Read John Swales’ “The Concept of Discourse Community” , attached.

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think about “actuarial science discourse community” and write a 300-500 words paragraph how the actuarial science discourse community meets the six characteristics of a discourse community in Swales”the concept of discourse community”   

For example, what are its shared goals?  What is its lexis? What are its genres? 

-something useful on actuarial discourse community

“Actuaries have many methods of Communication that they use to communicate amongst themselves. There primary methods are the normal mays people communicate such as emails and team meetings. But they also have some unconventional ways they communicate with other actuaries.

Actuaries manipulate data and use the data to come up with prices or insurance companies. One way they manipulate and send data would deb through the use of excel spreadsheets. These allow them to read and evaluate large sets of data with ease. In MA 170 this is how we practice for the real deal. We do labs based on problems actuaries face and have to use excel to store all of our data. We also turning in an excel spreadsheet.”

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In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

 Interpret data results from peer-reviewed healthcare research for determining the statistical significance of the findings

 Analyze common research methods used in the collection of healthcare data for determining their advantages and disadvantages in data-collection situations

 Analyze healthcare research for its contributions to scientific literature and future investigations

 Assess the impact of limitations within various healthcare studies on research conclusions

Question 9

1. Fleet skills test can be accomplished on a driving range or in actual traffic conditions. Give at least one advantage and one disadvantage of each testing environment. Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

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Question 10

1. Being a good driver requires more than just being able to operate the assigned vehicle properly. Give five examples of qualities that might be needed, and explain why each could be important to overall success as a driver. Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

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Question 11

1. Give your opinion of the value of vehicle out of service rates and driver log errors as a driver supervisor tool. Provide specific examples of how you would use this data to evaluate your drivers’ performance. Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Answer each topic with 250 word minimum, there are 3 topics total.

Topic 1: Domestic Violence Study

You have been hired to do a services satisfaction survey for the 10 shelters for battered women in your city. A total of 15,000 women received services in the past year and you do not have funding that will allow you to survey everyone.

Discuss how you would create a sample by using either a probability sampling strategy or a nonprobability sampling strategy. And depending on the strategy, which sampling technique would you recommend from one of the following two groups:

Probability sampling technique: simple random sample, systematic sample, stratified sample or multi-staged, cluster sample

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Non-probability sampling technique: quota sampling, convenience, purposive, or snowball

Which sampling strategy would you use?

Which sampling technique would you use?

What is the strength of using this technique for selecting this sample of all women who received services from the shelter?

Are there any weaknesses in your plan for selecting this sample of all women who received services from the shelter?

Topic 2: Shoeprint Evidence

You arrive on the crime scene and you observe a shoe impression in the mud. Describe the process to recover that shoe print evidence.

Topic 3: Bite Marks

How would you process the scene in which a victim had bite marks on his/her body? Discuss the methods that you would use.

Cross-sectional studies provide important information related to health and behavioral aspects of people of a country, state, county or a community.

In your opinion, can cross sectional studies be used for making health policy decisions and allocating resources based on the results of the study? Why or why not? Do some research online for an example where cross sectional study has been useful in understanding the health or economic impact of a disease or a risk factor in a community.