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Papers On Mathematics
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Reliability and Validity in Statistical Studies
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A 5 page paper discussing reliability and validity. The paper begins with defining the terms; how they relate to each other; and why they are important in statistics. It then identifies statistical tests, and concludes with an example. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSresReliabVal.rtf
Paper Title: Reliability and Validity in Statistical Studies
Reliability In The Context Of Measurement Error
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses reliability in the context of measurement error, as well as addresses the notion of statistical significance as it applies to the evaluation of correlation coefficients used as measures of
reliability. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCrelia.wps
Paper Title: Reliability In The Context Of Measurement Error
Research Methods And Statistics
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This 32 page paper looks at the subject of research in detail. The paper is written in eight sections as follows; the relationship between theory and research, the different ways in which knowledge is gained, scientific method, systematic inquiry, the use of statistics, including descriptive and inferential statistics and how they may be used, experimental, historical and statistical methods of research, null hypothesis and the way in which quantitative research may be undertaken from the selection of the sample and design of the questionnaires, to the final correlation of the data gathered in. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEstatre.wps
Paper Title: Research Methods And Statistics
Research Outlines
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A collection of five one-page outlines addressing mathematics education
history and how the learning disabled have been accommodated in the past century, but also the
changes in technology and society that have made the teaching and learning of mathematics
increasingly important in today's world. The final outline addresses these issues in an international
context; the one before it addresses the same information focusing on the US. Bibliography lists
11 sources.
Filename: KSposOutlin.wps
Paper Title: Research Outlines
Results of a Survey on Child Welfare
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This 6 page paper uses results generated by SPSS following a survey undertaken by the student and gives an analysis of the results, giving figures such as mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation, and looks at frequencies and then interprets the figures. The survey concerned child welfare, specifically poverty and abuse. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEcwelfareq.rtf
Paper Title: Results of a Survey on Child Welfare
Review of "An Alternative Approach: The Unfolding Model of Voluntary Employee Turnover"
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A 6 page paper reviewing and discussing this study of why nurses chose to leave their jobs in the mid-1990s. The paper discusses the general focus of the study but concentrates on assessing the authors' use of statistical analyses for appropriate tests, reliability and validity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSstatArtRevEmp.rtf
Paper Title: Review of "An Alternative Approach: The Unfolding Model of Voluntary Employee Turnover"
Roman and Mayan Maths
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A five page paper which looks at some of the differences between the Roman and Mayan mathematical systems, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of both. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLalgor.rtf
Paper Title: Roman and Mayan Maths
SALARIES AND STATISTICS
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This 3-page paper offers some calculations to determine mean figures for starting salaries between accountants and financial planners. Also discussed in this paper is the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon Test.
Filename: MTsalsta.rtf
Paper Title: SALARIES AND STATISTICS
Science and rationality: the Greeks
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A paper which looks at the common perception in Western civilisation that the Greeks were responsible for the origins of science and rationality, with reference to pre-Hellenistic theories and the ways in which science can be defined. Bibliography lists 10 sources
Filename: JLgreksci.rtf
Paper Title: Science and rationality: the Greeks
Setting Alpha Level
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A 6 page paper discussing the origins and use of alpha in statistical analysis. Alpha is defined as the probability of incurring a Type I error, which is that of rejecting H0 when it is true. It is also found used virtually interchangeably with p-level, which is statistical significance and the exact probability of a Type I error. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSstatsAlpha.rtf
Paper Title: Setting Alpha Level
Should Acme Doors Eliminate Inspection?
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A 10 page paper presenting a business statistics exercise. Acme Doors manufactures garage doors that have been found to vary widely in final weight in the plant, a matter that can affect long-term performance and customers’ views of the level of quality of the product. A tenet of TQM is that quality increases as manufacturing efforts are increasingly brought within statistical control. A study sampling final product indicates that Acme’s manufacturing process will need to be refined before it eliminates product inspection in trying to implement TQM in its production activities. Includes 2 tables and 4 charts; PowerPoint presentation available. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
Filename: KSstatBizInsp.rtf
Paper Title: Should Acme Doors Eliminate Inspection?