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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
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The following all involve making observations.In each case your job is to design a strategy that will allow you to make the appropriate observations. Your strategy should address both of the following.
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(a) Have you clarified all terms necessary to carry out your observations?
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(b) Have you come up with a method for checking your results, i.e., one that will minimize chances that you will miss something relevant?
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1. The number of appliances in your kitchen.
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2. The length of time it takes you to fall asleep at night.
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3. The amount of junk mail you receive.
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4. The number of minutes devoted to news stories in a typical 30-minute television newscast.
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5. The percentage of your close friends who are atheists
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For the following, what comparative data would you need to assess the accuracy of the claims made?
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6. It seems clear that vitamin C can help prevent the common cold. Sixty percent of all people who take 200mg of vitamin C when they have a cold report that the cold runs its course within a week
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7. I can always tell when someone behind me is staring at me. Whenever I sense someone staring, I turn around just in time to catch them looking away
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8 SAT scores are a reliable indicator of college success.Seventy percent of those highschool students who score in the top quartile and who go onto attend college complete their degree.
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