Hypothesis testing is a well-structured process that consists of several logical steps, and it aims at refining a business decision. Hypothesis testing is a quite common technique used by researchers. With regard to hypothesis testing, answer the following questions.
What are the steps to conduct a hypothesis test? How does a researcher determine which statistical test to conduct?
How does a researcher determine which level of significance to use?
What software programs can be used to compute these tests? Where is the critical test value found?
How can one determine if the null hypothesis should be rejected?
Give a business example on each of the three possible cases of hypothesis testing. Do you think the rejection region will be different in each one of the three cases? Why? Why not?
Justify your answers using examples and reasoning. Comment on the postings of at least two peers and state whether you agree or disagree with their views.

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• In a 2 page response:
o Summarize your thinking about the importance of personalizing learning through culturally responsive teaching.
o Share an experience from your own practice or a strategy you encountered in the resources as you prepared for this discussion.
o Explain how the experience or strategy illuminates the concept of personalized learning and/or culturally responsive teaching.

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Create a fictional history of an inmate or offender who has an alcohol or substance abuse disorder to use for this assignment.

Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on what you have learned from the questions asked during the intake assessment.

For your presentation, you should:

Describe the inmate or offender with an alcohol or substance abuse disorder who is seeking treatment at your correctional facility (e.g., prison, jail, parole, probation, or diversion).
Describe this inmate or offender’s life experience through their initiation of substance use, prior treatment, and any periods of sobriety.
Describe and analyze at least 2 models of substance abuse prevention, intervention, and/or rehabilitation that could be used in delivery of support services for this client.
Outline the treatment strategies you are proposing for the inmate or offender.
Identify 2 treatment goals you will work on with the inmate or offender.

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For this case study assignment, perform the following tasks:

1. Select an American company with a worldwide presence (examples: Starbucks, McDonald’s, Walmart).
2. Do research on the worldwide economic crisis of 2008 and, in particular, focus on the company you selected.
3. Discuss how your chosen company faired in the economic crisis of 2008.
4. Discuss the microeconomic implications of the crisis on your company.
5. Discuss whether your company was immune or not immune to the crisis.
6. Discuss the performance after the crisis and the implications for the future.

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