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bizsmithy
I've done my time as an options trader, as a diplomatic analyst for a far east asian government, also as president of mid sized manufacturing firm. I've done the final year in a management PhD program, researching strategy, organizational behavior and international biz while instilling the company line to 4th year undergrad and MBA students in their management classes. Ask your business professor if they are worthy of both your tuition and time in class because they are oh-so-knowledgeable about what makes a company successful, why don't they buy and sell individual stocks and options instead of chickening out by only holding index funds?
Is there a case for fractal dimension being negatively correlated to variance in a data set?
I'm doing statistical analysis on a set of data, getting a significant but negative correlation between the fractal dimension I calculated for the time series and the standard deviations of the same data and time series. Any ideas are extremely appreciated
1 AnswerAstronomy & Space1 decade agoHow much less value am I getting from a gallon of ethanol blend (E85) compared to pure gasoline?
I know that pure ethanol gets less mileage than pure gasoline. I'm trying to figure out which to buy at the pump for the price. How much should I discount E85 when comparing? Thanks!
2 AnswersAlternative Fuel Vehicles1 decade agoDo you think that some cases of depression are a result of a person being overly focused on themselves?
A couple of empirical studies linking the use of words like "I, me, my" to depression.
3 AnswersPsychology1 decade agoHow much longer will there be a Father's Day given the US out-of-wedlock rate has grown from8% in 1960 to 38%?
This is also from the Wall Street Journal today:
"The nation's out-of-wedlock birth rate is 38%. Among white children, 28% are now born to a single mother; among Hispanic children it is 50% and reaches a chilling, disorienting peak of 71% for black children. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly a quarter of America's white children (22%) do not have any male in their homes; nearly a third (31%) of Hispanic children and over half of black children (56%) are fatherless."
7 AnswersOther - Cultures & Groups1 decade agoWhat if the govt raised the gas tax $2 and could rebate you the extra revenue they got from you via the tax?
Would you spend the rebate so that you could travel as much and by the same means as before?
(Assuming that the government could do something like this)
7 AnswersOther - Environment1 decade agoI need a video recording of Mischel's Marshmallow Challenge (The one with 4 year olds told not to eat them)
I need the original University of Stanford trials that Mischel used since it shows the tactics the kids used to manage their attention.
The YouTube re-enactments aren't useable. I would buy a copy of the original video if I could find where.
Thanks!
2 AnswersPsychology1 decade agoWhat do you think it means that 22% of US labor force is employed guarding stuff? (according to the WSJ today?
They have the US as the second highest % workforce dedicated to guarding (after Greece) out of 18 economies.
The Wall Street Journal is referring to these economists' article:
1 AnswerEconomics1 decade agoWhat do you think it means that 22% of US labor force is employed guarding stuff? (according to the WSJ today)
They have the US as the second highest % workforce dedicated to guarding (after Greece) out of 18 economies.
The Wall Street Journal is referring to these economists' article:
4 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoHow would you feel about hiring someone who has been a whistle blower at all of their previous jobs?
The buzz word for this kind of job applicant is "serial whistle-blower"
12 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoHow would you feel about hiring someone who has been a whistle blower at all of their previous jobs?
The term for this person in industry is "serial whistle blower"
3 AnswersCorporations1 decade agoWhy does Mexico want its citizens to leave so badly?
Example: Why does the government protest even mildly more restrictive policies toward illegal immigrants?
23 AnswersImmigration1 decade ago