Changing Attitudes About Death: The Twentieth Century
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A 11 page discussion of the evolution in our view of death. Notes how this view has changed over the last century from one in which we took personal responsibility for the care of our ill and aged and even in the final details of their burial to one in which we turn to professionals such as doctors, nurses, and undertakers. Suggests that this view is changing once again with the advent of a greater desire for palliative care and hospices. Provides statistics for both the United States and Canada. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Chi Square Test to Asses the Relationship between Pain and Depression
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This 7 page paper shows the student how to carry out an hypothesis test using chi squared to ascertain if there is a relationship between depression and pain in reflex sympathetic dystrophy patients. The paper demonstrates the process of hypothesis testing and shows the calculation for the chi squared test. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEchisqu.rtf

Choosing a Research Model
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5 pages in length. This paper explains the different approaches one might take in preparing a research tool. There are literally hundreds of different methods to collect and analyze the data, but they can all be broken down into two categories. Those procedures that do nothing more than summarize large groups of numbers are referred to as descriptive statistics because they are designed to solely describe the characteristics of a large group of numbers. The second category of techniques involves what is known as inferential statistics. In using this technique, the student goes beyond a simple description of the numbers he obtains to more generalized statements. Some of the topics include unobtrusive measures, quantitative and qualitative research, secondary sources and hypothesis. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JGArsrch.wps

Conic sections and their polar equations: 5 pages in length.
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5 pages in length. Describes the polar equations associated with conic sections and the role played by eccentricity of the conic. A conic section is the two-dimensional figure that results when a plane insects a cone at various angles. Take one of these figures and revolve it, and you have a three-dimensional surface of revolution that matches the shape of the optical component. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Consumer Time: Market Time, Non-Market Time, and Leisure
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A 10 page paper which discusses how rational consumers allocate their time between market time, non-market time, and leisure time. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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