Essays on Data Analysis

Abstract

Information systems are an important part of any business organization. They are responsible for the passage of information within the business. In some cases, information systems are directly linked to marketing. In this case, the information on the sales available and the cost of the product are issued to the customers through the systems. The systems could be manual systems, where pamphlets are printed and distributed to customers, or electronic systems, where the company uses websites or technology oriented ways to market the products. On the other hand, information systems are important in keeping the company’s records. In Continue reading...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter III: Methodology
Overview
The purpose of this research has been to focus on the decision making and agenda setting policy concerning the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to drill for petroleum products when California Senate Bill (SB) 4 was passed. Hydraulic fracturing has been used for many years in California, but this is the first time a bill has been passed to regulate the activity. The bill was passed in the assembly first and then moved to the senate where it was passed in the form of SB 4.
The factors and actors that worked together to put hydraulic Continue reading...

- Activity diagram
- Sequence diagram

What are the different Vulnerable Points in an E-commerce Environment?

An e-commerce environment has many vulnerable points that attackers can get to the system. One of the points of attack is the channel of connection between the client and the ISP provider. The attacker can tap this point and make an attack on the connection. The attacker can intercept the communication between the user and the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and use security threats like spoofing to get data from the client. The client will lose money in the process. Another point of vulnerability is the ISP networks. There could be sniffer programs Continue reading...

Introduction

In the current world, obesity is a real time problem. It is no longer an isolated issue that can be avoided. The number of people suffering from obesity has grown tremendously over the past twenty years. Of special importance is the case of obesity in children. Over the past thirty years, obesity has doubled in children and has quadrupled among adolescents thus making it a real life real time issue that has to be addressed. The question thus arises as to exactly what obesity is and what it entails. There is usually confusion between obesity and being overweight. Overweight Continue reading...

Introduction

This research plan originated from a course focusing on research design proposals in political science. This proposal will summarize the existing information and find room for discovery and additional development of the dialogue surrounding women’s rights worldwide, specifically using Saudi Arabia as a focal lens. It will focus on the effect of the American media’s influence on Saudi Arabian people, and their consequent disposition towards gender equality. It draws upon data collected from numerous publications reporting on perception of America media and any changes that Saudis may have in opinion regarding women’s contributions and place in Continue reading...

Relationship between sporting talent and the body sizes 3

Data collection and description 3
Data analysis 3
The model 3
The hypothesis statements 4
The model assumption 4
Regression Analysis: Wins versus Salary 4
Analysis of Correlation salaries of the players and the number of wins the clubs register 4
Checking the adequacy of the modeling 5
Residual analysis 5
Summary of Results 5
Discussion and Conclusions 5
Introduction
There is usually a very close relationship between salaries of players in every club and the number of wins the club register every season. According to Mullins (2006), the salaries of players are directly related to the number of Continue reading...

International Student Retention in American Universities

Methodology
The study aims to investigate the international student retention in American universities. Initially the preferred research design was constructed from the assumption that the necessary data for this study can be obtained from the central data system containing historical surveys pertaining to international student retention in American higher education. However, the historical data may not be able to sustain the validity and accuracy requirement of this study (Mathiyazhagan and Nandan, 2010). Therefore, it is necessary to instead to collect data using a survey. This approach uses a qualitative method that includes sampling, instrumentation, selection of participants, administration of Continue reading...

Final Report

Background of the Study
The research majors on immunization of newly born babies and children aged below 5 years in Canada, New Brunswick. Children below the age of 5 are prone to infection by contagious diseases. Vaccines come in handy as a preventive measure that reduces the chances of infection for this vulnerable section of the population in Brunswick. However, the administration of the vaccines is only possible after the children’s parents given their consent. The primary objective of administering vaccines is to attain global health for children all over the world.
Vaccinations are secure and effective ways Continue reading...

The article, “GIS Solutions for Environmental Management” was very informative. I learned many things about the program itself, as well as the services it offers. The article also taught me about ESRI GIS products, along with how professionals use them to manage the environment. The article also explained environmental problems, and how GIS is used to help aid those problems. Overall, I found the article very stimulating and educational.
According the article, GIS stands for Geographic Information System. The technology that supports it is used to deliver information concerning the environment to the public, as well as environmental specialists. Continue reading...

Introduction

The article “predictors of fracture from falls reported in hospital and residential care facilities: A cross-sectional study” is a detailed analysis of a study conducted to identify the predictive association between fall related factors in health facilities and the fracture outcomes for those clinical fall incidents that are routinely reported. The study is a retrospective study with findings analyzed through logistic regression analysis. The study was done on a total of 197 public health care institutions in Queensland, Australia. The study had two sets of participants picked from these institutions. The first group of participants was comprised of 24, Continue reading...

Article Analysis

Abstract
Introduction
Methods
First, all patients were admitted to the trial wards and those who met the inclusion criteria were considered. Secondly, the members were recommended by ward staff to the study nurses. Thirdly, the entry criteria included; age of 65 years and above; the pressure ulcer risk of 15 to 20 based on physiologic, demographic, and disease specific features and consent to regular examination of pressure areas. Also, the members were transferred to the trial beds after their consent was sought. In addition, the exclusion criteria were employed such as obesity greater than 155 kilograms, if the patient Continue reading...

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Introduction

Evidently, the human body possesses a remarkable capability, which can however be jeopardized by disease. Influenza occurs as one of the widely discussed diseases whose influence on humans has and continues to raise immense concern across various contexts all over the globe. This can be accredited to the fact that this disease occurs as one of the leading causes of respiratory infections. In fact, influenza remains a significant cause of mortality amongst the elderly populations aged above 65 years. Worth noting is the fact that the pathogenicity of influenza is dependent on environmental factors; Continue reading...

Anna Maria CollegeNursing ProgramsNUS 314 - Essentials of Nursing Research

The Abstract
Nurses enter the medical field with the belief of changing the lives of their patients by providing quality care and helping them overcomes their health concerns. However, most of them do not anticipate the challenges that may arise from taking care of patients with special health concerns. In this case, nurses are prone to experience various issues that arise from taking care of patients. This study aims at identifying the risk factors that icnr4ease the chances of nurses experiencing compassion fatigue. Many nurses in practice experience secondary Post traumatic stress disorder that arises from taking care of Continue reading...

Introduction

Any given society is made up human beings. Sociology is a social science that deal with the study of how these human beings interacts amongst themselves, causes of their interaction, and the results of these human interactions. In sociology, human beings are defined as social beings. Social life revolves around several components that can be used to explain how a society operates and exists. The three major of these components are the social structures, social interaction, and the social institutions. Different societies have different cultures, norms, and beliefs. In order to understand how the societies differentiate, it is important Continue reading...

- Hardware specification for server and client’s compatibility
The hardware requirements specification for server and client’s compatibility will involve network adaptor which consists of hardware and software that allows communication between interface and physical network as well as operating system to communicate with the interface. PCMI card, USB or Serial devices are some of the hardware choices. The firmware and operating system driver will be needed to run card and enhance communication with the device respectively.(Wepman,2014).For 100 clients(fewer than 250 users) in this case,1 single core CPU(2.13 GHz),2Gb of RAM Continue reading...

Introduction/ Background

Internal auditing plays a crucial role in businesses and the processes of financial reporting of public sectors. The internal auditors serve a vital role in monitoring the risk profile of the company and identifying the areas on which to improve the risk management. The objective of internal auditing is essentially to improve the organizational effectiveness and efficiency through constructive criticism. Of late, internal auditing has turned into an essential control mechanism in both private and public sectors. However, there have been few academic studies that have been conducted on the internal auditing effectiveness in the governance of the public Continue reading...

Importance of Health Informatics

Technology has changed how every industry conducts its activities and operations. Information system in hospitals has helped towards better delivery of health care. Research shows that hospitals that have adopted the use of information system perform better. It helps in preventing medical errors ensuring patient safety. The patient records are safe with adoption of information system and it allows easy access by various physicians who come out with a better solution after careful analysis.
Before adopting the information, system to the hospital the health care committee needs to consider a number of factors and characteristics of the information system Continue reading...

- Introduction
The pharmaceutical industry is one that has been seeking to enhance efficiency in customer relationship management through strategies that involve a transition from the traditional sales force to Key Account Management. However, the transition requires organization changes and is subject to several factors. In that respect, this analysis refers to the case of pharmaceutical companies in Greece for the purpose of analyzing change management that relates to the transition. To achieve the objective, the analysis will provide a literature review and an empirical analysis seek that seeks to answer a number of questions that define the research Continue reading...

Abstract

Decision-making is process physicians do in various aspects of their professional care provision endurance. However, the critical nature of decision-making in the health sector makes physicians vulnerable. The best decisions yield the best quality in care provision. In this context, the formulations of decision support systems have been an aspect of concern in the contemporary health care society. The numerous cases of physicians making wrong decisions and jeopardizing the quality of care have been a topic of criticism that could be effectively solved by these decision support systems. A comprehensive analysis of various case studies depicting the success and Continue reading...

The purpose of creating a database that can maintain records of patients in any given area is so that one can find out which vaccines have been administered to the people and which vaccines still need to be given. One needs to remember that this is a particular schedule which needs to be adhered to in relation to administration of vaccines for children, as well as adults. (Missouri Community Guide State Team Final Report, 2011)
This would be an excellent initiative which would help regularize the administration of vaccines and also help curtail the spread of controllable diseases. However Continue reading...

Introduction

Shift Share is an economic tool kit that is used by economic analysts to determine how much of region growth attributes to national growth and how is accrued to the unique regional factors. Shift share analysis based to answer the growth of employment in a group of regional industries, that is to say, it measures the growing or declining of employment in the regional industries Reynolds, 1980). This paper tends to examine the shift share analysis of certain industries within a region and subject the calculated figures to the Lab for interpretation.

Discussion

The table below shows the shift share Continue reading...

Organization Background

Today knowledge management is very important for organizations to survive in a dynamic business environment. Knowledge management is considered as one of the important functions which needs plan, organize the activities and motivate and control the human resources to improve the overall productivity of the organization.
GS (Global Software) Ltd. is a New York based software development and consultancy company which provides software solutions to banking and insurance companies all over the United States. It is having one thousand employees working in 12 offices in 4 major cities New Jersey, Washington, Chicago and head office in New York. GS Continue reading...

Thesis statement: Data warehousing is critical in the socio-economic success of businesses in the world today by means of providing an important platform for both social and economic interactions that proceed with the greatest regard to competitiveness and relevance since markets continue to grow more unfavorable to irrelevant businesses. It plays a central role in ensuring the existence and competitiveness of an organization remains intact as efficiency and reliability of data processing are upheld. Organizations have to adopt data warehousing if at all they need to remain relevant in the current super competitive markets.

Summary

A data warehouse, also known Continue reading...

In purchasing the most suitable system off of the shelf and modifying it according to its individual production needs, this company will face various issues. The employees of JC Gear Company may find it difficult to work with this system. The procedures associated with the running of this system may involve a lot of technicalities that the employees of the company are not familiar with them. This makes the whole process of operation very difficult.
Purchasing the system off the shelf may also lead to problems because it may not suit the actual needs of the JC Gearing Company. Continue reading...

Introduction

Electronic health records is an important aspect of a eahltcare organisaiton. The development of this system will enhance the processes of the organisaiotn. This will paper will assess the development process of this system in the hospital unit of a halthcxare organisaiton.
I developed the timelines by assessing the tasks that are to be performed. The time that a given task will take will depend on other tasks associated with a particular task. The most the dependencies, the longer it will take for the task to be completed. There are also tasks that will require technical expertise. With these Continue reading...

Research Article Structure

The key sections typically used in research articles include (1) the introduction/background, (2) literature review, (3) methods, (4) results, (5) discussion, and (6) the conclusion. The introduction and literature review are sometimes not distinguished as separate sections. The choice of sections will also depend on the research topic and aims, and each section can introduce more subsection, but all research articles need to discuss the study aims and their hypotheses in the first section of the article. For example, a study on exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by Hembree et al. (2003) presents previous research on exposure Continue reading...

The cancer patient navigation was developed to help solve the problem of detecting the late and adverse stages of cancer that resulted to death of the patient. It was established to rid of obstacles that made it difficult to reach the doctors in time, to make medical payments when due and since breast cancer was common it helped doctors to development managerial skills and a duty of care upon the diagnosed patients. The patient navigation was to be used as a guideline map to patients so that they may not get lost while seeking medical attention. Patients navigation helps Continue reading...

Preliminary Study Title:

Answer: “Study to examine the increase in score of students by establishing music classroom”
1. Description of the local problem:
Answer: The problem identified is that music educational programs at school in the district have been decreasing since administrators give priority to other subjects like maths and science.
2. Rationale of the local problem and Purpose of the study (The rationale for choosing this problem is clearly articulated. The rationale consists of evidence that the problem exists and explains why there is a need to study and address this problem. The purpose or intent of the study is explained) Continue reading...

The accuracy of the information that health organizations use is a critical asset to the healthcare decision making. The decision made should be based on identification and assessment of appropriate data sources done within the boundary of the data of interest and its availability. The healthcare information is extremely critical as it primary; contains demographic information from admission, medication uses, discharge and treatment of all patients. The health data also contains coronary anatomy and intervention from the laboratory module (Lichtenstein 2004). In addition, health data is obtained directly from the patients, therefore, gives a true reflection the state of Continue reading...

Article Review

This article provides a discussion of the application of Object-Level Keyword Search Over Relational Databases (OKSORD). This has been prompted by the difficulties associated with the application Keyword Search Over Relational Databases (KSORD), which makes it difficult for the end user to understand. The procedure discussed for developing an object level data model for the Object-Level Keyword Search Over Relational Databases involves the classification of relation algorithm into four categories. This is then followed by converting a relational database schema to an object-level schema graph. The final step involves generating an object level data graph for the object level Continue reading...

The society today is facing a rather disquieting series of developments affecting practical academic life in the contemporary society. Arguably, these developments risk degrading the pivotal role of cognitive endeavor or reasoned evaluative criticism in achieving, maintaining, and enhancing of good social justice program in the society. It is hard to simply educate on methods and means of doing evaluation; it is vital to convey the idea of evaluation as realistic, intellectual outlook and disposition on social and political platform. Overall, there is a pressing necessity to learn the need of humanistic evaluation in the social Justice programs. According Continue reading...

Innovation can be described in two categories: incremental and disruptive. With regards to a product, the next product release or the next version of a current software is known as an incremental innovation. But the innovation through which a significant change is brought into the marketplace is known as the disruptive innovation; this is when the competitors are forced to realign their strategies and they feel threatened suddenly (Schmidt & Druehl, 2008). The integration of the smartphone technology into the retail industry is a form of disruptive innovation. In general, the disruptive ideas are those upon which everyone would chuckle Continue reading...

The data management process for a researcher consists of two parts; the data collection process and the analysis of the information gathered. The researcher must first begin by identifying the sources of data collection and determining which of these sources would be the most appropriate and reliable.
The various sources of data can either be primary or secondary. Primary data refers to raw, original data that was collected at the time of the event. Therefore, it allows the researcher to study the data up close. Secondary data on the other hand, offers an analysis on past data, it may Continue reading...

HYPOTHESIS

Is the peak flow meter reliable enough to measure asthma? Are peak flow measurement variations sufficiently sensitive and specific in cases of occupational asthma, childhood asthma and under other asthmatic conditions?

INTRODUCTION

Asthma is a serious lung condition characterized by bronchial hyper-reactivity, inflammation and mucous plugging resulting in airway constriction. An acute asthmatic attack is usually reversible by rescue inhalers. Asthma affects over 5 % of the US population and is responsible for approximately half a million hospital admissions annually in the US. 1
The Peak Flow Meter is a simple device which is very useful in measuring changes in airway Continue reading...

The Title of the Article

The title indicates that the article is about morale and role strain of undergraduate nursing students in a pediatric clinical setting. However, Chen fails to specify the aspect of morale and role strain that the article seeks to deal with in the title. For instance, the title would have been more specific if it were stated as follows: causes of morale and role strain of undergraduate nursing students in a pediatric clinical setting. In this case, a reader would be able to tell that the article deals with the causes of morale and role strain. It therefore follows that Continue reading...

Extreme input and output techniques refer to techniques of managing and controlling inputs and output scales in data processing and other processing units. This regards implementation of parallel applications that help reduce risks involved with events tracing on extreme scale inputs and outputs (Smallwood, 2005). To manage inputs and outputs it’s rational to define means of capturing large volumes of data, processing of the data and creating innovative outputs.
Capturing detailed information otherwise called – big data is an arising requirement due to expansion in productivity growth, research, consumer surplus and innovation. There are various sectors which are key Continue reading...

Object oriented databases are developing at high rates. There is high acceptance of object oriented databases. With the advancement of object oriented programming and the enhancement of database management systems, the use of object oriented databases systems for developing databases is gaining popularity with many database programmers. The features that database management systems have allow them to be developed to solve simple business solutions.
One product of object oriented database systems is Oracle Berkeley Database. This is a database that is produce and developed by Oracle Company. It is an object oriented database that was developed to optimize the Continue reading...

1. Would you trust an external provider with your organization’s data? Why or why not? What would be needed to raise your trust in the reliability, security, and privacy of the data?
In order to trust an external provider with my organizations data several factors would have to be considered before making this decision. The confidentiality of the data would be one factor which would discourage me from giving it in the hands of a third-party. However, the external providers past history of record keeping and maintaining privacy would also determine if this decision should be taken or Continue reading...

- Assume that you are an employee of consultancy company that specializes in the analysis design, and implementing of database systems. A client has recently approached your company with a view to implementing a database system but they are not familiar with the development.
- Provide three examples of user views for a database systems for a car Insurance Company such as GIECO.

Examples of User views (External Schema)

Example 1
Get a Quote View:
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Enter ZIP code

Example 2
User info View
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Residential Address

Indicate whether you are a new or a current customer
Example 3
Vehicle Info View
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Make

Model
Body Style
Purchase date
Was the Continue reading...

Question 1

The type of bloodstain evidence at the scene is a cast off pattern. According to Becker (2005), a cast-off pattern normally results in blood striking nearby surfaces such as walls, floors and ceilings. A cast-off pattern indicates that a blunt force trauma to the head. The large wound on top of the head is indicative of repeated use of the blunt force weapon on the victim.
The first step in the documentation process of the room would involve conducting an initial scan of the room to ascertain the evidence present. This would then be followed by photographing of the Continue reading...