company is likely to be higher/lower than the SD of the number of errors found in samples taken from a number of different companies.
5.6. The SD is/is not sensitive to extreme scores.
5.7. The variance of the population is represented by S2/2.
5.8. In most cases, the variance is larger/smaller than the SD.
5.9. The measure of variability that takes into consideration every score in the distribution is the range/standard deviation.
Answer/compute the following questions:
5.10. Study the following three distributions. What are the similarities and differences between the three distributions in terms of their means, ranges, and standard deviations? (Note: Assume the three distributions to be samples if you decide to compute their standard deviations.)
Distribution A: 8, 9, 6, 12, 5
Distribution B: 7, 10, 11, 8, 4
Distribution C: 7, 9, 8, 9, 7
5.11. Three statistics classes (Sections A, B and C), each with 26 students, took the same test. The SD o.
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STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics Final Examination, Spri.docxrafaelaj1
STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Spring 2019 OL3
Page 1 of 8
STAT 200
OL3 Sections
Final Exam
Spring 2019
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on April 19, 2019, and
it is due at 11:59 pm on April 21, 2019 Eastern Time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials
for the current course as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator,
applets, or Excel. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration
nor consultation with others is allowed. It is a violation of the UMUC Academic
Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy to use unauthorized materials or work from
others.
Answer all 20 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible,
particularly when it asks for you to show your work. Answers that come straight
from calculators, programs or software packages without any explanation will not
be accepted. If you need to use technology (for example, Excel, online or hand-
held calculators, statistical packages) to aid in your calculation, you must cite the
sources and explain how you get the results. For example, state the Excel function
along with the required parameters when using Excel; describe the detailed steps
when using a hand-held calculator; or provide the URL and detailed steps when
using an online calculator, and so on.
Record your answers and work on the separate answer sheet provided.
This exam has 20 problems; 5% for each problems.
You must include the Honor Pledge on the title page of your submitted final exam.
Exams submitted without the Honor Pledge will not be accepted.
STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Spring 2019 OL3
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1. You wish to estimate the mean cholesterol levels of patients two days after they had a heart attack. To
estimate the mean, you collect data from 28 heart patients. Justify for full credit.
(a) Which of the followings is the sample?
(i) Mean cholesterol levels of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two
days ago
(ii) Cholesterol level of the person recovering from heart attack suffered two days ago
(iii) Set of all patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
(iv) Set of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
(b) Which of the followings is the variable?
(i) Mean cholesterol levels of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two
days ago
(ii) Cholesterol level of the person recovering from heart attack suffered two days ago
(iii) Set of all patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
(iv) Set of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
2. In order to collect data on the number of courses that your classmates take in this semester, you plan
on asking them: “How many UMUC courses are you taking in this semester? “Justify for full credit.
(a) Which type of d.
Assignment Exercise 13–2 Trend AnalysisRefer to the Metropolis H.docxfaithxdunce63732
Assignment Exercise 13–2: Trend Analysis
Refer to the Metropolis Health System (MHS) comparative financial statements at the back
of the Examples and Exercises section.
Required
Perform trend analysis on the MHS statement of revenue and expenses.
Practice Exercise 13–III: Contractual Allowance
Assumptions:
1. Your unit’s gross charges for the period to date amount to $200,000.
2. The uniform gross charge for each procedure in your unit is $100.00.
3. The unit receives revenue from four major payers. For purposes of this exercise, as-
sume the revenue volume from each represents 25% of the total. (The equal propor-
tion is unrealistic, but serves the purpose for this exercise.)
4. The following contractual payment arrangements are in effect for the current period.
The percentage of the gross charge that is currently paid by each payer is as follows:
Payer 1 90%
Payer 2 80%
Payer 3 70%
Payer 4 50%
Q: How many procedures has your unit recorded for the period to date?
Q: Of these, how many procedures are attributed to each payer?
Q: How much is the net revenue per procedure for each payer, and how much is the
contractual allowance per procedure for each payer?
As a follow-up to the Practice Exercise above, new assumptions are as follows:
1. Your unit’s gross charges for the period to date amount to $200,000.
2. The uniform gross charge for each procedure in your unit is $100.00
3. The unit receives revenue from four major payers. The number of procedures per-
formed for the period totals 2,000. Of that total, the number of procedures per payer
(stated as a percentage) is as follows:
Payer 1 30%
Payer 2 40%
Payer 3 20%
Payer 4 10%
4. The following contractual payment arrangements are in effect for the current period.
The percentage of the gross charge that is currently paid by each payer is as follows:
Payer 1 80% [Medicare]
Payer 2 70% [Commercial managed care plans]
Payer 3 50% [Medicaid]
Payer 4 90% [Self-pay]
Q: How many procedures are attributed to each payer?
Q: How much is the net revenue per procedure for each payer, and how much is the con-
tractual allowance per procedure for each payer?
Q: How much is the total net revenue for each payer, and how much is the total con-
Assignment Exercise 13–4.1: Forecast Capacity Levels
Review the information in Exhibit 13-1 “Capacity Level Checkpoints for an Outpatient In-
fusion Center.” The exhibit assumes three chairs and one 40-hour RN, for a realistic capac-
ity level of seven patients infused per day.
Required
Prepare another Infusion Center Capacity Level Forecast as follows:
Assume the same three infusion chairs, but add another nurse for either four or six
hours per day. How would this change the daily capacity level for number of patients in-
fused per day?
Assignment Exercise 13–4.2
Required
Prepare another Infusion Center Capacity Level Forecast as follows:
Increase the number of infusion chairs to fo.
Instructions and Advice · This assignment consists of six que.docxdirkrplav
Instructions and Advice:
· This assignment consists of six questions. They each have lots of parts but most of them are very short!
· Data for Questions 3 and 6 are in the companion Excel spreadsheet <Asst3_2013_Data.xlsx>.
· Present the parts of your answers in the same order as the questions are asked.
· Do not include any original data in your printed submission.
· Maintain all precision in your calculator or in Excel as you do your multi-step computations. Round off to fewer decimal places only when you write your work and the final answer down to hand in.
· When formatting numbers in Excel, display only as many decimal places as provide decision-making value to the reader.
Question 1 – Interpreting or Misinterpreting Correlation
a) Various factors are associated with the gross domestic product (GDP) of nations. State whether each of the following statements is reasonable or not. If not, explain the blunder.
(i) A correlation of –0.722 shows that there is almost no association between GDP and Infant Mortality Rate.
(ii) There is a correlation of 0.44 between GDP and Continent.
(iii) There is a very strong correlation of 1.22 between Life Expectancy and GDP.
(iv) The correlation between Literacy Rate and GDP was 0.83. This shows that countries wanting to increase their standard of living should invest heavily in education.
b) An article in a business magazine reported that Internet E-commerce has doubled nearly every three years. It then stated that there was a high correlation between sales made on the Internet and year. Do you think this is an appropriate summary? Explain in one sentence.
c) Simpson’s Paradox can occur in regression, when a relationship between variables within groups of observations is reversed if all the data are combined. Here is an example.
Group
X
Y
Group
X
Y
1
1
10.1
2
6
18.3
1
2
8.9
2
7
17.1
1
3
8.9
2
8
16.2
1
4
6.9
2
9
15.1
1
5
6.1
2
10
14.3
(i) Make a scatterplot of the data for Group 1 and add the least squares line. Describe the relationship between Y and X for Group 1. Find the correlation (using Excel).
(ii) Do the same for Group 2.
(iii) Make a scatterplot using all 10 observations and add the least squares line. Find the correlation (using Excel).
(iv) Summarize your findings in one or two sentences.
d) Since 1980, average mortgage interest rates in the U.S. have fluctuated from a low of under 6% to a high of over 14%. Is there a relationship between the amount of money people borrow and the interest rate that’s offered? Here is a scatterplot of Total Mortgages in the U.S. (in millions of 2005 dollars) vs. Interest Rates at various times over the past 26 years. The correlation is -0.84.
(i) Describe the relationship between Total Mortgages and Interest Rate.
(ii) If we standardized both variables, what would the correlation coefficient between the standardized variables be?
(iii) If we were to measure Total Mortgages in thousands of dollars instead of millions of dollars, how would the.
8.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems1. Suppose that you wa.docxblondellchancy
8.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems
1. Suppose that you wanted to study the trend in hospital births per year over the
past 10 years for four hospitals under your organization’s management: A, B, C,
and D. Suppose, further, that you have collected the data presented in Fig. 8.6.
You have been asked to analyze the data to determine if there was any significant
difference in the number of births per year between the four hospitals over the
past decade.
(a) Enter these data on an Excel spreadsheet.
(b) Perform a one-way ANOVA test on these data, and show the resulting
ANOVA table underneath the input data for the four hospitals.
(c) If the F-value in the ANOVA table is significant, create an Excel formula to
compute the ANOVA t-test comparing the average for HOSPITAL A against
HOSPITAL D and show the results below the ANOVA table on the
Fig. 8.6 Worksheet Data
for Chap. 8: Practice
Problem #1
spreadsheet (put the standard error and the ANOVA t-test value on separate
lines of your spreadsheet, and use two decimal places for each value)
(d) Print out the resulting spreadsheet so that all of the information fits onto one
page
(e) Save the spreadsheet as: BIRTHS3
Now, write the answers to the following questions using your Excel printout:
1. What are the null hypothesis and the research hypothesis for the ANOVA
F-test?
2. What is MSb on your Excel printout?
3. What is MSw on your Excel printout?
4. Compute F ¼ MSb/MSw using your calculator.
5. What is the critical value of F on your Excel printout?
6. What is the result of the ANOVA F-test?
7. What is the conclusion of the ANOVA F-test in plain English?
8. If the ANOVA F-test produced a significant difference between the four
hospitals in births per year, what is the null hypothesis and the research
hypothesis for the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A versus HOSPI-
TAL D?
9. What is the mean (average) for HOSPITAL A on your Excel printout?
10. What is the mean (average) for HOSPITAL D on your Excel printout?
11. What are the degrees of freedom (df) for the ANOVA t-test comparing
HOSPITAL A versus HOSPITAL D?
12. What is the critical t value for this ANOVA t-test in Appendix E for these
degrees of freedom?
13. Compute the s.e.ANOVA using your calculator.
14. Compute the ANOVA t-test value comparing HOSPITAL A versus HOS-
PITAL D using your calculator.
15. What is the result of the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A versus
HOSPITAL D?
16. What is the conclusion of the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A
versus HOSPITAL D in plain English?
Note: Since there are four hospitals and they comprise six pairs of hospitals
between them, you need to do six ANOVA t-tests to determine what the
significant differences are between the four hospitals in births per year.
Since you have just completed the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A
versus HOSPITAL D, you would also need to do the ANOVA t-test
comparing:
HOSPITAL A versus HOSPITAL B
HOSPITAL A versus HOSPITAL C
HOS ...
Week 4: Staffing Budgets/FTEs/ Variance Analysis
Assignment Guidelines with Scoring RubricPurpose
This assignment provides learners with the opportunity to apply budgeting knowledge and skills by calculating full-time equivalents for a nursing unit, projecting FTE needs related to census changes, and analyzing a variance scenario.
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4Total Points Possible: 150 Requirements
Description of the Assignment
This assignment is in two scenario-based sections each related to staffing budgets. In the first, the student will perform multistep calculations of FTEs and projection of future FTE needs for a selected nursing unit. The second section involves calculation of budget variance and its analysis. Each section requires supported written interpretation of findings.
Criteria for Content
Answer the questions and complete the calculations required for the two sections of the assignment.
Key points related to Calculations:
1. When performing calculations, standard rounding rules apply. If the number to the right of the decimal is less than 5, round down to the nearest whole number, e.g., 33.4 = 33 If the number to the right of the decimal is 5 or greater, round up to the nearest whole number, e.g. 33.5 =34.
2. Read the question carefully. Pay close attention to the units be asked and keep them consistent. For example, hours vs FTEs; days vs months vs years.
3. Provide ALL formulas with references. Designate which formula associates with which source. It is not sufficient to simply list the source at the beginning of the section. Write out the formula used BEFORE filling in the numbers.
Example: Efficiency Variance + Volume Variance + Cost Variance = Total Variance
Rundio, A. (2016). The nurse manager’s guide to budgeting and finance. 2nd. Ed., Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
· Section One: Staffing Budget and FTEs
· Calculations of full-time equivalents (FTEs)
· Project FTE needs related to census changes
· Section Two: Variance Analysis
· Calculating variance
· Variance analysis with explanation
Download the Assignment Word Document and submit your answers directly onto the form. When completed, upload into the assignment portal in your course. For the questions requiring a written response, please adhere to proper grammar and syntax, and provide references. For the questions requiring calculations, show all your work including the formula used. Include the references for formula chosen.
Preparing the Assignment
Section One—Staffing Budget and FTEs
Personnel Budget Case Study
Sandra Chambers has recently accepted the position of assistant administrator for the department of nursing at Potter Regional Medical Center where she will oversee the operations of five medical units. As she evaluates the budgets for the different cost centers, she finds that all are being used at near or full capacity. The activity in four of the five has remained steady over the past 2 years. A fifth unit ...
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ME 350 Project 2
Posted February 26, 2019, Due March 5 2019
Higher level tools for roots of f(x) = 0 problems
Q. 1. The velocity of a falling parachutist is given by the following formula:
1
Where g=9.81 m/s2, the drag coefficient c=13.5 kg/s.
Compute the mass (m) of the parachutist so that v = 40.7 m/s when t = 12.8 s
Hint. This is an f(x) = 0 type problem, with corresponding variables v(m) = 0
(a) Rearrange the terms and write a simple m-file, then use this file to use a
regular plot command to locate the approximate root. Submit the m-file and
the corresponding plot. Here you will need to experiment with a range of
values of ‘m’ .
(b) Modify the m-file from (a) into a function file that can be used with the
fzero function to compute a refined root. Submit your function and the
solution it displays in the MATLAB command window.
Q.2. Consider the square cross section beam anchored on one end and supporting a
500 lb weight. Other details are shown in figure below. Ref. Musto ch. 6. This
exercise will help you review methods for solving f(x) = 0 problems.
According to strength of materials principles, the maximum bending stress
experienced by the cantilever beam shown above is:
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σ = 335,000/x3 + 92,600/x (1)
This reflects the suspended weight, the specific weight (weight per unit length),
and the length of the beam. From materials science, the maximum allowable stress
(i.e. limiting stress before the onset of yielding) for the beam material is 17,750
psi. We now need to determine the minimum dimension ‘x’ in inches that will satisfy
this stress constraint. Solve this problem using four different techniques as
itemized below.
Hint: The solution approaches involve solving a problem of the form: f(x) = 0
a) Rewrite equation 1 in polynomial form in descending coefficients of the
powers of x then use the built-in MATLAB function roots to compute the
representative solution.
b) Rewrite equation 1 into a MATLAB function file (beam2b.m) which can be
used by MATLAB’s fzero function. Use the fzero function to compute the
solution for this problem, using an initial guess of 43.
c) Rationalize the denominators of beam2b.m to generate a more standard
polynomial form and name it beam2c.m . Use fplot to generate a plot of
the function in the range -5≤x≤15; insert grid lines to spot the
approximate location of the real root. Use the fzero function to compute
the solution for this problem using and initial guess of -125. Submit the
function file, the plot and the solution computed using fzero.
d) Refer to the plot from (c). Use the bisectrr function to compute a root for
this function in the interval -5≤x≤5.
i. Comment on the outcome of the attempt in (d).
ii. Select an alternative range that would yield the root for this
function. What is the solution?
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Q.3. In designing a spherical tank whose schematic i.
STAT 200 Final ExaminationFall 2019 OL1Page 1 of 11Answer .docxsusanschei
STAT 200 Final Examination
Fall 2019 OL1
Page 1 of 11
Answer Sheet
Instructions:
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator.
Record your answers and work in this document.
Answer all 20 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible. Show all of your work and reasoning. In particular, when there are calculations involved, you must show how you come up with your answers with critical work and/or necessary tables. Answers that come straight from calculators, programs or software packages without explanation will not be accepted. If you need to use technology to aid in your calculation, you have to cite the source and explain how you get the results. For example, state the Excel function along with the required parameters when using Excel; describe the detailed steps when using a hand-held calculator; or provide the URL and detailed steps when using an online calculator, and so on.
Show all supporting work and write all answers in the spaces allotted on the following pages. You may type your work using plain-text formatting or an equation editor, or you may hand-write your work and scan it. In either case, show work neatly and correctly, following standard mathematical conventions. Each step should follow clearly and completely from the previous step. If necessary, you may attach extra pages.
Record your answers and work.
Problem Number
Solution
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STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Fall 2019 OL1
1
STAT 200
OL1 Sections
Final Exam
Fall 2019
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on October 11, 2019, and
it is due at 11:59 pm on October 13, 2019 Eastern Time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials
for the current course as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator,
applets, or Excel. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration
nor consultation with others is allowed. It is a violation of the UMUC Academic
Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy to use unauthorized materials or work from
others.
Answer all 20 questions. Mak.
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For these problems, please use Excel to show your work, and submit the Excel spreadsheet along with your completed assignment.
Find the point estimate of the population mean and the margin of error for a 90% confidence interval for the following drive times (in minutes) for commuters to a college.
35
40
47
22
17
19
36
44
65
55
22
23
16
46
44
38
29
22
37
16
8
15
27
41
45
17
11
45
63
17
28
19
64
55
53
50
Answer:
X
=
S
=
1231
= 34.1 Sample Mean
n
36
Use the results from the above data (#1) and determine the minimum survey size that is necessary to be 95% confident that the sample mean drive time is within 10 minutes of the actual mean commuting time.
In a random sample of 35 tractors, the annual cost of maintenance was $4,425 and the standard deviation was $775. Construct a 90% confidence interval for this. Assume the annual maintenance costs are normally distributed.
Answer:
90% = mean ± 1.645 SEm
SEm = SD/√n
I used the table in the back of my statistics text labeled "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion/probability (±5%) to get Z = 1.645. I assume that you have a similar table available.
The following data represents the number of points scored by players on a high school basketball team this season.
Player 1
68
Player 6
128
Player 2
82
Player 7
66
Player 3
145
Player 8
54
Player 4
111
Player 9
221
Player 5
97
Player 10
99
Find the sample mean and the sample standard deviation.
Answer:
Sample Mean
1071
= 107.1
Sample Standard Deviation S = 3.16
10
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean and interpret the results. Assume the population of the data set is normally distributed.
For the following statements, state the null and alternative hypotheses and identify which represents the claim. Determine when a type I or type II error occurs for a hypothesis test of the claim. Determine whether the hypothesis test is left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed, and explain your reasoning. Explain how you should interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis. Explain how you would interpret a decision that fails to reject the null hypothesis.
It is reported that the number of residents in Wisconsin who support plans to recall the governor is 48%.
An Amish bakery store states that the average shelf life of their fresh baked goods is seven days.
A soda manufacturer states that the average number of calories in the regular soda is less than 150 calories per serving.
The census figures show that the average income for a family in a rural region is approximately $34,860 per year. A random sample has a mean income of $33,566 per year, with a standard deviation of $1,245. At a sig. level of .0.01 is there enough evidence to reject the claim? Explain.
An advertising firm claims that the average expenditure for advertising for their customers is at least $12,500.
Answer SheetInstructions This is an open-book exam. Yo.docxfestockton
Answer Sheet
Instructions:
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator.
Record your answers and work in this document.
Answer all 20 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible. Show all of your work and reasoning. In particular, when there are calculations involved, you must show how you come up with your answers with critical work and/or necessary tables. Answers that come straight from calculators, programs or software packages without explanation will not be accepted. If you need to use technology to aid in your calculation, you have to cite the source and explain how you get the results. For example, state the Excel function along with the required parameters when using Excel; describe the detailed steps when using a hand-held calculator; or provide the URL and detailed steps when using an online calculator, and so on.
Show all supporting work and write all answers in the spaces allotted on the following pages. You may type your work using plain-text formatting or an equation editor, or you may hand-write your work and scan it. In either case, show work neatly and correctly, following standard mathematical conventions. Each step should follow clearly and completely from the previous step. If necessary, you may attach extra pages.
Record your answers and work.
Problem Number
Solution
1
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
2
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STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Fall 2019 OL1
1
STAT 200
OL1 Sections
Final Exam
Fall 2019
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on October 11, 2019, and
it is due at 11:59 pm on October 13, 2019 Eastern Time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials
for the current course as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator,
applets, or Excel. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration
nor consultation with others is allowed. It is a violation of the UMUC Academic
Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy to use unauthorized ma ...
Chapter 1 TestSuppose that you are an administrator in a .docxsleeperharwell
Chapter 1: Test
Suppose that you are an administrator in a health care facility and you want to
compare the admission heart rate (in beats per minute, bpm) of adult women ages
30–40 who are current residents. You want to try out your Excel skills on a small
random sample of residents. The hypothetical data is given below (see Fig. B.1).
(a) Create an Excel table for these data, and then use Excel to the right of the table
to find the sample size, mean, standard deviation, and standard error of the
mean for these data. Label your answers, and round off the mean, standard
deviation, and standard error of the mean to two decimal places.
(b) Save the file as: BEATS3
Chapter 2: Test
A health care facility has discharged 124 patients within the last 60 days. Suppose
that you want to do a Customer Satisfaction Survey on a random sample of 20 of
these 124 patients for this survey.
(a) Set up a spreadsheet of frame numbers for these patients with the heading:
FRAME NUMBERS
Fig. B.1 Worksheet Data
for Chap. 1 Test (Practical
Example)
(b) Then, create a separate column to the right of these frame numbers which
duplicates these frame numbers with the title: Duplicate frame numbers.
(c) Then, create a separate column to the right of these duplicate frame numbers
called RAND NO. and use the ¼RAND() function to assign random numbers to
all of the frame numbers in the duplicate frame numbers column. Change this
column format so that three decimal places appear for each random number.
(d) Sort the duplicate frame numbers and random numbers into a random order.
(e) Print the result so that the spreadsheet fits onto one page.
(f) Circle on your printout the I.D. number of the first 20 patients that you would
use in your survey.
(g) Save the file as: RAND58
Important note: Everyone who does this problem will generate a different
random order of patient ID numbers since Excel assigns a
different random number each time the RAND() command is
used. For this reason, the answer to this problem given in this
Excel Guide will have a completely different sequence of
random numbers from the random sequence that you generate.
This is normal and is to be expected.
Chapter 3: Test
Suppose that you are an administrator at a health care clinic facility and want to find
out how the wages of a specific type of technician in your facility compare to the
average wages of similar technicians in the city and county of St. Louis, Missouri,
USA. The current average wage for this type of technician in your facility is $25.00
per hour. You have been asked to “run the data” to see how this wage compares to
those in St. Louis. You have decided to test your Excel skills on a random sample of
technicians in St. Louis and you have created the hypothetical data given in Fig. B.2
(a) Create an Excel table for these data, and use Excel to the right of the table to
find the sample size, mean, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean
for these.
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Question 1 – Exercise 8.3
Why is it not possible in Example 8.1 on page 256 to have 100% confidence? Explain.
Answer
If you have 100% confidence in the value of the calculated mean, then have the true population mean and the only way to have the true population mean is to use the entire population, which they did not do in Example 8.1.
Question 2 – Exercise 8.19
The file Sedans contains the overall miles per gallon (MPG) of 2009 sedans priced under $20.000.
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27
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Source: Data extracted from “Vehicle Ratings,” Consumer Reports, April 2009, p. 27
a) Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean MPG of 2009 sedans (4-cylinder) priced under $20.000, assuming a normal distribution.
b) Interpret the interval constructed in (a).
c) Compare the results in (a) to those in Problem 8.20 (a)
Note: To answer Question 2 – Exercise 8.19 I did Question 2 – Exercise 8.20(a) offline.
Question 2 – Exercise 8.19 is continued on the next page…
Question 2 – Exercise 8.19 (Continued…)
Answer: Part (a)
Answer: Part (b)
I can be 95% confident that the true population mean of MPG of 2009 sedans (4-cylinder) priced under $20,000 is between 26.0215 and 28.8535 assuming a normal distribution.
Answer: Part (c)
I can be 95% confident that the true population mean of MPG of 2009 small SUV’s is less than the true population mean of MPG of 2009 sedans (4-cylinder) priced under $20,000 since the two confidence intervals do not overlap.
Question 3 – Exercise 8.22
One of the major measures of the quality of service provided by any organization is the speed with which t responds to customer complaints. A large family-held department store selling furniture and flooring, including carpet, had undergone a major expansion in the past several years. In particular, the flooring department had expanded from 2 installation crews. The store had the business objective of improving its response to complaints. The variable of interest was defined as the number of days between when the complaint was made and when it was resolved. Data were collected from 50 complaints that were made in the last year. The data were stored in Furniture and are as follows:
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19
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a) Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean number of days between the receipt of a complaint and the resolution of the complaint.
b) What assumption must you make about the population distribution in order to construct the confidence interval estimate in (a)?
c) Do you think that the assumption needed in order to construct the confidence interval estimate in (a) is valid? Explain
d) What effect might your conclusion in (c) have on the validity of the results in (a)?
Question 3 – Exercise 8.22 is continued on the next page…
Question 3 – Exercise 8.22 (Continued)
Answer: Part (a)
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Your company name
Your name
Instruction Page
1. On the cover page
a. Replace ‘Your Company Name’ with your company name, city and state
b. Replace ‘Date’ with the date of the plan
c. Consider inserting graphics:
i. Company logo
ii. Insert a picture or graphic of your product or service
iii. Photo of your facilities
iv. Photo of your location
2. Replace ‘ENTER YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE’ with your company name on the page with the Statement of Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure
3. Open the document header and enter your company name and your name
4. Update the table of contents as you build your business plan.
Delete this page before submitting your business plan.
Business Plan
Your Company Name Here
City, State
Date
Statement of Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure
THIS BUSINESS PLAN CONTAINS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
All data submitted to the receiver is provided in reliance upon its consent not to use or disclose any information contained herein except in the context of its business dealings with ENTER YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE (Company). The recipient of this document agrees to inform its present and future employees and partners who view or have access to the document's content of its confidential nature.
The recipient agrees to instruct each employee that they must not disclose any information concerning this document to others except to the extent such matters are generally known to, and are available for use by, the public. The recipient also agrees not duplicate or distribute or permit others to duplicate or distribute any material contained herein without the Company's express written consent.
The Company retains all title, ownership and intellectual property rights to the material and trademarks contained herein, including all supporting documentation, files, marketing material, and multimedia.
Disclaimer Notice
THIS BUSINESS PLAN IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals made by or on behalf of any recipient, to accept any such proposals, to negotiate with one or more recipients at any time, and to enter into a definitive agreement without prior notice to other recipients. The company also reserves the right to terminate, at any time, further participation in the investigation and proposal process by, or discussions or negotiations with, any recipient without reason.
BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS DOCUMENT, THE RECIPIENT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE AFOREMENTIONED STATEMENT.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Overview 6
Executive Summary 6
Objectives 6
Mission 6
Keys to Success 6
Company Summary 6
Company Ownership 6
Start-up 6
What We Sell 7
Summary 7
Our products 7
Our services 7
Market Analysis and Sales Forecast 8
Market and Sales Forecast Summary 8
Total Market 8
Target Market Summar.
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Table of Contents
Section
Title
Subsection
Title
Page Number1.0Executive Summary
2.0Sales Forecast
2.1Sales Forecast
2.2Methods and Assumptions
3.0Capital Expenditure Budget
4.0Investment Analysis
4.1Cash Flows
4.2NPV Analysis
4.3Rate of Return Calculations
4.4Payback Period Calculations
5.0Pro Forma Financial Statements
5.1Pro Forma Income Statement
5.2Pro Forma Balance Sheet
5.3Pro Forma Cash Budget
6.0Works Cited
7.0Appendices
7.1Appendix 1: [description]
7.2Appendix 2:
[description]
(Please put page numbers in the last column of the table of contents above, because they apply to your finished assignment. Do this after your project is complete. Remove this text and all text that is in italics in this template when finished with your project.)
(Also, please submit your Excel spreadsheet that shows your supporting calculations.)
1.0 Executive Summary
The first paragraph of this executive summary should give a brief description of the business to which this budget applies. Very briefly describe the products and services of this company, the geography or demographics of the customers it serves, and why people purchase the main product of this business. Much or all of this information will be found in the business profile provided to you. Please use your own words, and please do not simply copy and paste the explanation in the course materials. Make assumptions if necessary.
Also, provide a second paragraph that describes how the budget supports the company’s strategy.
Finally, provide a third paragraph in which you summarize the key points from your budget, including the planning horizon; the amount of up-front investment; the NPV, payback, and IRR of the project; and key figures from your income statement, cash budget, and balance sheet.
Remember, this is not a thesis or introduction of what you will talk about—it contains the major, specific content of each section. The second and third paragraphs should be written after you have completed all other sections of this template.
As you complete sections of this template, please remove all italicized text in all sections of this template and replace it with your own text or you will lose points!
2.0 Sales Forecast
Briefly introduce the sales forecast section.
2.1 Sales Forecast
Here you should include a simple table showing the years and the total sales for each year, along with a brief explanation of why sales are expected to rise, fall, change, or stay the same in certain years. Provide a brief explanation of the sales forecast, indicating why you expect sales to rise or fall during the planning horizon. Your explanation should be consistent with the trends and changes in sales found in your table.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Sales
2.2 Methods and Assumptions
Here you should describe how you arrived at your sales forecast in sect.
Your company recently reviewed the results of a penetration test.docxhyacinthshackley2629
Your company recently reviewed the results of a penetration test on your network. Several vulnerabilities were identified, and the IT security management team has recommended mitigation. The manager has asked you to construct a plan of action and milestones (POA&M) given that the following vulnerabilities and mitigations were identified:
The penetration test showed that not all systems had malware protection software in place. The mitigation was to write a malware defense process to include all employees and retest the system after the process was implemented.
The penetration test indicated that the data server that houses employee payroll records had an admin password of “admin.” The mitigation was to perform extensive hardening of the data server.
The penetration test also identified many laptop computers that employees brought to work and connected to the internal network,some of which were easily compromised. The mitigation was to write a bring your own device (BYOD) policy for all employees and train the employees how to use their devices at work.
Complete
the 1- to 2-page
Plan of Action and Milestones Template
. (Must use this template!)
.
Your company wants to explore moving much of their data and info.docxhyacinthshackley2629
Your company wants to explore moving much of their data and information technology infrastructure to the cloud. The company is a small online retailer and requires a database and a web storefront. Currently, only IT is over budget on database maintenance. The initial analysis points to significant cost savings by moving to a cloud environment.
Research
the differences between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Discuss
the differences between IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS. Give an example of the appropriate use of each of the cloud models (Iaas, SaaS, and PaaS).
.
Your company plans to establish MNE manufacturing operations in Sout.docxhyacinthshackley2629
Your company plans to establish MNE manufacturing operations in South Korea. You have been asked to conduct a cultural audit focusing on leadership behaviors of South Korea. The results of your report will be used for internal training for plant managers due to be reassigned to work with South Korean managers in a few months. You are aware of a high-collectivism culture with a Confucian code of ethical behavior in South Korea. What kinds of South Korean leadership behaviors would you expect to include in your report? Describe these in terms of interaction between the U.S. and Korean managers as well as interaction between Korean leader-followers.
By
Saturday, June 21, 2014
respond to the discussion question assigned by the faculty. Submit your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Use the same
Discussion Area
to comment on your classmates' submissions and continue the discussion until
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
.
Comment on how your classmates would address differing views.
.
Your company just purchased a Dell server MD1420 DAS to use to store.docxhyacinthshackley2629
Your company just purchased a Dell server MD1420 DAS to use to store databases. the databases will contain all employee records and personal identified information (PII). You know that databases like this are often targets. The Chief Information Officer has asked you draft a diagram for the server and 3 connected workstations. The diagram must use proper UML icons.
- Research:
network topology to protect database server (Google Term and click images)
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• Audience 1: executive leadership of the organization, such as the CIO, CFO, etc.
• Audience 2: cross-functional team, including members from IT who will be implementing the product
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Your client is Health Coverage Associates, a health insurance exchange in California and a healthcare covered entity. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) enables individuals and small businesses to purchase health insurance at federally subsidized rates. In the past 6 months, they have experienced:
A malware attack (i.e., SQL Injection) on a critical software application that processed and stored client protected health information (PHI) that allowed access to PHI stored within the database
An internal mistake by an employee that allowed PHI to be emailed to the wrong recipient who was not authorized to have access to the PHI
An unauthorized access to client accounts through cracking of weak passwords via the company’s website login
Health Coverage Associates would like you to
develop
a security management plan that would address the required safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data from the attacks listed above and protect their assets from the vulnerabilities that allowed the attacks to occur.
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FISMA and HIPAA requirements for a security plan
Scope of the work you will perform to meet the Health Coverage Associates’ requests
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Policies Health Coverage Associates will need to manage, protect, and provide access to PHI
The recommended risk management framework Health Coverage Associates should adopt
Key elements Health Coverage Associates should include in its plan of actions and milestones
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STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Spring 2019 OL3
Page 1 of 8
STAT 200
OL3 Sections
Final Exam
Spring 2019
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on April 19, 2019, and
it is due at 11:59 pm on April 21, 2019 Eastern Time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials
for the current course as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator,
applets, or Excel. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration
nor consultation with others is allowed. It is a violation of the UMUC Academic
Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy to use unauthorized materials or work from
others.
Answer all 20 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible,
particularly when it asks for you to show your work. Answers that come straight
from calculators, programs or software packages without any explanation will not
be accepted. If you need to use technology (for example, Excel, online or hand-
held calculators, statistical packages) to aid in your calculation, you must cite the
sources and explain how you get the results. For example, state the Excel function
along with the required parameters when using Excel; describe the detailed steps
when using a hand-held calculator; or provide the URL and detailed steps when
using an online calculator, and so on.
Record your answers and work on the separate answer sheet provided.
This exam has 20 problems; 5% for each problems.
You must include the Honor Pledge on the title page of your submitted final exam.
Exams submitted without the Honor Pledge will not be accepted.
STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Spring 2019 OL3
Page 2 of 8
1. You wish to estimate the mean cholesterol levels of patients two days after they had a heart attack. To
estimate the mean, you collect data from 28 heart patients. Justify for full credit.
(a) Which of the followings is the sample?
(i) Mean cholesterol levels of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two
days ago
(ii) Cholesterol level of the person recovering from heart attack suffered two days ago
(iii) Set of all patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
(iv) Set of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
(b) Which of the followings is the variable?
(i) Mean cholesterol levels of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two
days ago
(ii) Cholesterol level of the person recovering from heart attack suffered two days ago
(iii) Set of all patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
(iv) Set of 28 patients recovering from a heart attack suffered two days ago
2. In order to collect data on the number of courses that your classmates take in this semester, you plan
on asking them: “How many UMUC courses are you taking in this semester? “Justify for full credit.
(a) Which type of d.
Assignment Exercise 13–2 Trend AnalysisRefer to the Metropolis H.docxfaithxdunce63732
Assignment Exercise 13–2: Trend Analysis
Refer to the Metropolis Health System (MHS) comparative financial statements at the back
of the Examples and Exercises section.
Required
Perform trend analysis on the MHS statement of revenue and expenses.
Practice Exercise 13–III: Contractual Allowance
Assumptions:
1. Your unit’s gross charges for the period to date amount to $200,000.
2. The uniform gross charge for each procedure in your unit is $100.00.
3. The unit receives revenue from four major payers. For purposes of this exercise, as-
sume the revenue volume from each represents 25% of the total. (The equal propor-
tion is unrealistic, but serves the purpose for this exercise.)
4. The following contractual payment arrangements are in effect for the current period.
The percentage of the gross charge that is currently paid by each payer is as follows:
Payer 1 90%
Payer 2 80%
Payer 3 70%
Payer 4 50%
Q: How many procedures has your unit recorded for the period to date?
Q: Of these, how many procedures are attributed to each payer?
Q: How much is the net revenue per procedure for each payer, and how much is the
contractual allowance per procedure for each payer?
As a follow-up to the Practice Exercise above, new assumptions are as follows:
1. Your unit’s gross charges for the period to date amount to $200,000.
2. The uniform gross charge for each procedure in your unit is $100.00
3. The unit receives revenue from four major payers. The number of procedures per-
formed for the period totals 2,000. Of that total, the number of procedures per payer
(stated as a percentage) is as follows:
Payer 1 30%
Payer 2 40%
Payer 3 20%
Payer 4 10%
4. The following contractual payment arrangements are in effect for the current period.
The percentage of the gross charge that is currently paid by each payer is as follows:
Payer 1 80% [Medicare]
Payer 2 70% [Commercial managed care plans]
Payer 3 50% [Medicaid]
Payer 4 90% [Self-pay]
Q: How many procedures are attributed to each payer?
Q: How much is the net revenue per procedure for each payer, and how much is the con-
tractual allowance per procedure for each payer?
Q: How much is the total net revenue for each payer, and how much is the total con-
Assignment Exercise 13–4.1: Forecast Capacity Levels
Review the information in Exhibit 13-1 “Capacity Level Checkpoints for an Outpatient In-
fusion Center.” The exhibit assumes three chairs and one 40-hour RN, for a realistic capac-
ity level of seven patients infused per day.
Required
Prepare another Infusion Center Capacity Level Forecast as follows:
Assume the same three infusion chairs, but add another nurse for either four or six
hours per day. How would this change the daily capacity level for number of patients in-
fused per day?
Assignment Exercise 13–4.2
Required
Prepare another Infusion Center Capacity Level Forecast as follows:
Increase the number of infusion chairs to fo.
Instructions and Advice · This assignment consists of six que.docxdirkrplav
Instructions and Advice:
· This assignment consists of six questions. They each have lots of parts but most of them are very short!
· Data for Questions 3 and 6 are in the companion Excel spreadsheet <Asst3_2013_Data.xlsx>.
· Present the parts of your answers in the same order as the questions are asked.
· Do not include any original data in your printed submission.
· Maintain all precision in your calculator or in Excel as you do your multi-step computations. Round off to fewer decimal places only when you write your work and the final answer down to hand in.
· When formatting numbers in Excel, display only as many decimal places as provide decision-making value to the reader.
Question 1 – Interpreting or Misinterpreting Correlation
a) Various factors are associated with the gross domestic product (GDP) of nations. State whether each of the following statements is reasonable or not. If not, explain the blunder.
(i) A correlation of –0.722 shows that there is almost no association between GDP and Infant Mortality Rate.
(ii) There is a correlation of 0.44 between GDP and Continent.
(iii) There is a very strong correlation of 1.22 between Life Expectancy and GDP.
(iv) The correlation between Literacy Rate and GDP was 0.83. This shows that countries wanting to increase their standard of living should invest heavily in education.
b) An article in a business magazine reported that Internet E-commerce has doubled nearly every three years. It then stated that there was a high correlation between sales made on the Internet and year. Do you think this is an appropriate summary? Explain in one sentence.
c) Simpson’s Paradox can occur in regression, when a relationship between variables within groups of observations is reversed if all the data are combined. Here is an example.
Group
X
Y
Group
X
Y
1
1
10.1
2
6
18.3
1
2
8.9
2
7
17.1
1
3
8.9
2
8
16.2
1
4
6.9
2
9
15.1
1
5
6.1
2
10
14.3
(i) Make a scatterplot of the data for Group 1 and add the least squares line. Describe the relationship between Y and X for Group 1. Find the correlation (using Excel).
(ii) Do the same for Group 2.
(iii) Make a scatterplot using all 10 observations and add the least squares line. Find the correlation (using Excel).
(iv) Summarize your findings in one or two sentences.
d) Since 1980, average mortgage interest rates in the U.S. have fluctuated from a low of under 6% to a high of over 14%. Is there a relationship between the amount of money people borrow and the interest rate that’s offered? Here is a scatterplot of Total Mortgages in the U.S. (in millions of 2005 dollars) vs. Interest Rates at various times over the past 26 years. The correlation is -0.84.
(i) Describe the relationship between Total Mortgages and Interest Rate.
(ii) If we standardized both variables, what would the correlation coefficient between the standardized variables be?
(iii) If we were to measure Total Mortgages in thousands of dollars instead of millions of dollars, how would the.
8.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems1. Suppose that you wa.docxblondellchancy
8.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems
1. Suppose that you wanted to study the trend in hospital births per year over the
past 10 years for four hospitals under your organization’s management: A, B, C,
and D. Suppose, further, that you have collected the data presented in Fig. 8.6.
You have been asked to analyze the data to determine if there was any significant
difference in the number of births per year between the four hospitals over the
past decade.
(a) Enter these data on an Excel spreadsheet.
(b) Perform a one-way ANOVA test on these data, and show the resulting
ANOVA table underneath the input data for the four hospitals.
(c) If the F-value in the ANOVA table is significant, create an Excel formula to
compute the ANOVA t-test comparing the average for HOSPITAL A against
HOSPITAL D and show the results below the ANOVA table on the
Fig. 8.6 Worksheet Data
for Chap. 8: Practice
Problem #1
spreadsheet (put the standard error and the ANOVA t-test value on separate
lines of your spreadsheet, and use two decimal places for each value)
(d) Print out the resulting spreadsheet so that all of the information fits onto one
page
(e) Save the spreadsheet as: BIRTHS3
Now, write the answers to the following questions using your Excel printout:
1. What are the null hypothesis and the research hypothesis for the ANOVA
F-test?
2. What is MSb on your Excel printout?
3. What is MSw on your Excel printout?
4. Compute F ¼ MSb/MSw using your calculator.
5. What is the critical value of F on your Excel printout?
6. What is the result of the ANOVA F-test?
7. What is the conclusion of the ANOVA F-test in plain English?
8. If the ANOVA F-test produced a significant difference between the four
hospitals in births per year, what is the null hypothesis and the research
hypothesis for the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A versus HOSPI-
TAL D?
9. What is the mean (average) for HOSPITAL A on your Excel printout?
10. What is the mean (average) for HOSPITAL D on your Excel printout?
11. What are the degrees of freedom (df) for the ANOVA t-test comparing
HOSPITAL A versus HOSPITAL D?
12. What is the critical t value for this ANOVA t-test in Appendix E for these
degrees of freedom?
13. Compute the s.e.ANOVA using your calculator.
14. Compute the ANOVA t-test value comparing HOSPITAL A versus HOS-
PITAL D using your calculator.
15. What is the result of the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A versus
HOSPITAL D?
16. What is the conclusion of the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A
versus HOSPITAL D in plain English?
Note: Since there are four hospitals and they comprise six pairs of hospitals
between them, you need to do six ANOVA t-tests to determine what the
significant differences are between the four hospitals in births per year.
Since you have just completed the ANOVA t-test comparing HOSPITAL A
versus HOSPITAL D, you would also need to do the ANOVA t-test
comparing:
HOSPITAL A versus HOSPITAL B
HOSPITAL A versus HOSPITAL C
HOS ...
Week 4: Staffing Budgets/FTEs/ Variance Analysis
Assignment Guidelines with Scoring RubricPurpose
This assignment provides learners with the opportunity to apply budgeting knowledge and skills by calculating full-time equivalents for a nursing unit, projecting FTE needs related to census changes, and analyzing a variance scenario.
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4Total Points Possible: 150 Requirements
Description of the Assignment
This assignment is in two scenario-based sections each related to staffing budgets. In the first, the student will perform multistep calculations of FTEs and projection of future FTE needs for a selected nursing unit. The second section involves calculation of budget variance and its analysis. Each section requires supported written interpretation of findings.
Criteria for Content
Answer the questions and complete the calculations required for the two sections of the assignment.
Key points related to Calculations:
1. When performing calculations, standard rounding rules apply. If the number to the right of the decimal is less than 5, round down to the nearest whole number, e.g., 33.4 = 33 If the number to the right of the decimal is 5 or greater, round up to the nearest whole number, e.g. 33.5 =34.
2. Read the question carefully. Pay close attention to the units be asked and keep them consistent. For example, hours vs FTEs; days vs months vs years.
3. Provide ALL formulas with references. Designate which formula associates with which source. It is not sufficient to simply list the source at the beginning of the section. Write out the formula used BEFORE filling in the numbers.
Example: Efficiency Variance + Volume Variance + Cost Variance = Total Variance
Rundio, A. (2016). The nurse manager’s guide to budgeting and finance. 2nd. Ed., Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.
· Section One: Staffing Budget and FTEs
· Calculations of full-time equivalents (FTEs)
· Project FTE needs related to census changes
· Section Two: Variance Analysis
· Calculating variance
· Variance analysis with explanation
Download the Assignment Word Document and submit your answers directly onto the form. When completed, upload into the assignment portal in your course. For the questions requiring a written response, please adhere to proper grammar and syntax, and provide references. For the questions requiring calculations, show all your work including the formula used. Include the references for formula chosen.
Preparing the Assignment
Section One—Staffing Budget and FTEs
Personnel Budget Case Study
Sandra Chambers has recently accepted the position of assistant administrator for the department of nursing at Potter Regional Medical Center where she will oversee the operations of five medical units. As she evaluates the budgets for the different cost centers, she finds that all are being used at near or full capacity. The activity in four of the five has remained steady over the past 2 years. A fifth unit ...
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ME 350 Project 2
Posted February 26, 2019, Due March 5 2019
Higher level tools for roots of f(x) = 0 problems
Q. 1. The velocity of a falling parachutist is given by the following formula:
1
Where g=9.81 m/s2, the drag coefficient c=13.5 kg/s.
Compute the mass (m) of the parachutist so that v = 40.7 m/s when t = 12.8 s
Hint. This is an f(x) = 0 type problem, with corresponding variables v(m) = 0
(a) Rearrange the terms and write a simple m-file, then use this file to use a
regular plot command to locate the approximate root. Submit the m-file and
the corresponding plot. Here you will need to experiment with a range of
values of ‘m’ .
(b) Modify the m-file from (a) into a function file that can be used with the
fzero function to compute a refined root. Submit your function and the
solution it displays in the MATLAB command window.
Q.2. Consider the square cross section beam anchored on one end and supporting a
500 lb weight. Other details are shown in figure below. Ref. Musto ch. 6. This
exercise will help you review methods for solving f(x) = 0 problems.
According to strength of materials principles, the maximum bending stress
experienced by the cantilever beam shown above is:
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σ = 335,000/x3 + 92,600/x (1)
This reflects the suspended weight, the specific weight (weight per unit length),
and the length of the beam. From materials science, the maximum allowable stress
(i.e. limiting stress before the onset of yielding) for the beam material is 17,750
psi. We now need to determine the minimum dimension ‘x’ in inches that will satisfy
this stress constraint. Solve this problem using four different techniques as
itemized below.
Hint: The solution approaches involve solving a problem of the form: f(x) = 0
a) Rewrite equation 1 in polynomial form in descending coefficients of the
powers of x then use the built-in MATLAB function roots to compute the
representative solution.
b) Rewrite equation 1 into a MATLAB function file (beam2b.m) which can be
used by MATLAB’s fzero function. Use the fzero function to compute the
solution for this problem, using an initial guess of 43.
c) Rationalize the denominators of beam2b.m to generate a more standard
polynomial form and name it beam2c.m . Use fplot to generate a plot of
the function in the range -5≤x≤15; insert grid lines to spot the
approximate location of the real root. Use the fzero function to compute
the solution for this problem using and initial guess of -125. Submit the
function file, the plot and the solution computed using fzero.
d) Refer to the plot from (c). Use the bisectrr function to compute a root for
this function in the interval -5≤x≤5.
i. Comment on the outcome of the attempt in (d).
ii. Select an alternative range that would yield the root for this
function. What is the solution?
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Q.3. In designing a spherical tank whose schematic i.
STAT 200 Final ExaminationFall 2019 OL1Page 1 of 11Answer .docxsusanschei
STAT 200 Final Examination
Fall 2019 OL1
Page 1 of 11
Answer Sheet
Instructions:
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator.
Record your answers and work in this document.
Answer all 20 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible. Show all of your work and reasoning. In particular, when there are calculations involved, you must show how you come up with your answers with critical work and/or necessary tables. Answers that come straight from calculators, programs or software packages without explanation will not be accepted. If you need to use technology to aid in your calculation, you have to cite the source and explain how you get the results. For example, state the Excel function along with the required parameters when using Excel; describe the detailed steps when using a hand-held calculator; or provide the URL and detailed steps when using an online calculator, and so on.
Show all supporting work and write all answers in the spaces allotted on the following pages. You may type your work using plain-text formatting or an equation editor, or you may hand-write your work and scan it. In either case, show work neatly and correctly, following standard mathematical conventions. Each step should follow clearly and completely from the previous step. If necessary, you may attach extra pages.
Record your answers and work.
Problem Number
Solution
1
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
2
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
3
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
4
Answer:
(a)
(b)
5
Answer:
(a)
(b)
6
Answer:
(a)
(b)
7
Answer:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Work for (a) and (b):
8
Answer:
(a)
(b)
9
Answer:
(a)
(b)
10
Answer:
(a)
(b)
11
Answer:
(a)
(b)
12
Answer:
(a) n = , p = , and q = .
(b)
(c)
13
Answer:
(a)
(b)
14
Answer:
(a)
(b)
15
Answer:
(a)
(b)
16
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(b)
17
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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(f)
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
19
Answer:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
20
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Fall 2019 OL1
1
STAT 200
OL1 Sections
Final Exam
Fall 2019
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on October 11, 2019, and
it is due at 11:59 pm on October 13, 2019 Eastern Time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials
for the current course as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator,
applets, or Excel. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration
nor consultation with others is allowed. It is a violation of the UMUC Academic
Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy to use unauthorized materials or work from
others.
Answer all 20 questions. Mak.
For these problems, please use Excel to show your work, and submit.docxtemplestewart19
For these problems, please use Excel to show your work, and submit the Excel spreadsheet along with your completed assignment.
Find the point estimate of the population mean and the margin of error for a 90% confidence interval for the following drive times (in minutes) for commuters to a college.
35
40
47
22
17
19
36
44
65
55
22
23
16
46
44
38
29
22
37
16
8
15
27
41
45
17
11
45
63
17
28
19
64
55
53
50
Answer:
X
=
S
=
1231
= 34.1 Sample Mean
n
36
Use the results from the above data (#1) and determine the minimum survey size that is necessary to be 95% confident that the sample mean drive time is within 10 minutes of the actual mean commuting time.
In a random sample of 35 tractors, the annual cost of maintenance was $4,425 and the standard deviation was $775. Construct a 90% confidence interval for this. Assume the annual maintenance costs are normally distributed.
Answer:
90% = mean ± 1.645 SEm
SEm = SD/√n
I used the table in the back of my statistics text labeled "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion/probability (±5%) to get Z = 1.645. I assume that you have a similar table available.
The following data represents the number of points scored by players on a high school basketball team this season.
Player 1
68
Player 6
128
Player 2
82
Player 7
66
Player 3
145
Player 8
54
Player 4
111
Player 9
221
Player 5
97
Player 10
99
Find the sample mean and the sample standard deviation.
Answer:
Sample Mean
1071
= 107.1
Sample Standard Deviation S = 3.16
10
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean and interpret the results. Assume the population of the data set is normally distributed.
For the following statements, state the null and alternative hypotheses and identify which represents the claim. Determine when a type I or type II error occurs for a hypothesis test of the claim. Determine whether the hypothesis test is left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed, and explain your reasoning. Explain how you should interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis. Explain how you would interpret a decision that fails to reject the null hypothesis.
It is reported that the number of residents in Wisconsin who support plans to recall the governor is 48%.
An Amish bakery store states that the average shelf life of their fresh baked goods is seven days.
A soda manufacturer states that the average number of calories in the regular soda is less than 150 calories per serving.
The census figures show that the average income for a family in a rural region is approximately $34,860 per year. A random sample has a mean income of $33,566 per year, with a standard deviation of $1,245. At a sig. level of .0.01 is there enough evidence to reject the claim? Explain.
An advertising firm claims that the average expenditure for advertising for their customers is at least $12,500.
Answer SheetInstructions This is an open-book exam. Yo.docxfestockton
Answer Sheet
Instructions:
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator.
Record your answers and work in this document.
Answer all 20 questions. Make sure your answers are as complete as possible. Show all of your work and reasoning. In particular, when there are calculations involved, you must show how you come up with your answers with critical work and/or necessary tables. Answers that come straight from calculators, programs or software packages without explanation will not be accepted. If you need to use technology to aid in your calculation, you have to cite the source and explain how you get the results. For example, state the Excel function along with the required parameters when using Excel; describe the detailed steps when using a hand-held calculator; or provide the URL and detailed steps when using an online calculator, and so on.
Show all supporting work and write all answers in the spaces allotted on the following pages. You may type your work using plain-text formatting or an equation editor, or you may hand-write your work and scan it. In either case, show work neatly and correctly, following standard mathematical conventions. Each step should follow clearly and completely from the previous step. If necessary, you may attach extra pages.
Record your answers and work.
Problem Number
Solution
1
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
2
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
3
Answer:
(a)
(b)
Justification for (a) and (b):
4
Answer:
(a)
(b)
5
Answer:
(a)
(b)
6
Answer:
(a)
(b)
7
Answer:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Work for (a) and (b):
8
Answer:
(a)
(b)
9
Answer:
(a)
(b)
10
Answer:
(a)
(b)
11
Answer:
(a)
(b)
12
Answer:
(a) n = , p = , and q = .
(b)
(c)
13
Answer:
(a)
(b)
14
Answer:
(a)
(b)
15
Answer:
(a)
(b)
16
Answer:
(a)
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17
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics
Final Examination, Fall 2019 OL1
1
STAT 200
OL1 Sections
Final Exam
Fall 2019
The final exam will be posted at 12:01 am on October 11, 2019, and
it is due at 11:59 pm on October 13, 2019 Eastern Time.
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and other course materials
for the current course as you work on the exam, and you may use a calculator,
applets, or Excel. You must complete the exam individually. Neither collaboration
nor consultation with others is allowed. It is a violation of the UMUC Academic
Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy to use unauthorized ma ...
Chapter 1 TestSuppose that you are an administrator in a .docxsleeperharwell
Chapter 1: Test
Suppose that you are an administrator in a health care facility and you want to
compare the admission heart rate (in beats per minute, bpm) of adult women ages
30–40 who are current residents. You want to try out your Excel skills on a small
random sample of residents. The hypothetical data is given below (see Fig. B.1).
(a) Create an Excel table for these data, and then use Excel to the right of the table
to find the sample size, mean, standard deviation, and standard error of the
mean for these data. Label your answers, and round off the mean, standard
deviation, and standard error of the mean to two decimal places.
(b) Save the file as: BEATS3
Chapter 2: Test
A health care facility has discharged 124 patients within the last 60 days. Suppose
that you want to do a Customer Satisfaction Survey on a random sample of 20 of
these 124 patients for this survey.
(a) Set up a spreadsheet of frame numbers for these patients with the heading:
FRAME NUMBERS
Fig. B.1 Worksheet Data
for Chap. 1 Test (Practical
Example)
(b) Then, create a separate column to the right of these frame numbers which
duplicates these frame numbers with the title: Duplicate frame numbers.
(c) Then, create a separate column to the right of these duplicate frame numbers
called RAND NO. and use the ¼RAND() function to assign random numbers to
all of the frame numbers in the duplicate frame numbers column. Change this
column format so that three decimal places appear for each random number.
(d) Sort the duplicate frame numbers and random numbers into a random order.
(e) Print the result so that the spreadsheet fits onto one page.
(f) Circle on your printout the I.D. number of the first 20 patients that you would
use in your survey.
(g) Save the file as: RAND58
Important note: Everyone who does this problem will generate a different
random order of patient ID numbers since Excel assigns a
different random number each time the RAND() command is
used. For this reason, the answer to this problem given in this
Excel Guide will have a completely different sequence of
random numbers from the random sequence that you generate.
This is normal and is to be expected.
Chapter 3: Test
Suppose that you are an administrator at a health care clinic facility and want to find
out how the wages of a specific type of technician in your facility compare to the
average wages of similar technicians in the city and county of St. Louis, Missouri,
USA. The current average wage for this type of technician in your facility is $25.00
per hour. You have been asked to “run the data” to see how this wage compares to
those in St. Louis. You have decided to test your Excel skills on a random sample of
technicians in St. Louis and you have created the hypothetical data given in Fig. B.2
(a) Create an Excel table for these data, and use Excel to the right of the table to
find the sample size, mean, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean
for these.
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Question 1 – Exercise 8.3
Why is it not possible in Example 8.1 on page 256 to have 100% confidence? Explain.
Answer
If you have 100% confidence in the value of the calculated mean, then have the true population mean and the only way to have the true population mean is to use the entire population, which they did not do in Example 8.1.
Question 2 – Exercise 8.19
The file Sedans contains the overall miles per gallon (MPG) of 2009 sedans priced under $20.000.
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Source: Data extracted from “Vehicle Ratings,” Consumer Reports, April 2009, p. 27
a) Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean MPG of 2009 sedans (4-cylinder) priced under $20.000, assuming a normal distribution.
b) Interpret the interval constructed in (a).
c) Compare the results in (a) to those in Problem 8.20 (a)
Note: To answer Question 2 – Exercise 8.19 I did Question 2 – Exercise 8.20(a) offline.
Question 2 – Exercise 8.19 is continued on the next page…
Question 2 – Exercise 8.19 (Continued…)
Answer: Part (a)
Answer: Part (b)
I can be 95% confident that the true population mean of MPG of 2009 sedans (4-cylinder) priced under $20,000 is between 26.0215 and 28.8535 assuming a normal distribution.
Answer: Part (c)
I can be 95% confident that the true population mean of MPG of 2009 small SUV’s is less than the true population mean of MPG of 2009 sedans (4-cylinder) priced under $20,000 since the two confidence intervals do not overlap.
Question 3 – Exercise 8.22
One of the major measures of the quality of service provided by any organization is the speed with which t responds to customer complaints. A large family-held department store selling furniture and flooring, including carpet, had undergone a major expansion in the past several years. In particular, the flooring department had expanded from 2 installation crews. The store had the business objective of improving its response to complaints. The variable of interest was defined as the number of days between when the complaint was made and when it was resolved. Data were collected from 50 complaints that were made in the last year. The data were stored in Furniture and are as follows:
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a) Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean number of days between the receipt of a complaint and the resolution of the complaint.
b) What assumption must you make about the population distribution in order to construct the confidence interval estimate in (a)?
c) Do you think that the assumption needed in order to construct the confidence interval estimate in (a) is valid? Explain
d) What effect might your conclusion in (c) have on the validity of the results in (a)?
Question 3 – Exercise 8.22 is continued on the next page…
Question 3 – Exercise 8.22 (Continued)
Answer: Part (a)
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(Also, please submit your Excel spreadsheet that shows your supporting calculations.)
1.0 Executive Summary
The first paragraph of this executive summary should give a brief description of the business to which this budget applies. Very briefly describe the products and services of this company, the geography or demographics of the customers it serves, and why people purchase the main product of this business. Much or all of this information will be found in the business profile provided to you. Please use your own words, and please do not simply copy and paste the explanation in the course materials. Make assumptions if necessary.
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Briefly introduce the sales forecast section.
2.1 Sales Forecast
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Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
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The penetration test showed that not all systems had malware protection software in place. The mitigation was to write a malware defense process to include all employees and retest the system after the process was implemented.
The penetration test indicated that the data server that houses employee payroll records had an admin password of “admin.” The mitigation was to perform extensive hardening of the data server.
The penetration test also identified many laptop computers that employees brought to work and connected to the internal network,some of which were easily compromised. The mitigation was to write a bring your own device (BYOD) policy for all employees and train the employees how to use their devices at work.
Complete
the 1- to 2-page
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. (Must use this template!)
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Research
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Discuss
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By
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respond to the discussion question assigned by the faculty. Submit your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Use the same
Discussion Area
to comment on your classmates' submissions and continue the discussion until
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
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Comment on how your classmates would address differing views.
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network topology to protect database server (Google Term and click images)
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Create a diagram using proper UML
icon, the protects the server and the 3 workstations.
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Include where Internet access will be located
, firewall and other details.
- The
body (Min 1 page)
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A malware attack (i.e., SQL Injection) on a critical software application that processed and stored client protected health information (PHI) that allowed access to PHI stored within the database
An internal mistake by an employee that allowed PHI to be emailed to the wrong recipient who was not authorized to have access to the PHI
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Health Coverage Associates would like you to
develop
a security management plan that would address the required safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data from the attacks listed above and protect their assets from the vulnerabilities that allowed the attacks to occur.
Write
a 1- to 2-page high-level executive summary of the legal and regulatory compliance requirements for Health Coverage Associates executives. The summary should provide
Accurate information on the HIPAA requirements for securing PHI
FISMA and HIPAA requirements for a security plan
Scope of the work you will perform to meet the Health Coverage Associates’ requests
Compile
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Write
a 1- to 2-page concise outline of the contents of the security management plan. Include
Policies Health Coverage Associates will need to manage, protect, and provide access to PHI
The recommended risk management framework Health Coverage Associates should adopt
Key elements Health Coverage Associates should include in its plan of actions and milestones
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all sources using APA guidelines.
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In your initial post
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Your data: A detailed report from your ERP system along with secondary data from the U.S. Census Bureau (reference: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html) is provided. (Note: Sales to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are handled by a 3PL provider and therefore are NOT part of this analysis.) The consolidated EXCEL® file has incorporated several tasks already performed by the Analysis Team --- sort, cleanse, inventory optimization, etc. Other tasks remain for your team.
Detailed Requirements: Prepare a formal report summarizing your results and providing recommendations that are supported by facts. The required layout follows:
A. Supply Chain Management:
a. Identify a single key supplier and a single key customer for your product, including a brief description of their product.
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Assignment Details (4-5 pages)
Please Add Title to page
Page 1:
A brief summary of the health care issue/topic (wait time, medication errors, etc.)
Number and access of source to sample and population
Limitations of the survey (parameters)
Time line for completion of survey
Page 2: Survey Questions
Survey questions: Limit the questions to 10
Page 3: Compilation of Data
Time line for assessment and evaluation of data
Challenges faced during this process
Page 4: Results and Conclusions
Results of study
Conclusions and potential value of the findings
Reference page
Deliverable Length
4–5 pages
Title and reference pages
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"Your Communications Plan"
Description
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What is your challenge or opportunity?
The topic I would like to present is pitching an Project idea for some investor to invest in my Women’s Resources center.(Voices Of Women)
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Why is this professionally important to you?
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What goal or outcome do you want to achieve with this communication?
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Audience
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"Your Communications Plan"
Description
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What is your challenge or opportunity?
The topic I would like to present is pitching an Project idea for some investor to invest in my Women’s Resources center.(Voices Of Women)
B.
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Why is this professionally important to you?
Goal
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What goal or outcome do you want to achieve with this communication?
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Is it clear, concise, and actionable?
Audience
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Who is you target audience?
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What demographic characteristics will the audience comprise?
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What is your relationship to the audience?
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What background knowledge and expertise does the audience have?
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What does the audience know, feel about, and expect concerning this communication?
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1. How does your culture shape decisions that you make about nutrition? (Culture includes history, values, politics, economics, communication styles, beliefs, and practices.)
2. Describe at least 1 different cultures present at your community. How do these cultures impact food choices?
3. Describe how you interact with someone from another culture related to diet. Provide specific examples.
4. Assume that you are preparing a Thanks Giving dinner for a group of your classmates that represent a variety of cultures. Describe how you will prepare the menu and set the table. Include how you will address food safety at the picnic.
Explore ways to address the problem of food insecurity in your community.
1. What programs are available to meet the nutrition needs of individuals in the area?
2. What types of options exist in the area to purchase food?
3. What role do you believe society should take to ensure that individuals have access to adequate healthy food?
4. What do you see as your role in the community related to proper nutrition?
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"Your Communications Plan"
Please respond to the following:
Provide a brief overview of your Strategic Communications Plan. Include a short description for each of the following
in bullet point format
:
- The purpose of the communication
- Your goal
- Audience
- Key Message
- Supporting Points
- Channel Selection
- Action Request
Note:
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Your Communication Investigation
For your mission after reading your assignment, you are to take yourself and a notebook into your environment and observe human interaction for 15 minutes noting two persons and their interpersonal exchange(s) but don't join the conversation. This can be a place of your choosing but describe it in some (not complete) detail. Note significant features of the communication environment. Using terms from our textbook write down your observations.
Identify the elements from our Transactional model
Briefly describe the transactional nature of the communication of the persons you are observing. Do you see attempts at ‘communicare’ of "making something common"? What is it that you saw that led you to this conclusion? Sender? Receiver? Message?
Report back to us
Describe the communication behavior you observed in a brief but specific report. What got your attention? Why? What elements of the transactional communication model did you see as you were observing their behavior? What about your 'decoding' of the scene? Do you think you had any personal 'noise' or bias that may have affected how you saw or interpreted the scene?
Post your report to the Discussion Board and then read all of the posts
Post your replies to two classmates and using your skills in perception take a position of empathy
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Explain how you perceive the scene your classmate reports and take a perspective demonstrating empathy as defined in our textbook in chapter 2 (page 52) putting yourself in the place of either or both persons your classmate observed. What you can learn from the description of the scene reported by your classmate and you considering Empathy, Perception, and observed Communication. More through reports and replies will receive higher scores.
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"Your Communications Plan"
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Second step: Review the Strategic Communication Plan example. Your plan should mirror this example in format and length. You can also find this example under the Course Info tab.
Third step: In this discussion, please respond to the following:
Part 1: What is your topic?
Part 2: Provide a rough draft of your Strategic Communications Plan for peer review and instructor feedback. Your draft should include enough detail that we can provide strong constructive feedback and input.
COM510 ASSIGNMENT COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE TOPICS
In the world of business, we can create opportunities through strategic communication. Throughout our professional careers, there are key events that raise the stakes of our communications approach.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
1) Review the Communication Challenge Topics and their accompanying case study examples.
2) Select 1 topic that is professionally relevant for you.
3) Use for your COM510 assignments (the topic you have selected, not the case study example).
Note: If there is another challenge or current opportunity in your professional life that is more relevant for you, you may choose a topic that is not on this list. Keep in mind that the communication challenge you select must in- clude both written and verbal communication elements to meet the needs of this course. (Your professor must approve your selection before you proceed.)
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Examples of each scenario are provided to demonstrate what thoughtful, professional communication would look like in each of these situations. These are only examples and should not be used for completing the assignment. You can create and establish all necessary assumptions. The scenario is yours to explain.
COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE TOPICS
Choose one of the following topics for your assignments.
• Internal Promotion Opportunity
• New Job Opportunity Interview
• Running a Meeting
• Coaching Your Direct Employees
• Pitching a Project Idea
INTERNAL PROMOTION
Seeking a promotion from within your company is one opportunity in which strategic communication could mean the difference be- tween success and failure. If you choose this scenario, you’ll need to create both a written and a verbal (audio or video) communica- tion. These elements should explain why you are the right person for the internal promotion while addressing potential questions you might need to answer as part of the process.
Things to Consider
• Have you checked the listings on your company’s job board lately?
• Is there a new position you would like to secure?
• Have you taken on more responsibility at work?
• Have your outcomes been positive?
• Do your job title and job description match what you do? .
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1Finance 4310Project 2Percent of Sales Technique.docx
1. 1
Finance 4310
Project 2
Percent of Sales Technique
Percent of Sales Technique Homework
XYZ Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended 12/31/xxxx
Sales $235,000
Cost of Goods Sold 192,000
Gross Profit 43,000
Operating Expenses 21,660
EBIT 21,340
Interest Expense 8,720
Taxable Income 12,620
Taxes @ 34% 4,291
Net Income 8,329
2. Dividend 2,082
Addition to Retained Earnings $6,247
2
XYZ Company
Balance Sheet
12/31/xxxx
Assets
Current Assets
Cash $14,400
Accounts Receivable 24,100
Inventory 25,300
Prepaid Items 12,200
Other CA 7.500
Total Current Assets $ 83,500
Net Plant & Equipment 157,300
Total Assets $240,800
XYZ Company
Balance Sheet
3. 12/31/xxxx
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable $ 14,900
Wages Payable 7,500
Notes Payable 12,400
Taxes Payable 8,400
Total Current Liabilities $ 43,200
Long Term Debt 60,180
Total Liabilities $103,380
Common Stock $ 61,840
Retained Earnings 75,580
Total Liabilities & Equity $240,800
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Homework Problem, cont’d
|The projected sales for the forecast period is $295,000. Assume
that the existing profit
margin and payout ratio will be maintained in the forecast
period. The firm estimates that
4. additional net fixed asset investment of $37,000 will be
required during the forecast period.
Assume that all current assets are spontaneous except Other
Current Assets which is
assumed not to change. Assume that all current liabilities except
Notes Payable are
spontaneous.
A. Prepare a pro forma Balance Sheet and pro forma Income
Statement. Show the EFR as a
plug number on the balance sheet like in the class example.
B. Using the existing financial statements as your basis,
estimate firm XYZ’s EFR for the
forecast period using the cookbook model. Also using the
cookbook equation, how much
funding is expected to come from each of the internal sources of
funds (change in SL and
retained earnings). If firm XYZ must maintain a minimum
current ratio of 2.1 and a
maximum debt ratio of 0.55, how would you propose the EFR be
financed (how much short
term debt, long term debt, and equity)? Explain the basis for
your financing allocations.
C. Based on your results in part B, prepare a pro forma Sources
and Uses of Funds
Statement to check the matching principle. Is the matching
principle satisfied. Explain.
D. Although the current financial plan does not currently violate
the debt ratio or current
ratio constraints, what concern might the financial managers
have and what changes might
they decide to make to the current plan?
Homework Problem, cont’d
5. Hints:
Max Pro Forma Total Debt = (D.R. Constraint)(Pro Forma TA)
Max Additional TD = Max. Pro Forma TD –Existing TD
Max Additional External TD = Max Additional TD - ΔSL
P
Max Pro Forma CL = Pro Forma CA / CR Constraint
Max Additional CL = Max Pro Forma CL – Existing CL
Max Additional External CL (N/P) = Max Additional CL -
Additional LTD = Max Addtnl External TD - Max Addtnl
External CL
Min Additional External Equity = EFR - Max Additional
External TD
Exercises for Section 4.1
Use the hospital charge sheet in the file Chpt 4-1.xls
1. Select the variable Age and do the following:
a. Using =MIN ( ) , =MAX ( ) , and =FREQUENCY ( )
functions, replicate Figure 4.2.
b. Using the results just obtained, generate the chart shown in
Figure 4.8 and put
in the relevant labels as shown in that chart. Show this chart on
the spreadsheet.
c. Modifying the data as shown in Figure 4.9, generate a line
6. chart as shown in the figure and show this on the spreadsheet.
d. Create a bar chart as shown in Figure 4.10 and show this on
the spreadsheet.
e. Create a pie chart as shown in Figure 4.11 and modify it to
look as much like
that figure as possible; show this on the spreadsheet.
3. Use the SWC worksheet in the file Chpt 4-1.xls and do the
following:
a. Generate the appropriate frequency distribution for infant
mortality (IMR) and with it replicate Figure 4.18
b. Generate a frequency distribution of five Bin for under-five
mortality (USMR) and produce a column graph for that variable.
Is it normal, flat, or skewed, and if it is skewed, in which
direction?
· Exercises for Section 4.2
1. Use the variable Sex on the Hospital Charges sheet in Chpt 4-
1.xls and do the following
a. Create a frequency distribution using the pivot table that
replicates the one in Figure 4.26, using Count of Sex in the
DATA field
b. Create a frequency distribution using the pivot table that
replicates the one in Figure 4.26, using Count of Age in the
DATA field
c. Is there any difference between the two tables you just
created? Why or why not?
Exercise for 4.3
1. Use the data on the MS-DRG worksheet in Chpt 4-2.xls and
use the pivot table capability to replicate Figure 4.34
Exercises for 5.1
1. Calculate the probability of the following
a. The sequential roll of the die faces 2,4, and 3
b. The sequence of coins flips HTHH
c. Assuming a probability of any arrival at an emergency room
being an emergency as 0.646, and assuming that arrivals are
7. independent, the probability of the next four arrivals being all
emergencies
d. Assuming (c), the probability of the next five arrivals’ being
all non emergencies
e. Assuming (c), the probability of the next four arrivals’ bring
two emergencies and two non emergencies, in that order
f. Assuming a probability of 0.5 that any child born will be a
boy, the probability of any family of five children having no
girls
Exercises for 5.2
1. Use the data in file Chpt 5-2.xls. This is the data file from
which the discussion in Section 5.2 was developed. Do the
following:
a. Generate a contingency table such as that shown in Figure
5.6, using the pivot
table capability of Excel
b. Calculate the marginal probabilities for both Shift and
Emergency Status, as its shown in Figure 5.7
c. Calculate the joint probabilities “and” for each of the cells in
the table, as is shown in Figure 5.7. Confirm that the sum of
cells is 1.
d. Calculate the joint probabilities “or” for each of the cells in
the table, as is shown in Figure 5.9. Confirm that the sum of the
joint probabilities “or” is equal to rows + columns - 1.
e. Calculate the conditional probabilities of reason for arrival,
given that the patient arrives in the first, second, or third shift
(replicate Figure 5.10) and confirm that reason for arrival and
time of arrival are not independent.
Exercises for 5.3
1. Use Equation 5.6 to determine the probability of any one
outcome of the following:
a. n = 5, x = 2, p = 0.646
8. b. n = 11, x = 9, p = 0.42
2. Use Equation 5.7 to determine the number of separate
outcomes for the following:
a. n = 5, x = 2
b. n = 11, x = 9
3. Use Equation 5.8 to determine the binomial probability of the
following:
a. n = 5, x = 2, p = 0.646
b. n = 11, x = 9, p = 0.42
4. Use the =BINOMDIST ( ) function to determine the binomial
probability of the following and determine if the are the same as
what is given in Exercise 3.
a. n = 5, x = 2, p = 0.646
b. n = 11, x = 9, p = 0.42
7. A dentist sees about fifteen new patients per month (the rest
of her patients are repeats). She knows that on average, over the
past year, about half of her patients have needed at least one
filling on their first visit.
a. What is the probability that she will see ten patients or more
out of fifteen who need fillings?
b. What is the probability that she will see five or fewer
patients who need fillings?
c. What is the probability that she will see between seven and
ten new patients who need fillings?
Exercises for 5.4
2. Calculate the Poisson probabilities of finding unusable gloves
in a box of one hundred if the average is two per box
a. Using the =POISSON ( ) function
b. Using the Poisson formula shown in Equation 5.9
c. Replicate the chart in Figure 5.23.
EmergenciesVisitShiftEmergency
Status13rdEmergency21stEmergency32ndEmergency42ndEmerg
