Examination of 4,5,7,and 10 point scales in terms of extreme responding, acquiescent responding, and midpoint responding as well as a comparison of labelled and unlabeled points
The document discusses Gross Domestic Product (GDP), including its definition as a measure of final goods produced in a country over a given period, its history of being invented by Simon Kuznets in 1937, and its components of consumer spending, private investment, government spending, and net exports. It provides examples and definitions of each component and how GDP is calculated using the equation Y=C+I+G+E. An example calculation of 2003 US GDP is also given using values for each component.
The document provides information about unemployment and GDP. It begins with calculations of GDP per capita for Travistan and a comparison to Mexico's GDP per capita. It then discusses why unemployment is a problem and its effects on GDP. Specifically, it states that unemployment leads to lower consumer spending, investments, exports and government spending due to lower tax revenues. This causes GDP to fall. The document also defines key economic terms like labor force and unemployment rate. It provides examples of unemployment rates for the US and Arizona. Finally, it includes questions about GDP calculations and recessions.
The document lists the 10 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine in 2012. Carlos Slim Helú of Mexico tops the list with $69 billion in net worth, followed by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Bernard Arnault, and others. The document also provides information about investing, including different types of investments like mutual funds, stocks, bonds, real estate, retirement accounts, and their characteristics regarding liquidity, risk, and returns. Key factors to consider for investments are opportunity cost, liquidity, risk, and diversification.
VMworld : 2013 Journey to IT as a Service SurveyEMC
The document discusses how some companies are benefiting more from virtualization technologies than others. It finds that companies that have transformed their IT operations to focus on delivering IT as a service (ITaaS) through highly virtualized infrastructure and automation realize the greatest benefits. These "ITaaS companies" are able to generate more revenue from new IT services, respond faster to business needs, increase staff productivity, and secure nearly half their budgets for innovation. The document reports that ITaaS companies achieved a 229% ROI from virtualization investments on average, compared to 181% for less mature companies. ITaaS companies also reinvest a higher percentage of savings from virtualization back into new applications and initiatives.
BELLY DANCES AND INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES - EMBEDDING EROTICISM, SPIRITUALITY...Dr. Raju M. Mathew
The striking similarity of Belly Dances - Arab, Russian and Brazilian and the Indian Classical Dances such as Bharathanatiyam, Carnatic Dance, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattom and Odissi has been discussed mainly with the help of pictures. They are embedded with Eroticism, Spirituality and Aesthetics. This work may be useful for the dancers, dancing students, dance critics and above all lovers of dances.
The document discusses leadership skills and defines the differences between a leader and a manager. It provides numerous characteristics and qualities of an effective leader, including having vision, being a motivator, treating people as individuals, sharing success, maintaining integrity, and continually learning and improving. It also emphasizes leading by example, focusing on strategy over weaknesses, inspiring and supporting team members, and delivering extraordinary results through ordinary means. The document recommends developing personal and collective leadership through regular group meetings, sharing new ideas, assessing situations, and taking a research-based approach.
The document discusses different allocation methods such as first come first serve, rationing, and auctions. It then explains the law of demand, how lowering price increases quantity demanded, and how businesses can use demand to predict revenue. The key points are that auctions allocate resources to those willing to pay the most, the law of demand states that as price decreases quantity demanded increases, and businesses care about demand because it allows them to predict revenue from price and quantity sold.
Examination of 4,5,7,and 10 point scales in terms of extreme responding, acquiescent responding, and midpoint responding as well as a comparison of labelled and unlabeled points
The document discusses Gross Domestic Product (GDP), including its definition as a measure of final goods produced in a country over a given period, its history of being invented by Simon Kuznets in 1937, and its components of consumer spending, private investment, government spending, and net exports. It provides examples and definitions of each component and how GDP is calculated using the equation Y=C+I+G+E. An example calculation of 2003 US GDP is also given using values for each component.
The document provides information about unemployment and GDP. It begins with calculations of GDP per capita for Travistan and a comparison to Mexico's GDP per capita. It then discusses why unemployment is a problem and its effects on GDP. Specifically, it states that unemployment leads to lower consumer spending, investments, exports and government spending due to lower tax revenues. This causes GDP to fall. The document also defines key economic terms like labor force and unemployment rate. It provides examples of unemployment rates for the US and Arizona. Finally, it includes questions about GDP calculations and recessions.
The document lists the 10 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine in 2012. Carlos Slim Helú of Mexico tops the list with $69 billion in net worth, followed by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Bernard Arnault, and others. The document also provides information about investing, including different types of investments like mutual funds, stocks, bonds, real estate, retirement accounts, and their characteristics regarding liquidity, risk, and returns. Key factors to consider for investments are opportunity cost, liquidity, risk, and diversification.
VMworld : 2013 Journey to IT as a Service SurveyEMC
The document discusses how some companies are benefiting more from virtualization technologies than others. It finds that companies that have transformed their IT operations to focus on delivering IT as a service (ITaaS) through highly virtualized infrastructure and automation realize the greatest benefits. These "ITaaS companies" are able to generate more revenue from new IT services, respond faster to business needs, increase staff productivity, and secure nearly half their budgets for innovation. The document reports that ITaaS companies achieved a 229% ROI from virtualization investments on average, compared to 181% for less mature companies. ITaaS companies also reinvest a higher percentage of savings from virtualization back into new applications and initiatives.
BELLY DANCES AND INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCES - EMBEDDING EROTICISM, SPIRITUALITY...Dr. Raju M. Mathew
The striking similarity of Belly Dances - Arab, Russian and Brazilian and the Indian Classical Dances such as Bharathanatiyam, Carnatic Dance, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattom and Odissi has been discussed mainly with the help of pictures. They are embedded with Eroticism, Spirituality and Aesthetics. This work may be useful for the dancers, dancing students, dance critics and above all lovers of dances.
The document discusses leadership skills and defines the differences between a leader and a manager. It provides numerous characteristics and qualities of an effective leader, including having vision, being a motivator, treating people as individuals, sharing success, maintaining integrity, and continually learning and improving. It also emphasizes leading by example, focusing on strategy over weaknesses, inspiring and supporting team members, and delivering extraordinary results through ordinary means. The document recommends developing personal and collective leadership through regular group meetings, sharing new ideas, assessing situations, and taking a research-based approach.
The document discusses different allocation methods such as first come first serve, rationing, and auctions. It then explains the law of demand, how lowering price increases quantity demanded, and how businesses can use demand to predict revenue. The key points are that auctions allocate resources to those willing to pay the most, the law of demand states that as price decreases quantity demanded increases, and businesses care about demand because it allows them to predict revenue from price and quantity sold.
The document discusses changes in communication over time and their impact on society. It mentions how the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1455, allowing new ideas to spread more widely in Europe. The Renaissance period from 1350-1600 is described as a 'rebirth' fueled by factors like the circulation of Greek texts and the invention of the printing press, making knowledge more accessible. Students are prompted to consider how Gutenberg and the printing press significantly changed the world by spreading information.
This document discusses several economic concepts:
- If a person's MPC is 0.9, then if they receive a raise they will spend about 90% of the additional income while saving 10%.
- APC is the average propensity to consume and is the inverse of APS, which is the average propensity to save.
- The document also asks a hypothetical question about making future generations pay for current spending increases.
This document compares various aspects of life in the United States to how they would be handled under Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. It lists topics like education, infrastructure, jobs, technology, military, taxes, inequality, and arts. The document suggests that Stalin had a five-year plan to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union and bring progress through centralized communist leadership, but that some individuals may have benefited while others suffered under a Stalinist system in America.
The Global IT Trust Curve survey - Comprehensive Results PresentationEMC
The 2013 IT Trust Curve study surveyed 3,200 respondents to assess their organizations’ IT maturity levels and ability to withstand and quickly recover from disruptive incidents such as unplanned downtime, security breaches, and data loss.
Discover the impact and upside of having high IT Trust maturity, as captured in this overview of the survey results.
More via http://www.emc.com/campaign/it-trust-curve/index.htm
To edit photos in Serif Photo Plus, the user first inserts an image and uses tools like PhotoFix to adjust lighting and effects like filters to achieve different looks. They applied effects like glass and blur to focus on characters and experimented with comic and Gaussian effects. They also darkened images for depth, erased backgrounds and composited images onto new backgrounds, blurring the result. In the end, they produced two edited photos with adjusted lighting, effects and composited elements.
The document discusses body mass index and obesity. It provides calculations for BMI and ranges for underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese categories. Several links are listed relating to the causes and effects of obesity as well as its treatment.
4 steps in Business Strategy for Start-upsCostin Ciora
This document discusses strategies for startups and entrepreneurial projects, including assessing capabilities and the external environment, analyzing strategic options, and taking strategic action. It emphasizes evaluating strengths, considering the environment, managing expectations, and developing action steps to move projects forward.
Motivated employees can fall short of performance goals for several reasons:
1. Goals may not be clearly defined or employees lack the proper tools and resources to achieve them.
2. Employees are not given sufficient guidance, recognition, or development opportunities by supervisors.
3. There is a lack of effective leadership, appreciation, or proper resources and support systems within the organization.
4. Personal or family issues can distract employees from focusing on work goals.
Based on a map of languages in Europe, students should identify three countries where Spanish-like languages are spoken, such as Italy, Portugal, France, and three countries where German-like languages are spoken, such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland. The document instructs students to compare this map to a modern map of Europe to identify 14 countries that were part of the Roman Empire and explain why Spanish and Italian would be mutually intelligible, as well as write a paragraph about how modern US society has borrowed from Roman culture.
RSA Security Data Access Governance InfographicEMC
RSA Data Access Governance provides ubiquitous access governance across file systems and Microsoft SharePoint to help organizations control access to sensitive data. It is critical for organizations to extend access governance to both structured and unstructured data to reduce access-related risk and enhance compliance efforts. Most organizations find it challenging to control access to data, and big data initiatives often expose incoherent security policies between data silos.
This white paper examines the XDP implementation and discusses its benefits and advantages over RAID, with special consideration given to the unique requirements of enterprise flash storage arrays.
Rose and Salawudeen are laser-cutting a collection that includes both computer illustrated and hand illustrated designs. They can be contacted via email for hand illustrated print requests.
Burundi has experienced significant hardship and conflict. It gained independence from Belgium in 1948 and its flag represents its three main tribes. However, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with high rates of starvation, AIDS, and unemployment. Ongoing civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes has led to over 2.9 million deaths to date. While aid organizations work to alleviate suffering, it is estimated it will take 14 years to reverse the effects of drought and poor sanitation plaguing the nation.
mHealth Apps: Supporting a Healthier Future Research Now
Mobile apps for smartphones are changing the way doctors and their patients approach medicine and health issues. With health apps poised to reshape the healthcare industry, Research Now takes a deeper look at insights from consumers and healthcare professionals in the U.S.
Our Gastrointestinal Panel provides a resource for deeper insights into the practices, treatments and sentiments of those who suffer from various forms of gastrointestinal conditions. "The Gastro Facts" infographic will help you gain insights on medical treatments and the unique struggles related to these conditions.
The document discusses changes in communication over time and their impact on society. It mentions how the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1455, allowing new ideas to spread more widely in Europe. The Renaissance period from 1350-1600 is described as a 'rebirth' fueled by factors like the circulation of Greek texts and the invention of the printing press, making knowledge more accessible. Students are prompted to consider how Gutenberg and the printing press significantly changed the world by spreading information.
This document discusses several economic concepts:
- If a person's MPC is 0.9, then if they receive a raise they will spend about 90% of the additional income while saving 10%.
- APC is the average propensity to consume and is the inverse of APS, which is the average propensity to save.
- The document also asks a hypothetical question about making future generations pay for current spending increases.
This document compares various aspects of life in the United States to how they would be handled under Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1950s. It lists topics like education, infrastructure, jobs, technology, military, taxes, inequality, and arts. The document suggests that Stalin had a five-year plan to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union and bring progress through centralized communist leadership, but that some individuals may have benefited while others suffered under a Stalinist system in America.
The Global IT Trust Curve survey - Comprehensive Results PresentationEMC
The 2013 IT Trust Curve study surveyed 3,200 respondents to assess their organizations’ IT maturity levels and ability to withstand and quickly recover from disruptive incidents such as unplanned downtime, security breaches, and data loss.
Discover the impact and upside of having high IT Trust maturity, as captured in this overview of the survey results.
More via http://www.emc.com/campaign/it-trust-curve/index.htm
To edit photos in Serif Photo Plus, the user first inserts an image and uses tools like PhotoFix to adjust lighting and effects like filters to achieve different looks. They applied effects like glass and blur to focus on characters and experimented with comic and Gaussian effects. They also darkened images for depth, erased backgrounds and composited images onto new backgrounds, blurring the result. In the end, they produced two edited photos with adjusted lighting, effects and composited elements.
The document discusses body mass index and obesity. It provides calculations for BMI and ranges for underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese categories. Several links are listed relating to the causes and effects of obesity as well as its treatment.
4 steps in Business Strategy for Start-upsCostin Ciora
This document discusses strategies for startups and entrepreneurial projects, including assessing capabilities and the external environment, analyzing strategic options, and taking strategic action. It emphasizes evaluating strengths, considering the environment, managing expectations, and developing action steps to move projects forward.
Motivated employees can fall short of performance goals for several reasons:
1. Goals may not be clearly defined or employees lack the proper tools and resources to achieve them.
2. Employees are not given sufficient guidance, recognition, or development opportunities by supervisors.
3. There is a lack of effective leadership, appreciation, or proper resources and support systems within the organization.
4. Personal or family issues can distract employees from focusing on work goals.
Based on a map of languages in Europe, students should identify three countries where Spanish-like languages are spoken, such as Italy, Portugal, France, and three countries where German-like languages are spoken, such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland. The document instructs students to compare this map to a modern map of Europe to identify 14 countries that were part of the Roman Empire and explain why Spanish and Italian would be mutually intelligible, as well as write a paragraph about how modern US society has borrowed from Roman culture.
RSA Security Data Access Governance InfographicEMC
RSA Data Access Governance provides ubiquitous access governance across file systems and Microsoft SharePoint to help organizations control access to sensitive data. It is critical for organizations to extend access governance to both structured and unstructured data to reduce access-related risk and enhance compliance efforts. Most organizations find it challenging to control access to data, and big data initiatives often expose incoherent security policies between data silos.
This white paper examines the XDP implementation and discusses its benefits and advantages over RAID, with special consideration given to the unique requirements of enterprise flash storage arrays.
Rose and Salawudeen are laser-cutting a collection that includes both computer illustrated and hand illustrated designs. They can be contacted via email for hand illustrated print requests.
Burundi has experienced significant hardship and conflict. It gained independence from Belgium in 1948 and its flag represents its three main tribes. However, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with high rates of starvation, AIDS, and unemployment. Ongoing civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes has led to over 2.9 million deaths to date. While aid organizations work to alleviate suffering, it is estimated it will take 14 years to reverse the effects of drought and poor sanitation plaguing the nation.
mHealth Apps: Supporting a Healthier Future Research Now
Mobile apps for smartphones are changing the way doctors and their patients approach medicine and health issues. With health apps poised to reshape the healthcare industry, Research Now takes a deeper look at insights from consumers and healthcare professionals in the U.S.
Our Gastrointestinal Panel provides a resource for deeper insights into the practices, treatments and sentiments of those who suffer from various forms of gastrointestinal conditions. "The Gastro Facts" infographic will help you gain insights on medical treatments and the unique struggles related to these conditions.
The document discusses mental health conditions and research spending. It notes that stigmas often prevent people from seeking help for mental disorders. It provides statistics on conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, and shows that research funding varies greatly between conditions, from $88 per affected individual for Alzheimer's to $0.93 for eating disorders. It also states that over half of people with schizophrenia and 7 out of 10 with bipolar disorder receive incorrect initial diagnoses.
Mobile Research Goes To The Game - PaperResearch Now
Mobile research was conducted during major sporting events to test its capabilities. Initial testing of mobile ads found consistency in brand bonding measures compared to online. Testing during the 2013 Australian State of Origin rugby series found that mobile surveys could successfully interview avid sports fans in real-time, with over 60% of interviews completed by halftime. Mobile research provided additional insights not found through traditional pre-and post-event online surveys alone, such as changes in brand feelings throughout the games that would have otherwise been missed.
Mobile Research Goes To The Game - Presentation Research Now
Mobile research can provide insights into how people think and feel about advertising in the moment. A study used mobile surveys during and after rugby games to understand brand perceptions over time. The surveys found that brand love for some companies was lower when measured during games compared to before and after. Mobile also identified viewers' emotions without asking questions. In another study, a mobile survey within 2 hours of the Super Bowl identified the top 10 most effective ads, faster than traditional online surveys. Mobile responses also accurately predicted which ads would be most memorable and shareable. The researchers concluded that mobile research can evaluate advertising effectiveness quicker than traditional methods.
Dialing up Mobile Research with Behavioral DataResearch Now
This document summarizes how mobile behavioral data can be collected, analyzed, and used for research purposes. It discusses the types of passive data that can be collected from mobile devices, including location, app usage, web browsing, communications, and camera use. It provides examples of how this data can be analyzed on its own or combined with survey data to understand behaviors, demographics, and the differences between stated and actual usage. Specific examples are given showing aggregated behavioral reports on website and app usage, as well as an example of behavioral and survey data combined to understand in-store shopping behaviors.
This document provides information about autoimmune diseases. It states that autoimmune diseases involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the body's healthy tissue. They are often misdiagnosed so a holistic approach is needed to fully understand them. It lists various medical professionals that can provide insight into autoimmune diseases. It also outlines alternative treatments that sufferers seek due to there being no cure and risks of immunosuppressant drugs. Statistics are given about the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in the United States and factors that make some groups more likely to be affected.
Health Scares: Doctor Should I Be Worried?Research Now
Research Now conducted an internal study with 2,000 members of the general public and 600 General Practitioners in the U.S. and the U.K. We found out the health scares that are most concerning to the public and the stats behind them.
This document discusses diabetes, including key facts and statistics. It provides information on:
- The importance of monitoring blood sugar levels, injecting insulin before meals, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for those living with diabetes.
- Global statistics on the number of people diagnosed and undiagnosed with diabetes. Type I diabetes accounts for 10% of cases and is insulin dependent, usually occurring in children or young adults. Type II diabetes accounts for 90% of cases and usually occurs after age 40.
- Rates of diabetes in the United States, with around 11.8% of men and 10.8% of women aged 20 or older having diabetes, including undiagnosed cases.
Elevate Your Research with Behavioral DataResearch Now
This document discusses using behavioral data from website visitation to target survey respondents more precisely. It describes how a survey panel can be segmented based on how frequently members visit over 150 categories of websites. Combining survey profile data with behavioral data allows for more targeted surveying of customers and prospects. Several case studies are presented that demonstrate how behavioral targeting was used to identify auto intenders, understand competitive shoppers, and gauge intent to purchase cruises. The key benefits are gaining deeper audience insights, informing marketing efforts, and validating audiences.
Voice of the Customer. Voice of the Market & Beyond. Research Now
This document discusses how customers are more connected than ever through technology and how brands can better engage with them. It notes that Research Now conducts tens of thousands of surveys annually across over 5 million panelists in 38 countries. The presentation encourages brands to bring themselves closer to customers by engaging them through innovative and continuous conversations using technology to understand their needs and perspectives over time.
How to Create a Proprietary Measure Using Social Media DataResearch Now
The document describes the process of creating a proprietary measure for comparing brands using social media data. Key steps include:
1) Choosing relevant variables to measure based on sufficient public data and theoretical relevance to all brands.
2) Developing a statistical model to assign weights to each variable based on regression or other analysis.
3) Calculating raw scores for each brand by applying the model to social media data.
4) Validating results by assessing if rankings match expectations, then repeating the process as needed to refine the model.
The goal is to produce a single, comparable number for each brand that provides unique insights and value to clients.
The Disruptive Truth: New Shopping Behaviors and AttitudesResearch Now
Mobile shopping behaviors have become more complex as shoppers use mobile devices throughout their purchasing process. Research Now Mobile advocates using both mobile behavioral data and surveys to better understand the new path to purchase. They offer a range of data streams including social listening data, mobile data, and online data that can feed into analytical models and provide insights. Research Now Mobile also demonstrated that mobile surveys can provide results comparable to online studies in terms of validity and reliability. Their holistic approach aims to provide empirical insights into issues along the path to purchase that can help measure the impact of mobile apps and media placements.
Smartphones now dominate the mobile market share in most developed countries. As of the end of 2013, it is estimated that there were 1.4 billion smartphones and 268 million tablets in active use worldwide. Android leads the smartphone operating system market with 57% global share, followed by iOS with 21% share. For tablets, Android and iOS also dominate the market. The document then provides examples of case studies demonstrating how mobile surveys can be used to collect various types of qualitative and quantitative research data.
Mobile research provides opportunities to capture in-the-moment data through various techniques:
1) Geo surveys can track respondent locations and target surveys based on GPS data.
2) Diary studies use repeated mobile surveys to collect rich data on behaviors and sentiments over time.
3) Uploads of photos, videos, and barcodes can provide visual documentation of products, displays, and experiences to supplement survey responses.
When done effectively, mobile research enables insights into usage scenarios, purchase influences, and brand perceptions that traditional methods cannot match. Careful design is needed around sampling, questionnaire length, and media requests.
The Grammys had a quantifiable positive impact on artists affiliated with Warner Music Group (WMG). Research Now combined multiple digital data sources around the Grammys to learn how the event generated interest in watching the awards show and engaged viewers on social media. Viewer awareness of WMG artist performances increased interest in the Grammys and drove online/mobile engagement. There were also lifts in awareness, searching, and sales for WMG-affiliated artists after the Grammys. The event was effective at reaching valuable consumer demographics and segments for WMG.
A Multi-Dimensional View of the Digitally Engaged ConsumerResearch Now
This document discusses findings from a study on digitally engaged consumers during the holiday shopping season:
- The study analyzed data from over 5,800 respondents collected through online surveys, mobile surveys, web behavioral data, and GPS data from November 19-30, 2012.
- Key findings include that 55% of respondents typically do the majority of their holiday shopping early to mid-December, and 39% said they would shop during the next two weeks. 70% planned to shop during Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales.
- The study found that consumers intend to shop across multiple channels, with 46% planning both online and in-store shopping, and 50% planning to shop online.
Enhance Customer Experience Measurement (CEM) with Mobile Research Research Now
Mobile research can enhance customer experience measurement by capturing consumer behaviors and purchases in-the-moment using their smartphones. Some key benefits of mobile research include broader representative samples, faster response times, and lower costs compared to traditional methods. Additional features like geotargeting, rich media uploads, and passive data capture can provide richer insights when layered on mobile surveys. While there are some challenges like battery drain and shorter surveys, mobile research overall allows researchers to better understand customer experiences across multiple touchpoints.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
AI-Powered Food Delivery Transforming App Development in Saudi Arabia.pdfTechgropse Pvt.Ltd.
In this blog post, we'll delve into the intersection of AI and app development in Saudi Arabia, focusing on the food delivery sector. We'll explore how AI is revolutionizing the way Saudi consumers order food, how restaurants manage their operations, and how delivery partners navigate the bustling streets of cities like Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. Through real-world case studies, we'll showcase how leading Saudi food delivery apps are leveraging AI to redefine convenience, personalization, and efficiency.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
3. Battle of the Scales
Background
Scales are a cornerstone of market research
They’re how we determine that:
• 49% of people like Coca-Cola and 42% of people
like Pepsi
• Men like watching sports more than
women do
• How citizens feel about the government
• Canadians like Shania Twain more than
Brits… or do they??
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5. Battle of the Scales
So Many Client Questions…
Is there a difference in the reliability of
attitudinal scales when using 4-point, 5-
point, 7-point, and 10-point scales?
Does excluding a neutral point impact the
answers?
Does labeling each point vs. only the end
points produce different results?
Can we replicate and extend the results of previous research on the
impact of cultural factors on response styles?
Do scales with greater variance (e.g., 7-point and 10-point scales)
reduce Extreme Response Style (ERS) compared to lesser variance
(e.g., 4-point and 5-point scales)?
Conversely, do scales with greater variance (e.g., 7-point and 10-point
scales) produce a greater incidence of Medium Response Style (MRS)
compared to lesser variance (e.g., 4-point and 5-point scales)?
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Research Plan
7-minute attitudinal survey
Globally relevant topics
Mix of positive and negative wording
Scales with published measures of reliability
Include behavioral statements that should correlate to
attitudinal questions
Simultaneously field across ten countries
Age and gender quota sampling by country
Same sample source throughout
Research Now’s proprietary Valued Opinions Panel (VOP)
First study to
Simultaneously compare the effect of multiple response
options (4-, 5-, 7- and 10-point scales)
Using a large, census-balanced, multi-country sample
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Research Plan
Fieldwork conducted December 2012 and January 2013
All five scale options tested in each of ten countries
Sample 4 5 point 5 point 7 10
TOTAL
Sizes point LABELED UNLABELED point point
Brazil 494 255 253 486 488 1976
China 496 256 251 501 499 2003
France 497 252 249 497 499 1994
Germany 496 249 250 499 499 1993
India 489 243 245 494 490 1961
Japan 497 251 249 497 498 1992
Mexico 496 249 250 493 497 1985
Russia 497 248 249 495 493 1982
UK 506 250 249 499 501 2005
US 498 251 249 497 500 1995
TOTAL 4966 2504 2494 4958 964 19,886
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Analysis Plan
Three indices:
Extreme Response Style Index (ERSI)
– Respondents who answered either extreme of scale were
assigned a score of 1. Otherwise, they were assigned zero.
Acquiescence Response Style Index (ARSI)
– Respondents who strongly agreed with an item were
assigned a score of 1. Otherwise, they were assigned zero.
Medium Response Style Index (MRSI)
– On scales with an odd number of options (i.e., 5 point, 7
point), respondents who answered exactly in the middle
were assigned a medium response score of 1. Otherwise,
they were assigned zero.
Possible summary values ranged from 0.0 to 1.
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Use of Scale Results
Hypothesis 1: There will be no meaningful differences in
ERS, MRS or ARS indices between male and female
respondents.
Male Female
ERS .43 .43
ARS .32 .33
MRS .28 .28
Result 1 Confirmed: Men and women do not differ in
their response patterns.
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Use of Scale Results
Hypothesis 2: There will be significant but not systematic
differences in ERS, ARS and MRS Indices across the
different age groups.
.50
.46
.44 .44
.45 .43 .43
.41 .41 .41 .41
ERS (Extreme)
.40
.35 .33 .33
.32 .32 .32
.31
.30
.28 .29 .29 .29
.29
.30 .28 .28 .28
.27 .27
.25 ARS (Acquiescent)
.25
▲MRS (Medium)
.20
15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+
Results 2 partially confirmed: There were significant
differences but the differences were systematic. ERS and
MRS gradually increased with age until 55-64, and then
declined. The pattern for ARS (yea-saying) was reversed.
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Use of Scale Results
Hypothesis 3: There will be significant differences in ERS,
ARS, and MRS across the different countries.
.60
.53 .53
.48
MRS (Acquiescent)
.50 .45
.41 .41 .40 .40
.37
▌ERS (Extreme)
.40
.31
.29 .28 .28 .29 .29
.27 .26 .26 .27
.30
.33
.20
.10
.00
Results 3 confirmed: Respondents from Brazil and Mexico
have the highest tendency to give extreme responses.
Respondents from Japan have a significantly lower ERS
Index, and significantly higher MRS (and ARS).
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Use of Scale Results
Hypothesis 4: Individualism (Hofstede) will correlate positively
with ERS and negatively with MRS. Individualism will equate
to stronger, and therefore more extreme, opinions.
.55
.49
.50
ERS (Extreme)
.45 .41
.39
.38
.40
.35
.31 ARS (Acquiescent)
.29 .28
.30 .27
▲MRS (Medium)
.25
.20
Low Medium High
Individualism
Results 4 not confirmed: Differences could not be attributed
to individualism. Analysis actually showed a negative
correlation with ERS.
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Use of Scale Results
Hypothesis 5: Respondents in countries that are higher in
masculinity (Hofstede) would exhibit higher ERS.
.50
.46
.45
.41 .42
ERS (Extreme)
.40
.34
.35
.32
.31
.30 ARS (Acquiescent)
.30 .28 .28
▲MRS (Medium)
.25
Low Medium High
Masculinity
Results 5 not confirmed: While masculinity did affect the
differences, the results were not in the expected direction.
Countries with lower masculinity demonstrated higher ERS
indices.
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Number of Scale Points Results
Hypothesis 6: The number of scale points and scale labeling
will affect ERS, MRS, and ARS.
.50
.45 .45
.45 .42
.41 .41
.40 ERS (Extreme)
.34 .33
.35 .33 .32
.33
.32
.31 .31
.30 .27
ARS (Acquiescent)
.25
.20
▲MRS (Medium)
.20
.15
4 point 5 point 5 point 7 point 10 point
labeled unlabeled
Results 6 confirmed: 7- and 10-point scales saw fewer
medium responses. ERS, MRS, and ARS were all lower for
the 5-point labeled scale versus the unlabeled scale.
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Number of Scale Points Results
Hypothesis 7: The number of scale points and scale
labeling will have an impact on scale reliability.
Cronbach's alpha
# of # of 5 point
Total Reverse 4 5 point unlabel 7 10
Scale Items Items point labeled ed point point
Health Environment Sensitivity 8 1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Personal Health Responsibility 8 2 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
Motorcycle Helmet Mandate 2 1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Attitude toward helping others
4 0 0.9 0.85 0.9 0.9 0.9
(AHO)
Material Values Scale (MVS 9) 9 2 0.8 0.75 0.8 0.8 0.8
Attitude toward Advertising in
7 4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
General (AAG)
Online privacy concern 2 0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.55
Lie acceptability scale 8 4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Results 7 Not confirmed: There is no significant variation in
the reliability of scales by number nor labeling of scale
points.
Note: For ease of reading, alphas were rounded. See the paper for precise values.
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Summary Findings
ERS, MRS, and ARS do not differ by gender, but do differ
by age
Response styles vary by country
– India, Mexico, Russia and Brazil are similar
– The US and UK are similar, as are France and Germany.
– Respondents from Japan are unique in terms of lower extreme and
higher medium response styles
Reasons for country differences are not yet isolated
– Need more research and
– Need scale norms that are available on a multi-country basis.
Varying the number of response options
– Does affect MRS
– Does NOT impact scale reliability or ERS
Scale labeling did not impact scale reliability, but did
impact ERS, MRS, and ARS
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Closing Thoughts
READ THE PAPER!
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Closing Thoughts
What about mobile?
If number of
options and
labeling do
impact results
and screen space
is a luxury on
mobile devices…
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Closing Thoughts
What about social media? Hideous
Disgusting
Abhor
If number of Crap
options and Yuck
Dumb
labeling do Huh
impact results, Dunno
Whatevs
what is the Good
complementary Nice
Cool
impact on textual Awesome
data… Wicked
Bomb
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