Car dealerships are legally required to display the MSRP on every new vehicle’s window sticker. That doesn’t mean MSRP is what you’ll pay though, since dealers have the leeway to sell a car for more or less. Understanding the definition of MSRP and other pricing terms can put you in...
(in Press) Combining multiple question evaluation methods - what does it mean when the data appear to conflict? In Beatty, P., Collins, D., Kaye, L., Padilla, J.L., Willis, G., and Wilmot, A. (Eds.). Advances in questionnaire design, development, evaluation, and testing. Hoboken,...
While authors have more freedom in choosing words (diction), the rules of syntax mean that sentence structures have more limitations. Syntax in literature In skilled hands, syntax transforms a bland sentence into a legendary quote. Paired with literary devices like antithesis, chiasmus, or paradox...
“It does this for right answers, too, because that right prediction may have only had, say, a 30% certainty, but that 30% was the most of all the other possible answers,” Thompson said. “So, backpropagation seeks to turn that 30% into 30.001%, or something like that.” ...
“Complex” is a word often used by wine professionals to describe wines with power, which is to say, wines with robust flavors and textures, and, oftentimes, a high-alcohol content. But what, exactly, does a complex wine taste like? Is wine that lacks complexity inherently worse? Of all...
Does it fit with my area of expertise? My brand? Also, ensure the product or service you’re promoting is suitable for the platform you’re using. For instance, home décor and clothing might perform well on image-heavy platforms like Instagram. However, for more complex purchases, like sof...
What does ‘critical thinking’ mean? Well, that depends on who you ask. For educators, as a term,critical thinkingis similar to words likedemocracy, global,andorganic:You hear people use them all the time, but no one seems to understand exactly what they mean. ...
Stream processing starts by ingesting data from a publish-subscribe service, performs an action on it and then publishes the results back to the publish-subscribe service or another data store. These actions can include processes such as analyzing, filtering, transforming, combining or cleaning data...
Content like eBooks, for instance, does a remarkable job of building trust during the consideration phase. Why does an eBook do such a fantastic job at this stage? Well, before people buy from you, they must trust you. As a consumer, you understand that yourself. You wouldn’t buy from...
Some of the biggest gains can come from combining CRM with the. Doing so enables you to quickly pull together everything you know about a customer — and even some things you didn’t know — which can be used to personalize every interaction. Having this level of knowledge makes every empl...