Day: February 28, 2021

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment Mathematics and Statistics, Undergraduate

Now that you have dealt with your cashier Joe, you can turn your attention back to examining how profitable your concession stands are. This past week, several events were held at the venue. Some events were well attended, which resulted in long waiting times for food and beverages. Some events were not well attended, which resulted in no waiting time, so customers were served immediately.

You’ve been wondering whether customers spend more money if they wait longer in line.

The goal of the assignment is to effectively use the formulas and functions to determine if there is a relationship between waiting time and money spent. Complete the following steps:

Run the regression and calculate r.
Interpret the data.
Submit your results.

To run the regression and calculate r, open the STAT 222 The Longer You Wait (XLSX) spreadsheet.Preview the document Column A will contain waiting time in minutes for 20 randomly selected customers. Column B will include the dollars spent by these customers. To populate column A, copy one of the Waiting Times – Random Number Table -1-20 columns (D-I) and paste it into cell A3. To populate column B, copy one of the Dollars Spent – Random Number Table – $2-$40 columns (K-O) and paste it in cell B3.

Once you have the two columns with 20 values each, use these resources to run the regression and include the Pearson’s r correlation coefficient.

How to do a Linear Regression on Excel (YouTube 5:18) (Links to an external site.)
Step-by-Step Instructions: Scatter Plot, Trend Line, and Correlation
When you are finished, your spreadsheet should look similar to this one. Remember, your numbers will be different, so your regression line will also be different (either positivity or negatively skewed). We are not looking for the “right number” to an assignment question. The goal of the assignment is to effectively use the formulas and functions of excel to evaluate your data, then interpret the results.

Now evaluate your data and interpret the results. Answer the following questions in a document.

What is Pearson’s r that you calculated, and what does it tell us?
What is the r2 that you calculated, and what does it tell us?
Is this a good model for prediction? Why or why not?
Is there a relationship between waiting time and money spent?

Submit the answers to the questions and your spreadsheet to this assignment.

Review the Assignment Rubric for detailed grading information.

Sequence Analysis

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science

The assignment has a number of components, all of which provide learning opportunities for you.
You will complete a sequence analysis based on one scene or sequence from a film or video screened for this course
preferably one that is required rather than recommended.
There are lots of kinds of Sequence Commentaries out there, usually in the form of director commentary soundtracks on DVDs,
Blu-rays, and online. Some are silly and full of anecdotes that do little to enrich our knowledge or enjoyment of the film. Others,
especially if made by a director or film artist who is articulate and thoughtful, can teach us a lot about how things like editing,
rhythm and temporal ellipses have been employed to shape a spectators experience of the film. The same is true of well-crafted
video essays by film critics and scholars, sometimes called videographic criticism. In the best of them, the critic (you!) leads the
audience through a sequence in a way that builds an argument about the film through close observation of the films formal,
stylistic choices (for example, its narrative, mise-en-scne, cinematography, etc.).

Veterans & their Mental Health Struggles

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment Psychology and Education, Undergraduate

Consultation Prospectus Veterans and their Mental Health Struggles
Assignment
Task: Submit to complete this assignment
Students will prepare a consultation prospectus paper. Select an area of interest for potential consultation (this topic CAN overlap with your consultation project). The prospectus should include the following components:

Overview of the topic of interest and how consultants might be of use
Description of expertise needed in order to serve as a consultant (be specific as to what steps one would need to take to develop this expertise (i.e. classes, training, reading, presentations, etc).
Provide 3-5 resources that a potential consultant would find useful to work in this area (i.e. books, journal articles, videos, etc).
Identify professional organizations, conferences, and related groups that may be relevant to your topic.
Outline/develop a plan that you could utilize if this was an area that you wanted to provide consultation for (i.e. step by step guide of how you would develop expertise, network, join organizations, etc.)

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment Mathematics and Statistics, Undergraduate

Now that you have dealt with your cashier Joe, you can turn your attention back to examining how profitable your concession stands are. This past week, several events were held at the venue. Some events were well attended, which resulted in long waiting times for food and beverages. Some events were not well attended, which resulted in no waiting time, so customers were served immediately.

You’ve been wondering whether customers spend more money if they wait longer in line.

The goal of the assignment is to effectively use the formulas and functions to determine if there is a relationship between waiting time and money spent. Complete the following steps:

Run the regression and calculate r.
Interpret the data.
Submit your results.

To run the regression and calculate r, open the STAT 222 The Longer You Wait (XLSX) spreadsheet.Preview the document Column A will contain waiting time in minutes for 20 randomly selected customers. Column B will include the dollars spent by these customers. To populate column A, copy one of the Waiting Times – Random Number Table -1-20 columns (D-I) and paste it into cell A3. To populate column B, copy one of the Dollars Spent – Random Number Table – $2-$40 columns (K-O) and paste it in cell B3.

Once you have the two columns with 20 values each, use these resources to run the regression and include the Pearson’s r correlation coefficient.

How to do a Linear Regression on Excel (YouTube 5:18) (Links to an external site.)
Step-by-Step Instructions: Scatter Plot, Trend Line, and Correlation
When you are finished, your spreadsheet should look similar to this one. Remember, your numbers will be different, so your regression line will also be different (either positivity or negatively skewed). We are not looking for the “right number” to an assignment question. The goal of the assignment is to effectively use the formulas and functions of excel to evaluate your data, then interpret the results.

Now evaluate your data and interpret the results. Answer the following questions in a document.

What is Pearson’s r that you calculated, and what does it tell us?
What is the r2 that you calculated, and what does it tell us?
Is this a good model for prediction? Why or why not?
Is there a relationship between waiting time and money spent?

Submit the answers to the questions and your spreadsheet to this assignment.

Review the Assignment Rubric for detailed grading information.

Ministry: Feed My People (FMP) Supermarket

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment Chicago / Turabian, Religion / Theology

FINAL PAPER GUIDELINES

Write a ten-page paper on the topic: A Contemporary Model for Christian Education In My Context. This model, derived from your personal ministry/educational context should be usable and doable. The model should be one that is relevant for the 21st century. At a minimum the paper should:

1.    Briefly describe your present ministry/educational context.

2.    See attached PowerPoint for ministry drawings to include in the paper.

3.    Provided is a previous paper that can be used to assist in this paper.

4.    Include a mission statement, goals, and SMART objectives of your Christian Education model. 

5.    Attached is a potential mission statement to can be used to assist in creating a mission statement.

6.    Include strategies, a comprehensive implementation process, and an evaluation process.

7.    Integrate some of the concepts, theories, models, etc. that you have been exposed to from the class discussions and/or the assigned readings from:
    Teaching Todays Teachers to Teach by Donald L. Griggs 
    The Church As Learning community by Norma Cook Everist

8.    Follow Turabians manual for writing papers.

9.    Have a flow that utilizes appropriate grammar, sentence structure, spelling and transition sentences.

10.    Utilize footnotes. AT LEAST 7 from the assigned readings, from:
    Teaching Todays Teachers to Teach by Donald L. Griggs
    The Church as a Learning Community by Norma Cook Everist

11.    Be double-spaced utilizing a 12pt. font.

NOTES:

1.    Charts, graphs, and other handouts may be used to enhance your educational model, however, there must be at least ten written pages.

2.    Do not write a paper that regurgitates information from the assigned readings or other books.

3.    Remember, THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER. You are to use concepts, theories, from class discussions and readings to SUPPORT your Christian Education Model. This requires that you do some examination of your present ministry situation, contemplate how Christian Education could/should be, and create a model that can be utilized in your context.

4.    Avoid using multiple lists or bullet points.

health insurance plans

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Create one Word documents containing all parts of the assignment.

Format your document with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font.

One page, double-spaced for each part.
                                                               
Instructions: Part 1

1. Read the scenario below:
It is time to renew the annual health insurance policy for employee coverage in the medical practice where you serve as administrator.  The plan for the past three years has been a Blue Cross Indemnity Plan, a plan with great benefits that the employees like. The practice covers 80% of the premium regardless if it is for employee only, employee and spouse, or family.

The practice also offers:

A Prescription plan which covers brand name/first generation medications,  dental plan through Delta Dental (nominal cost), and  vision plan through VSP (nominal cost)
Currently 60 employees including the doctors are covered.  Of these, 30 have family coverage, 20 employee/spouse, and 10 single coverage.
For the past three years, the premium costs to the practice have gone up by 12%, 13.5%, and 15%.
While the doctors want to continue to provide health insurance coverage for their employees, they have clearly stated that they cannot afford another double digit increase this year.
You have meetings lined up with sales reps from Blue Cross, Aetna, United, and Cigna.

2 . Write the answer to the following question:
What will be your strategy and approach to provide the most comprehensive coverage possible, while maintaining a single digit increase this year?.(use concepts and types of health plans we discussed in class).
Discuss the various types of plans available, and what you might do to restructure the plan, benefits, and out of pockets costs (premium resposnbility, co-pays, deductibles, co-insurance ) for the employees? Address health isneruance, pharmacy, dental, and vision options

Instructions: Part 2

1 . Provide a real-life example of in writing of your personal experience with health insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly. Include answers to the following questions:
Which private company/government entity provided the coverage?

What were the positive and negative in working with the plan?

If you had to make a suggestion regarding your experience  to the health plans CEO,  what would it be?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Law

Case Brief
Instructions:

Each of your case briefs must include:
A brief statement of the relevant facts.
The issue the court had to decide.
Note: The guiding question we provide for each case is related to, but does not substitute for, the issue we are asking you to identify and explain. Do not simply repeat the question we have asked about each case.

The rule the court found or adopted.
The application of the rule to the facts.
The court’s conclusion.
Do you agree with this conclusion? What do you think the impact on Healthcare is?

v. Pollard (Oregon, 1971)

pages 19495 (screenshots of case attached, please also review case brief samples)

Is a physician who screams at, insults, and belittles an injured patient liable for the intention tort of outrage, or Intentional Affliction of Emotional Distress?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 28, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Law

Guiding Question: “Why would you have a physician-patient relationship with someone you never see?

Instructions:

1. Write an Initial Post  (250- 300 words).

2. Consider the following questions as you write your initial post:
Respond to the question:
“Why would you have a physician-patient relationship with someone you never see? Do you have a physician-patient relationship with somone you never see? Please give an example.
.
If you are unhappy with an outcome in that situation, what legal violation could you claim?

the “Oliver v. Brock” case (page 178-179 in your Showalter textbook):

For example, in Oliver v. Brock,5 Dr. Whitfield was treating Anita Oliver in rural Demopolis, Alabama, for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. During a telephone conversation with a colleague named Dr. Brock about another patient, Dr. Whitfield casually mentioned Ms. Olivers treat-ment and asked for Dr. Brocks opinion. According to Dr. Whitfields affida-vit (see Legal Decision Point), Dr. Brock told him the treatment seemed to be correct under the circumstances. The conversation was apparently infor-mal and gratuitous, and one can almost imagine Dr. Whitfield saying, Oh, by the way, what do you think about this other situation I have?
Dr. Brock practiced in Tuscaloosa, which is about 60 miles from Demopolis. In his affidavit he introduced himself as one of the Defendants in the above styled cause, and asserted that he never saw the patient, talked to her or her family, or even learned her name. He admitted that he occasionally talked to Dr. Whitfield by phone (apparently to discuss patients), but he continually emphasized that he did not know Anita Oliver and that she had never been his patient. His affidavit concluded, I have never been employed or requested to care for or treat Anita Oliver and I have not been employed or requested to advise any-one with regard to her medical problems.
As result of Dr. Whitfields course Legal Decision Point An affidavit is a written document in which the affiantthe one who signs the documentswears under penalty of perjury that the facts asserted in the statement are true. Affidavits generally cannot substitute for in-court testimony because they are not subject to cross-examination. However, affi-davits are sometimes used to support arguments on collateral matters, especially if the opposing attorney does not object. In Oliver v. Brock, affi-davits were used to support Dr. Brocks position that he did not have a doctorpatient relationship with Oliver, and by the plaintiffs to support their own position. Who do you suppose wrote the affidavits in of treatment, which presumably had been at least casually supported by Dr. Brock, Anita Oliver ended up suffering further injury. In her own affidavit as plaintiff, the patients mother, Cathy Oliver, stated, I became concerned regarding the care and treatment rendered or done by Dr. Whit-field and . . . Dr. Whitfield told me that he would call Dr. Brock in Tuscaloosa to get some advise [sic] on how to treat my daughters injuries. She said that Whitfield later told her that Dr. Brock told him that the treatment was correct and should be continued. Her affida-vit concludes, I sincerely believe that Dr. Brock took part in the treatment of my daughter and that he is at fault for the serious injuries suffered by my daughter as a result of this treatment.
After reviewing the evidence, such as it was, the Supreme Court of Alabama unanimously decided that there was no doctorpatient relationship between Dr. Brock and Anita Oliver, so the physician could not be held liable for the injuries the patient sustained as a result of the treatment. One of the justices summarized this position clearly in a concurring opinion: The mere discussion between professional people of hypothetical situations can-not be viewed as a basis for liability. To hold otherwise would tend to adversely affect the quality of the services they offer to members of the public. Physicians, lawyers, dentists, engineers, and other professionals, by comparing problem-solving approaches with other members of their disciplines, have the opportunity to learn from one another. Possessing this freedom, they are better positioned to bring theory into practice for the benefit of those whom they serve. Our decision in this case preserves these essential learning situations for all professional people.