Arthur Humphrey

The Benefits of a Single Measure of Wellbeing in Policy-makingThe appeal of a single measure of wellbeing that policies orient around is partially the associated benefits of simplicity and accountability: it makes for a simple story of what policy-making is all about, whether local or national, and it allows others to challenge policies based on the science of wellbeing and statistics on actual outcomes. It thus fits a vision of policy-making that is ‘enlightened and rational’ in ...

Variable Information and Variable Values TablesA researcher has collected data for 7681 patients who had a procedure performed at Clinic ABC in 2009 that serves the Greater Toronto Area regions (Excel file: Fall Assignment Data.xls). The data includes the unique patient identifier, sex (male = 1; female = 2), age (years) and patient region (Durham = 1; Halton = 2; Peel = 3; York = 4).   The researchers also collected some lifestyle data including smoking frequency (every day = 1; so...

Question: Effectiveness of the Group 1.You are required to submit one detailed plan of this report for the group, which will be discussed and peer-reviewed in class. If you do not submit and pass this formative assessment work then the mark for the final report will be capped . 2.Your mark for the effectiveness of the group working will be based on your own self-assessment together with a peer assessment by your colleagues and will be moderated by the class tutor based on your presentation ...

In assessment one You are required to answer four questions: 1. What is involved in being a successful leader? 2. Can good leadership be developed, and if so,how? 3. What distinguishes leadership from management?4. What have you personally learnt about leadership from your own experiences, on this course and elsewhere?   1. What is involved in being a successfulleader? You are not expected to cover everything. As a general rule, you should aim for covering from 3 to 5 theori...

What is SQL and Why is it Important?SQL language and relational database systems based on it are one of the most important foundation technologies in the computer industry. Over the last two decades, SQL has grown from its first commercial use into a computer product and services market segment worth tens of billions of dollars per year, and SQL stands today as the standard computer database language. Literally hundreds of database products now support SQL, running on computer systems from ma...

AimDetermine optimum strategic direction for various segments of the industry, including lodging, gaming, cruise lines, airlines, and food service. Discuss variables that affect strategic management. Discuss issues affecting strategy formulation and implementation of strategies in the tourism/hospitality industry. The aim of this assignment is to enable students to undertake academic research and gain an understanding of strategic management concepts and processes. Assume, you are wor...

Background of the Study Background of the Study China started to reform as well as open up their economy from 1978 and because of that the GDP growth of China has averaged nearly 10 per cent per year, and this has simultaneously resulted in more than 800 million individuals being able to lift out of their poverty levels (Chow 2017). The rapid economic growth of China also resulted in significant improvements within their education system, access to healthcare, and other such crucial services o...

GDP classification of Saudi Arabia according to Economic activities between 2010 to 2018Question# 1                                                         &Acir...

ScenarioYour company, the maker of StackBook laptops (you may remember this scenario from MRT285), is interested in understanding customer loss and retention. The supplied file is a list of almost 22,000 customers spanning eight years’ worth of activity, containing information about their purchase history. Each record represents the purchase history for one customer, including the number of purchases and the dates of the first and last purchases made. (Most of the fields are self-explan...

Step 1: Listing Characteristics of the Company Under StudyGroup Project Description To Use The Cash Flow Analysis Method to Evaluate the Value  of the Following 3 types of Companies A large public Company that has been operating for 20 years plus A private Company that has been operating for the past 10 years A young ( start-up ) company that has been operating for just 2 years Project Description Your group is a potential bidder attempting to use the DCF Method to evaluate t...