Dummy variable Essays

  • Cyborg Imagination in the Age of Electronic Incunabula

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    imagination? Let me begin with a confession: I'm a technodummy. By "dummy" I mean the kind of person targeted by books such as IDG Books' HTML for Dummies, Javascript for Dummies, and C++ for Dummies. I notice that the series has extended past the technical fields: there is now a Dieting for Dummies, an Entertaining for Dummies, and so forth. There is not only a Dating for Dummies but also an ABRIDGED version of Dating for Dummies, which I guess is for people who want to skip the movie. There is even

  • The Origins of Life

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    it is quite plausible and possible that the early earth had the suggested “hot” environment providing heat and monomers that can combine to become polymers, the main step to come into question is, when did these polymers amount to life? “Life for Dummies” would suggest that life requi... ... middle of paper ... ...dial Peptide Cycle”. Science 301 (15 August 2003): 938-940. Leman, Luke, Leslie Orgel, and M. Reza Ghadiri. “Carbonyl Sulfide – Mediated Prebiotic Formation of Peptides”. Science

  • Losing Humanity Essay

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    bitterly. "There's irony for you," her gaze drifted once more - but to the sky this time rather than the protesters "We're no better, y' know. We've been looking down on these people the same way that they've been looking down on us. We don't burn dummies in the streets, but it's still the same." Her dark eyes shifted once again, this time searching for something in David's gaze. Understanding perhaps. "'Them and us', David. That's what this is all about. It should be just 'us', but it's not. That's

  • A Dummies' Guide to Women

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    A Dummies' Guide to Women Since the beginning of time (or so it seems) the human male has been known to spend hours contemplating the complexities of the female mind. Prehistoric man would sit on his rock, hands folded against the chin, with the all too familiar look of complete confusion and bewilderment, as he tried to understand what it was exactly that the prehistoric female wanted (or perhaps how to trick her into scampering off with him to his little leaf-filled bed to reproduce). The

  • The Everglades for Dummies

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    namely, that it is endangered and that ‘warped politics' are part of the reason. If an individual delves into the novel, knowing little to nothing about Florida 's Everglades, they get a crash course about Florida 's environment in an Everglades for Dummies kind of way. Skinny Dip is a great read for various reasons. It is packed with a murder mystery plot full of vengeance, plenty of shootings, and lots of scheming. It provides some ridiculous situations, hilarious sex scenes, and enough drama to

  • Beer Pong for Dummies

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    Beer Pong for Dummies Throughout the many years, college students have engaged in many activities to either entertain themselves or pass endless time. These activities have ranged from sports, either intramural or varsity, to various clubs and organizations devoted to students personal interests. While these have sparked interest and lasted a long time, none has exceeded the expectations of the wonderful game of beer pong. As I began to think about ways on approaching this topic I became

  • inertia and car accidents

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    or toy cars 4.     Plasticine 5.     metre rule Method: 1.     Two plasticine dummies weighing 20g each were made and placed on the trolleys. 2.     Trolley B was placed 30-40cm in front of the ramp. 3.     Trolley A was placed 100cm from the end of the ramp. Directly in line with the other trolley. 4.     Trolley A was released and was let to collide into Trolley B, observations were made on what happened to the dummies. 5.     The experiment was repeated twice making sure everything was in the same

  • Howdy

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    article, they use six dependent variables that in their estimation best represent environmental degradation. The six dependent variables are CO2 emissions per capita, NOx emissions per capita, water pollution, rate of deforestation, area of land that is forested, and severe land degradation. The independent variable, democracy, was measured in two ways. The first was a continuous measurement that measured the democracy as an index. The other way was as a simple dummy variable, where democracy was coded

  • The Effect Of Voltage On A Current Through A Filament Lamp Lab Report

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    · Variable Resistor. · Ammeter. · Voltmeter. · 6V Filament Lamp. · 7 Wires. Definitions: Ammeter - This is a device that measures the current of electrons in Amps. It has to be placed in Series on the circuit. Voltmeter - This is a device for measuring the potential difference of the electrons in the circuit. They are measured in Volts. It is placed in Parallel. Variable Resistor - This acts in the same way

  • Heart Rate Lab Report

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    exercise are on the heart rate. And to record these results in various formats. VARIABLES: - * Type of exercise * Duration of exercise * Intensity of exercise * Stage of respiration * Age of the person exercising * level of fitness and recovery rate * gender of candidate * temperature * amount of recovery time KEY VARIABLE: - The variable that I will be using is the duration of exercise, this is because it is easy to measure

  • How Length And Width Of Copper Wire Affect The Current

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    Circuit Task: To investigate how length and width of copper wire affect on the current of a circuit. Prediction: In this experiment, the input variable will be changing the length of the copper wire used in the experiment, and also the SWG of the wire, which means the width of the wire. By changing this variable, the current the circuit will vary. With my knowledge in science and some research on the factors that affect a circuit's resistance. I am able to

  • Investigating The Internal Resistance Of A Lemon Battery

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    Internal Resistance Investigation I will conduct the following investigation with the aim to find the internal resistance of a lemon battery, which I will construct myself. The variables that could affect my experiment are as follows: · Size of lemon - I will conduct my experiment in no longer than an hour, allowing me to use the same lemon for all results · Size of metal electrodes - I will use the exact same electrodes throughout the whole experiment ·

  • Philosophy of the Pseudoabsolute

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    gnoseological sense the fundamental feature of the absolute is unambiguity. The absolute is unambiguous, it has always and everywhere only one meaning. Relative is, on the contrary, conditional, it exists only in reference to other beings; it is variable, unstable, it changes in various relations. That is the ontological status of the relative, which in gnoseological language means ambiguity, it has multimeaning. Relative is ambiguous. One of the most difficult problems of philosophy is the investigation

  • Differences in Absentees in the Workplace between Smokers and Non-smokers

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    counterparts. Does the smoker miss more work than the non-smoker? Data from these random samples were used to draw a conclusion…. SMOKERSDATA **VERSUS**DEFINITION NON-SMOKERSTABLE Unit of Observation: Smoking and Non-Smoking Employees Variable Name:       Definition:       Unit of Measurement:       Data Source: Smoker       Employee      Days Absent in Past Year       http://lad.org/issues/4/horizon.html; Smokes             July 11, 2000 Non-Smoker       Employee Does      Days

  • Rates of Reaction

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    the speed of the rate of reaction when reacting with Magnesium Ribbon. I want to find out whether the strength of Hydrochloric acid will affect the speed of the rate of reaction when reacting with Magnesium Ribbon. Variables There are two important independent variables in my investigation the first of which is the concentration of the Hydrochloric Acid used during the investigation. The concentration of the acid will partly determine how fast the reaction takes place, if we put some

  • Investigate the factors affecting the rate of Osmosis

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    as a higher temperature would mean diffusion would occur quicker. The mass and surface area of the potatoes at the beginning of the experiment are other controls I will need to monitor to ensure a fair test. The mass of the potato is a dependent variable; this means that it will be measured throughout the experiment. I will measure the mass in grams correct to 2d.p. The potato chip will be measured before it is put in the solution, and after. This will allow us to see whether osmosis has taken place

  • How Osmosis Affects A Potato Chip

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    increase. I predict that the weight of the potato in the sugar solution will decrease when it reaches 3:1 (salt: water). In put Variables: -Molarity -Size of potato -Mass of Water -Molarity of Sugar -Length of time in the solution -Temperature of water Out put variables: -Weight of potato Key variables: -Molarity of sugar. This is a key variable because it has the most effective outcome because osmosis only works when there are different molarities in and outside of the potato

  • Nonexperimental Research Essay

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    Vocabulary Assignment #1 Nonexperimental Research (McMillan, 2012, p.13): Nonexperimental research is a quantitative research design in which the researcher has no control over any of the variables or factors within a study, and thus cannot influence the behavior of the subjects of the study. This phrase relates to a study that I may conduct because I would like to investigate how student-athletes’ academic achievement compares to that of non-student-athletes. In such an investigation, I would

  • The Effect of Exercise on Heart Rate

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    blood is needed to run in the circulatory system, therefore the heart rate will go up. Variables: The results can be affected by the following things, the change of amount of exercises, the change of time for exercising and resting, the change of temperature and the change of person and their health. Input variables: The input variable will be the time of exercises. Output variables: The output variable will be the results of heart rate. Fair test: To make this experiment a fair test

  • An Investigation To Show How the Voltage Affects the Current In a Light Bulb

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    so if you put more lamps into the circuit there is more resistance. As the resistance of the variable resistor decreases the current in the circuit increases until the bulbs burn out. If the number of bulbs in a series circuit is increased, less current will flow. The lamps resist the current, so if you put more lamps into the circuit there is more resistance. As the resistance of the variable resistor decreases the current in the circuit increases until the bulb burns out. The filament