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Q1 A study at Ulster University considered the correlation in fifteen SMEs between their abilities to carry out Continuous Improvement (CI) and their cultures of Innovation. For each of the fifteen firms a score was developed to indicate their capability in the two areas. The results are shown below:
| Firm |
Innovation Score |
Continuous Improvement |
| A |
4.25 |
4.19 |
| B |
4.92 |
4.74 |
| C |
2.82 |
2.78 |
| D |
4.02 |
3.78 |
| E |
2.98 |
2.92 |
| f |
3.28 |
3.1 |
| G |
3.35 |
3.32 |
| H |
3.34 |
3.15 |
| I |
4.19 |
4.08 |
| J |
3.01 |
2.92 |
| K |
2.88 |
2.81 |
| L |
4.37 |
4.39 |
| M |
4.01 |
3.83 |
| N |
3.36 |
3.23 |
| O |
2.97 |
2.82 |
| P |
3.36 |
3.23 |
| Q |
2.97 |
2.82 |
Test the hypothesis that the graph should pass through the origin (i.e. α = 0). Explain what this means in practical terms.
Q.2. (i) The air in a "clean room" used for the production of electronic devices is cleaned by filtering. The air on the outside of the filters is monitored daily to check that ambient conditions are not changing significantly. The table below shows the results of counting the number of dust particles in a standard volume of air over a period of time:
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Number of particles in sample
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Number of samples
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0
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34
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1
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45
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2
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37
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3
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18
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4
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4
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5
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2
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³6
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0
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(a) If a sample taken at a later date has 8 particles in a standard sample, does it seem that air quality is deteriorating? (Explain your answer, and choice of test.)
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Conduct the analysis and offer a brief recommendation
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Effects of international diversification
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Different if organization does not have union representation
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Accounting break-even level of output
: What is the accounting break-even level of output for this project? What is the degree of operating leverage at the accounting break-even point? How do you interpret this number?
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Test the hypothesis that graph should pass through origin
: Test the hypothesis that the graph should pass through the origin (i.e. α = 0). Explain what this means in practical terms - The air in a "clean room" used for the production of electronic devices is cleaned by filtering.
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Balance sheet accounts of greenville corporation
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Discuss factors that influence the effectiveness
: Why is the control process more difficult to implement in a multinational company than in a purely domestic company? Discuss factors that influence the effectiveness of a multinational company’s control system.
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Answer the following true or false
: Depending on which method is used to prepare the statement of cash flows the resulting end figure in cash flow from operating activities will be different between the two methods.
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