Pearson's chi-square test Essays

  • Confidence in Organized Labor

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    INTRODUCTION Statement of problem People have opinions and thoughts about many issues relating to the work force. They wonder what is the best occupation to get in, how much money they can make in certain fields, who the best employers might be. Some of the big concerns people have when thinking about employment is benefits. What can a company provide to the potential employee in terms of insurance, vacations, advancement, and all the extras associated with the perks of certain companies? At the

  • Satisfactions of Campus Diversity

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    Introduction Creating an inclusive, diverse climate to support ethnic minority students is very important for their academic success in higher education. Especially for first year student, an engaging environment will create a sense of belonging greatly enhance the institutional commitment. Colleges and universities have launched a serious of programs to create a safe climate, for example, the Aggies to Aggies workshop in Texas A&M, the Asian American Awareness month in Georgia Tech, and the Diversity

  • Data Management

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    contingency table. This was done to determine whether or not there exists a statistically significant relationship between the type of word and the type of letter that word begins with. Once the contingency table was created, JMP performed a Pearson chi-square test on the data. Results Figure 1. Histogram of lines starting with nouns, on 10 pages, in Edward Bloom's, Big Fish Figure 2. Histogram of lines starting with verbs, on 10 pages, in Edward Bloom's, Big Fish Figure 3. Histogram

  • Internal Stigma In Bangladesh Case Study

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    The number of AIDS patients has been on the rise in Bangladesh at fast pace. The emergence of HIV would be a disaster that poverty-stricken Bangladesh could ill-afford. With the latest figure, the government recorded people living with HIV stood at 3242 since the first case was detected in 1989. However, UN estimates the number to be between 8,000 and 16,000, which means many are left undetected and untreated. There are many factors those are responsible for this large number of undetected and untreated

  • Current Business Research Project Paper Synopsis

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    Current Business Research Project Paper Synopsis Abstract This assignment was designed to address several subjects related to an article of the student's choosing. The subjects discussed in this synopsis answer the definition of the business research article reviewed, the article's research purpose, the business problem investigated, data collection methods used in the research, and the researchers' conclusions. The article chosen from the University of Phoenix library is entitled, "International

  • Investigating the Growth of Pleurococcus on Tree Trunks

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    Type of tree « Height « Light intensity « Temperature Observations Preliminary method « On your tree, use a compass to find out which side of the tree is north. « Then place your grind against the tree trunk and count how many squares have growth on them. « Write your results down in a table and repeat for east, south and west. Preliminary results Tree number Site 1 North Site 1 East Site 1 South Site 1 West Site 2 North Site 2 East

  • Flu Shot Case Study

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    1. Using Stat Crunch, calculate the chi-square statistic and degrees of freedom for the following set of data for 300 people: Group A Group B Group C Total Had flu shot 20 30 32 82 Didn’t have flu shot 80 70 68 218 Total 100 100 100 300 Cell format Count (Percent with flu shot) (Percent of Group) (Percent of total) (Expected count) Got the Flu Shot? Group A Group B Group C Total Yes Percent with flu shot

  • Tantrums Case Study

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    or “hold”, where the parent holds the child and comforts and calms them down. The main purpose of this study was to examine the difference in the parents’ approach to dealing to the children’s temper tantrums at home. Using an independent sample t-test, it is hypothesized that parents who hold their children and calm them down instead of doing nothing, or putting them in time out, will have shorter durations of temper tantrums. B) Correlations: Table 1: Correlational Analysis between Location of

  • Morality of Premarital Sex by Religiosity and Generation

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    recoded into three generation categories), which were extracted from the 1998 General Social Survey (GSS). Data analysis of the three variables was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 10.0, applying Pearson's chi-square as the test of statistical significance and Cramer's V as the measure of association. The results of this study indicate that very religious people are more inclined to view premarital sexual relations as always wrong. When compared to the three

  • Body Image in Children and Adolescents

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    Body Image in Children and Adolescents What is body image? A two-dimensional model of body image incorporates both perceptual and emotional components. It focuses on both how we feel about the size and shape of our bodies and how accurately we perceive our body size as well. A more recent cognitive approach suggests that body image is a complex set of cognitive schema. A schema is a grouped body of knowledge. Groups of schema are readily available for important tasks such as guiding behavior

  • Nurse-Patient Interactions Related to Diabetes Foot Care

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    In today’s world, research and it implications to nursing practice are paramount to positive patient results. The following critique of the quantitative research article entitled “Nurse-Patient Interactions Related to Diabetes Foot Care” written by Lisa Sue Flood. This is a critique of her research study dated November of 2009 Oakland University, Rochester Michigan. Problem Statement, Study Purpose, and Research Question Diabetic foot care is becoming an ever increasing concern as diabetes has

  • Importance Of Ward Round

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    Introduction A medical ward round is, according to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) guidelines “a complex clinical process during which the clinical care of hospital inpatients is reviewed” . Unfortunately, the importance of ward rounds for achieving good medical care is often underestimated by healthcare professionals . While their real life application varies from one clinical setting to another, ward rounds have several important purposes. These include

  • Live Born Singletons Case Study

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    (ii) Produce bar chart(s) for (a) live born singleton and (b) live born multiple babies according to frequency of babies at each birth weight category that allows an easy comparison between the live born singletons and live born multiple births. (4 marks) a). b). (iii) for babies of singletons, plot a bar chart showing the frequency of birth weight categories for both live born and still born births. Comment on the distribution and comparison of singleton live

  • Influence Of Fast Food

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND With the rising population of Nepal, they are now having highly time-constrained lifestyles; the option to choose fast food outlets for dining is becoming a trend. Fast food is becoming a prominent consumer food service category in Nepal. With prices comparatively cheaper than other full-service restaurants and easy accessibility with wide range and number of outlets available, fast food plays a big role for being convenient, quick food source for busy individuals