This article presents a personal answer to the question “What is chemistry?”, set out in terms of six propositions. These cover “pure” and “applied” chemistry, different levels of description, and the bro
For the hierarchy problem, supersymmetry (Sect.4.3.2) has been invoked. This new symmetry property of realityFootnote5is also a prerequisite for string theory. Indeed, many physicists had hoped that the LHC would produce some evidence of supersymmetry. Finally, the horizon problem in cosmology is...
Bernstein cites sociology as an example of a discipline with a horizontal knowledge structure. He proposes that perspectives such as 'functionalism, post-structuralism, post-modernism, Marxism, etc.' (p. 162) constitute the broad linguistic categories of the discipline and that each language is ...
Question: What is the first step in doing market research? a. identify research objectives b. determine methods and sources c. analyze the data d. organize the data Market Research Market research is an essential measure ...
Another way to measure the difference between a floating-point number and the real number it is approximating is relative error, which is simply the difference between the two numbers divided by the real number. For example the relative error committed when approximating 3.14159 by 3.14 × 100 ...
Overall our analysis on relative influences has to be tentative limited by our participants’ subjective ratings; however, it is clear that values are only one influence among many other contextual variables including trust in recommendations and provenance of products. RQ3 What are the influences of...
What is the difference between a controlled variable and a controlled treatment in the scientific method? What is confounding, and why is this an important concept to be aware of when collecting data? Which step of the scientific method involves forming a tentative explanation...
With an improved avatar, the gamer can achieve better outcomes in the game and receive more self-esteem boosting praise and respect from other members of their ‘guild’, (a type of gaming in-group; Zhang & Fung, 2014). If for example, a person is struggling to build self-esteem by ...
For more dangerous actions, it’s important to be very watchful, such as your example of a toddler running out in the road. Most toddlers don’t really have an awareness of why this is dangerous, which is the reason adults must keep them in the house, fence the yard, hold their hand...
Hypothesis Testing: Hypothesis testing helps us in summarizing the population sample in one value and getting a desirable result. It compares the value with the null hypothesis. We reject the null hypothesis if it lies below the pre-deter...