18.1. Estimate a second stage (also called the stable stage) growth rate in dividends, g2, for use in the Two-Stage
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he Two-Stage DDM. Your estimate for g2 is the growth rate that you expect will continue “forever” in the second stage. Your estimate for g2 should not be much greater than the expected future growth in the overall economy (expected growth in GDP). Why? LIST your estimate for g2 and provide a short paragraph that EXPLAINS your reasoning AND the source of your estimate for long-term growth in GDP. Finally, estimate and LIST a price per share for KO using your estimates for g1, N, Re, g2 and KO’s current annual dividend (most recent quarterly dividend x 4) as D(0) in the Two-Stage DDM (submit your spreadsheet).
2. Calculate KO’s FCFF for EACH of the past five (5) years using the financial statement data found in KO’s annual reports and using the FCFFM.xls template. The template will calculate the annual FCFF value for you, but you MUST insert the correct input values for Depreciation & Amortization, Capital Investment, Capital Sales, etc.
3. Assume that the average annual FCFF from Q5 is good estimate of KO’s FCFF(0) for use in the FCFM. LIST your estimate for FCFF(0) then estimate and LIST a price per share for KO using your estimates for g1, N, WACC, g2 and FCFF(0) in the Two-Stage FCFFM (submit your spreadsheet).Use the same estimate second stage or stable stage growth, g2, in the FCFFM that you selected for the DDM.
4. Apply Relative Valuation methods to Coca-Cola (KO) using the following three (3) popular relative valuation ratios - Price/Earnings, Price/Book, Price/Sales (call these three ratios Price/”X” ratios). Select at least five (5) comparable firms that are in the same industry as KO and use the average P/X ratio for the group of comparable firms in your valuation analysis. The P/X ratios for the template can be found by using the screener on the Finviz.comwebsite. Use the Relative Valuation (RV) Excel spreadsheet tab found in the Two Stage_DDM_FCFE_FCFF_RV.xlsx file.
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21.Exercise 4) A fair coin is tossed. If it lands heads, a fair four-sided die
is thrown (with values 2,3,4,7). If
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2,3,4,7). If it lands tails, a fair six-sided die is
thrown (with values 3,4,5,6,7,9). Regardless of which die is used, Alice
eats n grains of rice, where n is the largest prime factor of the die result
(for example, the largest prime factor of 9 is 3).
(a) What is the conditional probability that the coin lands heads, given
that Alice eats three grains of rice?
(b) Suppose that the entire experiment is conducted twice on the following day (starting with a new coin toss on the second run-through).
What is the conditional probability that the coin lands heads on both
run-throughs, given that Alice eats a total of five grains of rice during the two run-throughs?
(Do not count the two grains from part (a) in part (b); we assume
two brand new experiments, each with a new coin toss. Start your
solution by defining a suitable partition of the sample space. Please
use an appropriate notation and/or justification in words, for each
value that you give as part of your solution.)
Exercise 5) Alice and Bob throw an unfair coin repeatedly, with probability 2/5 of landing heads. Alice starts with £2 and Bob starts with £3 .
Each time the unfair coin lands heads, Alice gives Bob £1 . Each time
the unfair coin lands tails, Bob gives Alice £1 . The game ends when one
player has £5 .
(a) Draw a labelled Markov chain describing the problem, and write
down a transition matrix P. Write down the communication classes,
and classify them as either recurrent or transient.
(b) Using the transition matrix, calculate the probability that Alice loses
all of her money in exactly four tosses of the unfair coin.
(c) Calculate the (total) probability that Alice loses all of her money
(before Bob loses all of his).
(d) Calculate the expected (mean) number of tosses of the unfair coin,
for the game to end.
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29.Wal-Mart has approached you with the opportunity to enter a sale lease-back transaction with them on a one million square
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a one million square foot warehouse that they have recently developed. In typical Wal-Mart fashion, they have given you a “take it, or leave it” final offer. The terms are:
Purchase Price: $165 million
Facility Size 1,000,000 SF
Lease Term 7 years
Rent $7 PSF NNN
Operating Expenses Wal-Mart (tenant) pays all operating expenses, utilities, and property taxes (owner pays none)
Renewal Options 7-year extension at $8 per ft2; a second 7 year extension at $9.50 per ft 2; a third 7 year extension at $11.50 per ft.2. All at Wal-Mart’s choice (i.e. it’s Wal-Mart’s option). Wal-Mart pays all operating expenses, utilities, property taxes, and capital expenditures undertaken during all lease renewal periods.
You know the market and feel that the location is good, and that the warehouse market is in good supply/demand balance. Vacancy rates are 4% - 5% in quality facilities, while net rents in the market are running about $7.50 - $8 PSF (i.e. a slight premium to the Wal-Mart lease). You have recently seen comparable sales that have traded in the range of $160 - $200 PSF. You also know that implied discount rates are currently at about a 3% premium to implied cap rates and capital costs are running at $0.50 PSF per annum.
You know from your Real Estate Finance & Investments classes that you can value a building using a direct capitalization approach, a comps analysis and a DCF analysis. You also have a handy template that you’ve been using for these analyses which you will need to complete in order to come to a view on value.
It’s decision time…would you agree to pay the $165 million that Wal-Mart is asking? Why or why not?
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31.Can domestic dogs understand human body cues such as leaning? The experimenter leaned toward one of two objects and recorded
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two objects and recorded whether or not the dog being tested correctly chose the object indicated. A four-year-old male beagle named Augie participated in this study. He chose the correct object 42 out of 70 times when the experimenter leaned towards the correct object.
(a) (2 points) Let the parameter of interest, π, represent the probability that the long-run probability that Augie chooses correctly. Researches are interested to see if Augie understands human body cues (better than gussing).
Fill in the blanks for the null and alternative hypotheses.
H0 : Ha :
(b) (6 points) Based on the above context, conduct a test of significance to determine the p-value to investigate if domestic dogs understand human body cues. What conclusion will you draw with significance level of 10%? (If you use an applet, please specify which applet you use, and the inputs.)
(c) (5 points) Based on the above context, conduct a test of significance to determine the p-value to investigate if domestic dogs understand human body cues. What conclusion will you draw with significance level of 5%? (If you use an applet, please specify which applet you use, and the inputs.)
(d) (2 points) Are your conclusions from part (b) and (c) the same? If they are different, please provide an explanation.
(e) (5 points) Shown below is a dotplot from a simulation of 100 sample proportions under the assump- tion that the long-run probability that Augie chooses correct is 0.50. Based on this dotplot, would a 90% confidence interval for π contain the value 0.5? Explain your answer.
(f) (4 points) Compute the standard error of the sample proportion of times that Augie chose the object correctly.
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(g) (5 points)
(h) (3 points) question?
(i) (4 points)
(j) (4 points) A.
B. C.
Construct an approximate 95% confidence interval for π using the 2SD method. What is the margin of error of the confidence interval that you found in the previous
How would you interpret the confidence interval that you found in part (g)?
Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the 95% confidence level?
If Augie repeats this process many times, then about 95% of the intervals produced will capture the true proportion of times of choosing the correct objective.
About 95% times Augie chooses the correct objective.
If Augie repeats this process and constructs 20 intervals from separate independent sam- ples, we can expect about 19 of those intervals to contain the true proportion Augie chooses the correct objective.
(k) (4 points)
object 21 out of 35 times.
Conjecture how, if at all, the center and the width of a 99% confidence interval would change with these data, compared to the original 2SD 95% confidence interval.
The center of the confidence interval would . The width of the confidence interval would .
(l) (4 points) Suppose that we repeated the same study with Augie, and this time he chose the correct object 17 out of 35 times, and we also change the confidence level from 95% to 99%. Conjecture how, if at all, the center and the width of a 99% confidence interval would change with these data, compared to the original 2SD 95% confidence interval.
Suppose that we repeated the same study with Augie, and this time he chose the correct
The center of the confidence interval would The width of the confidence interval would
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32.1) Which of the following statements about scientific methods / theories is correct?
(1/0/0)
a) A scientific theory must be able to
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a) A scientific theory must be able to be proven.
b) A scientific theory has been derived from known facts and always applies.
c) A scientific method should give different results depending on who performs the method.
d) Knowledge of our surroundings usually emerges through an interplay between theory and experiment.
2) The sides of a straight block are measured to 3,202 cm; 0.0012 cm and 11.2 cm, respectively. Calculate the volume of the straightening block and enter it with the correct number of value digits.
(2/0/0)
Number of words: 0
3) A 9.2 dm long and evenly thick rod rests on a support. 0.55 dm from one end, a dynamometer is hung so that the rod will hang horizontally. Then the dynamometer shows 4.4 N. How much does the bar weigh?
(1/1/0)
Number of words: 0
4) A bar AB that is homogeneous and evenly thick has a length of 2.70 m and is rotatable about an axis at A. The bar weighs 25 kg and is kept in equilibrium by a force F which has its point of attack in B. is 45 degrees. How big is the force F?
(1/1/0)
Saved!
25 * 9.82 = 245.5 N
Number of words: 6
5) A trolley rolls at a constant speed to the right. On the cart is an upward cannon that suddenly shoots a bullet. The carriage continues to the right with the same speed as before. Where does the bullet end up when it falls? For a detailed reasoning.
(1/1/1)
Number of words: 0
6) A river is 200 m wide. The water in the river flows at a speed of 2.5 m / s. A motorboat steers across the river at its maximum speed, which in stagnant water is 5.0 m / s. The boat is constantly heading perpendicular to the banks of the river. Where does the motorboat land on the other shore?
(2/0/0)
Number of words: 0
7) A ball with a mass of 2.0 hg moves at a constant speed in a circular path. The radius of the track is 1.5 m and it takes the ball 3.0 seconds to move one turn. How big is the centripetal force?
(1/1/0)
Number of words: 0
8) A bullet moves at a constant speed. Can we then safely say that the resultant of the forces acting on the bullet is zero? Motivate and discuss your answer.
(0/1/1)
Number of words: 0
9) A conductor is located between the poles of a permanent magnet. The current in the conductor goes in the direction of the plane of the paper (away from the reader). How is the force acting on the leader directed?
(1/0/0)
a) To the right of the figure
b) To the left in the figure
c) Downwards in the figure
d) Upwards in the figure
10) Protons enter horizontally from the left between two large metal plates at a speed v = 0.80 Mm / s. The plates are connected to a voltage source with the pole voltage U. Between the plates there is a homogeneous magnetic field with a flux density of 38 mT directed perpendicular to the plane of the paper. The distance between the plates is 1.5 cm. They want the protons to continue with unchanged direction and speed between the plates. Which of the plates should be connected to the positive pole of the voltage source and how large should the voltage U be?
(0/2/0)
Number of words: 0
11) The magnetic flux Φ through a 700-speed coil decreases linearly with time according to the diagram below. Calculate the voltage across the coil at time t = 1.0 ms.
12) The current in a coil with an inductance of 35 mH has a growth rate of 6.2 A / s at a given moment. What is the instantaneous value of the ems induced in the coil?
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36.dehydrated cobalt (ii) chloride
Be sure to include subheadings (see bold text below) formulas, and units.
Chemical Equation: Write a generic
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units.
Chemical Equation: Write a generic chemical equation for the dehydration of cobalt (II) chloride ∙ x hydrate (include the state symbols of the reactant and two products). [T2]
Mass of Reactants and Products:
a) Calculate the initial mass of the hydrated cobalt (II) chloride. [T1]
b) Calculate the final mass of the anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride remaining in the cruiio8icible. [T1]
c) Calculate the mass of water given off by the sample of hydrated cobalt (II) chloride. [T1]
Moles of Products:
a) Calculate the moles of anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride remaining in the crucible. [T1]
b) Calculate the moles of water released from the hydrate. {T1]
4. Mole Ratio
a) Create an experimental mole ratio between the b) and a). [T1]
5. Formula of Hydrate: State the chemical formula you have determined for this hydrate.
Round the formula to the closest whole number value for x. [T1]
Discussion/Conclusion Questions: [T6]
Based on the chemical formula of the hydrate, calculate the percentage composition (percent by mass) of the hydrated cobalt (II) chloride. Remember to determine the percentage of each element (Co, Cl, H, and O). [T2]
A possible source of systematic error in this experiment is insufficient heating. Suppose that the hydrate was not completely converted to the anhydrous form. Describe how this would affect: the calculated percent by mass of water and the experimental molecular formula (i.e. would x be higher, lower or the same).
Suppose a student spilled some of the hydrated cobalt (II) chloride. Describe how this would affect the calculated percent by mass of water (would it be higher, lower or the same) and the experimental chemical formula of the hydrate. [T2]
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38.The unit price of market goods is $1. Each person has 8 hours to work each day.
Another couple, Sylvan and
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van and Alex, have the same productivities: Sylvan is identical to Rajan, while Alex
and Esther are identical.
Esther and Rajan both engage in market work. Sylvan works full time at home, so only Alex works in the
market.
a) Given this information, which couple has the higher opportunity cost of home produced goods?
Explain how you determined this. You can add a diagram if that helps, but you are not required
to include one.
b) Can you determine which couple has the higher utility? Explain why or why not.
Suppose now that value of market production for both Alex and Esther increased to $12/per hour.
c) Explain the change in the household joint production possibility frontier generated by this
change.
d) Explain what would happen to each couple’s choice of both household and market produced
goods, using an analysis by means of income and substitution effects.
e) What changes in time allocation for each couple that would be necessary to produce and
consume this new bundle? Briefly explain your reasoning.
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40.Weight loss: In a study to determine whether counseling could help people lose weight, a sample of people experienced a
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eople experienced a group-based behavioral intervention, which involved weekly meetings with a trained interventionist for a period of six months. The following data are the numbers of pounds lost for 14 people, based on means and standard deviations given in the article. Assume the population is approximately normal. Perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean weight loss is greater than 20 pounds. Use the =α0.10 level of significance and the critical value method.
22.5 28.5 7.6 24.1 21.5 12.9 17.3
21.2 37.6 33.8 12.1 36.3 24.1 19.4
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41.URGENT PLZZZ PLZZ ANSWER
Coupon redemption, a strategy for spurring sales, is the variable of interest to this study.
Needless to
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erest to this study.
Needless to say, this sales strategy will be effective when the distribution channels for the product in question are well planned, when there is sufficient advertising to let the consumers know about the promotion, when the package clearly indicates the coupon redemption scheme with the expiration date, if any, and the packaging of the product is of the right size (neither too big nor too small to serve the needs of the consumer). Of course, all these factors will not help, unless there is an established frequent need for the product for consumers.
Develop a theoretical framework for the above mentioned scenario.
(5 marks)
Ques. 14
Read the following information identify the concepts and develop a conceptual model for the scenario below.
Incidence of smoking in movies has started to increase again, after having declined for several decades. According to the National Cancer Institute smoking is seen in at least three out of four contemporary box office hits. What's more, identifiable cigarette brands appeared in about one-third of all movies in 2019. Exposure to smoking in movies is an important predictor of adolescent smoking initiation: smoking in movies has been shown to affect adolescents' intentions to start smoking. In turn, the intentions to start smoking are determined by a more positive attitude toward smoking after seeing a film character smoke. Recent research has revealed that the relationship between seeing a film character smoke and the attitude toward smoking is stronger when a person's identification with a film character increases. These findings are consistent with social learning theory, which predicts that attitudes and behaviors are modeled by observing the behaviors of others.
HELP URGENT PLZ
RESEARCH SUBJECT
QUESTION IS NOT INCOMPLETE OR MISSING
1)Dorothy Dunning , Chief Production Manager , was on top of the world just two years ago . In her nontraditional job , she was cited to be the real backbone of the company , and her performance was in no small measure responsible for the mergers the institution was contemplating with other well - known global corporations . Of late though , the products of the company had to be recalled several times owing to safety concerns . Quality glitches and production delays also plagued the company . To project a good image to consumers , Dunning developed a very reassuring web site and made sweeping changes in the manufacturing processes to enhance the quality of the product , minimize defects , and enhance the efficiency of the workers , A year after all these changes , the company continues to recall defective products !
Do you think so research might have solved the Dorothy problem , if yes how ? (Be specific while answering and plan the body of writing recalling the concept of research ) 3marks
2) The GAAP ( Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ) do an unacceptable job of accounting for the principal activities of the Information Age companies . Today , investors are in the dark because the accounting is irrelevant . The basic purpose of accounting is to provide useful information to help investors make rational investment , credit , and similar decisions , but today's most important assets and activities - intellectual capital and knowledge work are totally ignored . Professor Robert A. Howell wants to reform the accounting system with the goal of making clear the measurement of how companies produce cash and create value .
How would you define the problem in the following case ? 2 MARKS
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44.I have 5 questions I am stuck on. Please help!
1. Enter the correct answer in the box.
Facundo crochets and sells
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chets and sells baby blankets, b. Each blanket requires 3 skeins of yarn, and the total number of skeins Facundo uses, y, varies directly as the number of blankets he crochets, b.
Write an equation that models this relationship.
2. The weight of an object, w, varies inversely as the square of its distance from the center of Earth, d. When an astronaut stands in a training center on the surface of Earth (3,960 miles from the center), she weighs 155 pounds. To the nearest tenth of a pound, what will be the approximate weight of the astronaut when she is standing on a space station, in orbit 240 miles above the training center?
3. The square of g varies inversely as h. When g = 16, h = 2. What is the value of h when g = 40?
4. The number of days, d, it will take Manny to read a book varies inversely as the number of pages, p, he reads per day. If k is the constant of variation, which equation represents this situation?
5. The battery life for Bruhier’s cell phone is longer when he has fewer apps running. When only one app is running, the battery will last for 16 hours. When four apps are running, the battery will only last for 4 hours.
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45.Im on a physics homework assignment and cant get passed question one, the assignment is a virtual lab the link
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b the link is https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/projectile-motion/latest/projectile-motion_en.html
and these are the questions
2: Raise the cannon to a height of 15 meters. Set the horizontal velocity to 12 m/sa) Sketch the situationb) Predict the distance you have to place the target from the base of the cannon (calculate this & show all work).
c)Perform the experiment by placing the target at the predicted range and clicking the cannon button. Compare your predicted value to the outcome of the testing experiment. Do they agree or disagree? (Did you hit the target?)
3: Raise the cannon to a height of 5 meters. Measure the distance of the David statue from the base of the cannona) Sketch the situation.b) Predict the velocity with which you have to launch the object in order for it to hit the statue (calculate this & show all work).c)Perform the experiment by entering the predicted velocity and clicking Fire. Compare your predicted value to the outcome of the testing experiment. Do they agree or disagree? (Did you hit the statue?) If they disagree, look at your math again!
4: Set the initial velocity of the object to 20 m/s. Place the target at a range (distance) 20 m.a) Sketch the situation.d) Predict the height from which you have to launch the object in order for it to land on the target (calculate this & show all work).b) Perform the experiment by raising the cannon to the predicted height and clicking Fire! Compare your predicted value to the outcome of the testing experiment. Do they agree or disagree? (Did you hit the target?) If they disagree, look at your math again!
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47.Let a = sin b, 0 < b < pi/2.
Find, in terms of b, the solutions of sin 2x =
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So far I just tried to do the obvious and substitute -a for - sin b. Like so;
sin 2x = - sin b
which then becomes;
sin 2x = sin -b
and then I can remove the sines and rearrange for x, which gives me this.
2x = -b
x = -b/2
However, if I were to look at the domain of b. Any value within the domain will give a value that doesn't fit the domain of x. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you!
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48.Task 1
You are asked to carry out a study on behalf of a business analytics specialised consultancy on a subsample
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on a subsample of weekly data from Randall’s Supermarket, one of the biggest in the UK. Randall’s marketing management team wishes to identify trends and patterns in a sample of weekly data collected for a number of their loyalty cardholders during a 26-week period. The data includes information on the customers’ gender, age, shopping frequency per week and shopping basket price. Randall’s operates two different types of stores (convenient stores and superstores) but they also sell to customers via an online shopping platform. The collected data are from all three different types of stores. Finally, the data provides information on the consistency of the customer’s shopping basket regarding the type of products purchased. These can vary from value products, to brand as well as the supermarket’s own high-quality product series Randall’s Top. As a business analyst you are required to analyse those data, make any necessary modifications in order to determine whether for any single customer it is possible to predict the value of their shopping basket.
Randall’s marketing management team is only interested in identifying whether the spending of the potential customer will fall in one of three possible groups including:
• Low spender (shopping basket value of £25 or less)
• Medium Spender (shopping basket value between £25.01 and £70) and
• High spenders (shopping basket greater than £70)
For the purpose of your analysis you are provided with the data set Randall’s.xls. You have to decide, which method is appropriate to apply for the problem under consideration and undertake the necessary analysis. Once you have completed this analysis, write a report for the Randall’s marketing management team summarising your findings but also describing all necessary steps undertaken in the analysis. The manager is a competent business analyst himself/herself so the report can include technical terms, although you should not exceed five pages. Screenshots and supporting materials can be included in the appendix.
Requirements
After completing your analysis, you should submit a report that consists of two parts. Part A being a non-technical summary of your findings and Part B a detailed report of the analysis undertaken with more details.
Part A: A short report for the Head of Randall’s Marketing Management (20 per cent). This should briefly explain the aim of the project, a clear summary and justification of the methods considered as well as an overview of the results.
Although, the Head of Randall’s Marketing Management team who will receive this summary is a competent business analytics practitioner, the majority of the other team members have little knowledge of statistical modelling and want to know nothing about the technical and statistical underpinning of the techniques used in this analysis. This report should be no more than two sides of A4 including graphs, tables, etc. In this report you should include all the objectives of this analysis, summary of data and results as well as your recommendations (if any).
Part B: A technical report on the various stages of the analysis (80 per cent).
The analysis should be carried out using the range of analytics tools discussed:
• SPSS Statistics
Ensure that the exercise references:
• Binary and multinomial logistic regression
• Linear vs Logistic regression
• Logit Model with odds Ratio
• Co-efficients and Chi Squared
• MLR co-efficients
• Assessing usefulness of MLR model
• Interpreting a model
• Assessing over-all model fit with Psuedo R-Squared measures
• Classification accuracy (Hit Ratio)
• Wald Statistic
• Odd ratio exp(B)
• Ratio of the probability of an event happening vs not happening
• Ratio of the odds after a unit change in the predictor to the original odds
• Assumptions
• Residuals analysis
• Cook’s distance
• DfBeta
• Adequacy (with variance inflation factor VIF and tolerance statistic)
• Outliers and influential points cannot just be removed. We need to check them (typo? – unusual data?)
• Check for multicollinearity
• Parsimony
Write a short and concise report to explain the technical detail of what you have done for each step of the analysis.
The report should also cover the following information:
• Any type of analysis that might be useful and check whether the main assumptions behind the analyses do not hold or cannot be
• Give evidence of the understanding of the statistical tools that you are using. For example, comment on the model selection procedure and the coefficient interpretation, e.g. comment on the interpretation of the logistic regression coefficients if such a method is used and provide an example of
• Conclusions and explanation, in non-technical terms, of the main points
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55.Consider the following LP, where the value of has not yet been ascertained
maxz = c1x + y
s. t .
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t . 2x + 2y ≤ 12
2x + 4y ≤ 10
x ≥ 0,y ≥ 0
(a) What value of will result in a unique optimal solution to this LP and what is the corresponding optimal solution? You need to give a comprehensive answer.
(b)What value of will result in infinitely many solutions to this LP? You need to give a comprehensive answer.
(c) What value will result in no optimal solution to this LP? You need to give a comprehensive answer.
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57.A bank claims that omitting the annual credit card fee for customers who charge at least $2500 in a year
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year will increase the amount charged on its credit card. The bank makes this offer to a random sample of 225 of its credit card customers. It then compares how much these customers charge this year with the amount that they charged last year. The mean increase in the sample is $560, with sum of squares SS= $1,417,250. Is there significant evidence at 1% level that the mean amount charged increases under the no-fee offer? First, in the blank below report the observed value of the test statistic (e.g., observed z, observed t, or observed χ2 you will use for hypothesis testing
2. Enter the critical value for the statistic and degrees of freedom. Do we reject H0 or fail to reject
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