We can see that there exists a liner correlation, which means that attendance has a direct impact on final grade of students.
In order to built this function data from columns D3:D30 (attendance) and data from columns F3:F30 (final grade) from Spreadsheet 1 was tested using Linear regression formula of excel.

Results for m-coefficient of y=mx+b linear equation is in cell C70

Data for graph sketching is in table E70:E86:F70:F86

Interval for function argument is 0.01

Final grade is calculated by formula provided in cells F70:F86 y= 1.24*x-0.3

Spreadsheet 3

Attendance worksheet with 64 columns

Column a Student ID (chosen by student)

Column B. Student Name (hidden for privacy reasons)

Column C. Student Last Name (hidden for privacy reasons)

Column D. Attendance (calculated as total number of hours attended / total class hours), data was collected using data summing by selected criteria (cells D36:D41)

Columns D-BM Hours marked as attended "Y" or absent "N"...

Excel or FoxPro.
FoxPro:

Is it worth it?

As a business manager, it is often my responsibility to decide if a certain software program is worth adding to our business' repertoire. In the case of FoxPro, one has to answer the question of whether it is worth the time and money it will cost to train staff members in its use. In my opinion, Excel is quite adequate for our needs.

On the surface, to some FoxPro might seem to be an exciting product. Perhaps in some cases it is. After all, it does allow one to customize their work by creating new objects -- in other words, by inheriting the actions of existing objects workers can create new designs custom tailored to one's particular needs. Although this may sound complicated on the surface (and for some, it is), in the right hands FoxPro can allow a company to create "custom" data-handling tools with…...

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Bibliography

Alverez, Fernando. "A History of FoxPro: Strategy Backgrounder." 1997. Retrieved from Web site on August 5, 2004  http://www.foxprohistory.org/strategy_backgrounder.htm 

Anbinder, Mark H. "Fox Swallowed by Microsoft." TidBits. March, 1992. Retrieved from Web site on August 5, 2004  http://www.foxprohistory.org/articles_5.htm 

Feibus, Andy. "FoxPro looks Familiar." Manhasset: Sep 14, 1998.,

Iss.700; pg 374

Excel Q's
(TCOs 2, 3, 7 and 9) You currently work for a home improvement store.

Your company is growing and is considering expansion. The company currently has three locations (East, West, and Central) in one state and wants to consider expanding within the same state. You have been presented with the sales figures for the last three years for each of your locations. Based on this information, you are tasked with analyzing current sales.

The company classifies the sales at the stores into two categories. They are either retail sales to home users, or wholesale to contractors. You want to determine whether the growth is in the retail sales, the wholesale sales, or equally in both to better develop an expansion strategy.

The data from these operations should be combined in the easiest way possible. If the data sample is small it might be easiest to just cut and paste the data into…...

Nonlinear Optimization and Excel Solver
Nonlinear optimization

Optimization has been considered among the most essential areas of modern applied mathematics, with its applications being in various fields such as in economics, engineering, statistics, finance, medicine and management science. As much as most of the books have described the different aspects, Nonlinear Optimization tend to be the first comprehensive treatment that give opportunity for the graduate students as well as researchers to have an understanding of the modern methods, principles and ideas within a reasonable time, leaving out the use of sacrificing mathematical precision. One of the leading experts, Andrzej uszcynski in the optimization of nonlinear stochastic systems goes ahead to integrate the theory and the methods of nonlinear optimization making it to be clear, unified, in addition to mathematically rigorous fashion, and has detailed and easy-to-follow proofs that has been illustrated by use of numerous examples and figures.

Non-Linear Optimization is important for…...

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References

Andrew J. Mason (2010) OpenSolver: Open Source Optimisation for Excel

Department of Engineering Science University of Auckland New Zealand. Retrived February 20, 2013. https://secure.orsnz.org.nz/conf45/program/Papers/ORSNZ2010_Mason.pdf

Fletcher, R. (1987) Practical Methods of Optimization, second edition. John Wiley, Chichester. Retrieved February 20, 2013.  http://www.stat.umn.edu/geyer/trust/library/trust/html/trust.html 

Nocedal, J. And Wright, S.J. (1999) Numerical Optimization. Springer-Verlag, New York. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

" The article also didn't show consistency with the outline and the actual progress of the user. It doesn't highlight the specific section on the outline (left side) so the user will be at a loss when he takes a break and return to the article a few minutes later. Of course, there is the page progress on the upper right corner but this is not a very useful progress indicator and very inconsistent with the outline. There is also some inconsistency with describing the steps and showing screenshots. In some sections, there are numbered steps (ex. "Data Form Searches") while bulleted steps in some (ex. "Excel AutoFilter"). Some sections also lacked screenshots where these were most needed. This is particularly applicable to the "Advanced Filters" section, where mistakes are mostly likely to happen. One other glaring usability issue is regarding the use of the sample database. In the "Introduction"…...

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References

Learning Link Finders, Inc. (2008). "How to Filter an Excel Database." Retrieved May 11, 2008 at  http://www.docnmail.com/ExcelFilter/filter1.htm

Leadership Traits Necessary to Excel in the 21st Century
In the book Good to Great (Collins, 2001) a framework for transforming companies from mediocre or average performance to exceptional levels of accomplishment is presented. The author boils down a significant amount of research to several concepts, with the first being that Level 5 or transformational leaders are essential for transformation to occur. He also mentions the factors of being able to recruit well and "get everyone on the bus" meaning creating a team with a common focus and passion. Next, brutal honesty and the ability to confront positively the questions and issues of a business is mentioned. The Hedgehog Concept which has become the foundation of many related articles, studies and books (Finnie, Abraham, 2002) is next, followed by a culture of self-discipline, and The Flywheel (or building and sustaining momentum) are the core elements of the book (Collins, 2001).…...

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References

Ceri-Booms, M. (2010). An empirical study on transactional and authentic leaders: Exploring the mediating role of trust in leader on organizational identification. The Business Review, Cambridge, 14(2), 235-243.

Collins, Jim. Why Some Companies Make the Leap... And Others Don't. HarperCollins Publishers. New York, NY.

Filbeck, G., Gorman, R., Parente, D., & Zhao, X. (2010). Good to great: Lessons for managers. Management Research Review, 33(12), 1187-1208.

Finnie, W.C., & Abraham, S.C. (2002). Getting from good to great: A conversion with Jim Collins. Strategy & Leadership, 30(5), 10-14.

Excel and the WorkplaceThe introduction of the article Microsoft Excel: Is It An Important Job Skill for College Graduates? by Formby et al. (2018) explains the importance of having Excel proficiency in the business world. Excel has been around a good long while, and it has basically become a most valuable tool for businesses because of its utility on a number of fronts: in creating charts, performing statistical analyses, conducting complex computations, organizing data, creating presentations, and more. Approximately 80% of middle-skilled jobs now require at least basic Excel skills, with advanced proficiency with Excel making job applicants more attractive to recruiters and employers (Cantor, 2015). Excel is, therefore, a particularly important tool to have for business graduates, as employers are likely to expect grads to have practical skills like data analysis that supports theoretical knowledge, too. For many companies, having advanced Excel skills could even be a prerequisite for…...

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ReferencesCantor, J. A. (2015). 21st-century apprenticeship: Best practices for building a world-class workforce. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.Formby, S. K., Medlin, D., & Ellington, V. B. (2017). Microsoft Excel®: is it an important job skill for college graduates?. Information Systems Education Journal, 15(3), 55.

On the Importance of Excel in the WorkplaceAs Formby et al. (2017) show in the introduction of the article \\\"Microsoft Excel: Is It An Important Job Skill for College Graduates?\\\" there is clearly an expectation of being able to apply Excel skills in the workplace. Excel, it is safe to say, is now a widely used tool that employees need to know how to use for managing data, creating presentations, putting charts together, performing statistical analyses, and all sorts of other reasons. The demand for employees proficient in Excel has already grownthat is how ubiquitous the tool now is, especially in middle-skilled jobs, where at least basic Excel knowledge is needed (Colclasure, 2020). Additionally, possessing advanced Excel skills can significantly enhance marketability and increase compensation for college graduates entering the workforce?.Therefore, to be competitive, I need to strengthen my Excel proficiency, starting with mastering the basics of the tool. I…...

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ReferencesColclasure, B. (2020). Entry-Level Workplace Competencies Needed by Graduates of a Community College Agriculture Program: A Midwest Case Study Using the Delphi Technique. Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 4(2), 3.Formby, S. K., Medlin, B. D., & Ellington, V. (2017). Microsoft Excel: Is It an Important Job Skill for College Graduates? Information Systems Education Journal, 15(3), 1-55.

Enhanced ExcelI dont think it is necessary for someone to have a solid math foundation to use Excel. However, I do agree that having a solid math foundation can be beneficial for using Excel. The fact is that Excel has been designed to support the needs of many different types of usersand there is no skill level that the user has to have attained before it can be used effectively. Excel is a good tool that is helpful in various fields. People with mathematical expertise will probably catch on to its utility more quickly; or perhaps I should say people with statistical expertise. Math is goodbut this is a really good tool for people who appreciate statistics.For example, Excels advanced functionssuch as statistical analysis, financial modeling, and data forecastingbecome much easier to understand when you have a math or statistics background (ees, 2023). Such users can make use of Excel…...

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ReferencesBendoly, E. (2020). Excel Basics to Blackbelt: An Accelerated Guide to Decision Support Designs. Cambridge University Press.Rees, M. (2023). The Essentials of Financial Modeling in Excel: A Concise Guide to Concepts and Methods. John Wiley & Sons.

Excel for GradsThe introduction of the article calls to mind the importance of Excel in the workplace. Excel was launched literally decades agoso it has been around quite a while and has become basically enshrined or institutionalized in the business world as one of the go-to tools of workers, whether they are in marketing, accounting, research, doing presentations, creating reports, and generating figures and stats. It is seen as a tool that everyone should probably have some experience using because in the business world you are likely going to need to do things like create charts, analyze statistical data, and other things that Excel can help with (Elrod et al., 2015). Thus, there are going to be a lot of middle-skilled jobs that require at least basic proficiency in Excel. Employers are going to assume that if you went to college you will have these skills. I would say that…...

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ReferencesElrod, H., Pittman, K., Norris, J., & Tiggeman, T. (2015). Excel training and the technology student learning outcome. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 19(2), 43-49.King, M. A. (2009). A Realistic Data Warehouse Project: An Integration of Microsoft Access® and Microsoft Excel® Advanced Features and Skills. Journal of Information Technology Education. Innovations in Practice, 8, 91.

Math and ExcelI agree that having a solid math foundation can be beneficial when using Microsoft Excel. I would think that, yes, if you want to be really proficient in Excel you should know some math. First of all, Excel relies heavily on mathematical formulas and functions (like SUM, AVERAGE, IF, VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, etc.). If you have a good math foundation you will be able to grasp these functions fairly easily because you will understand what they do. Not any kind of math, thoughspecifically, I would say a foundation in statistics is what would be preferred. Statistical functions like AVERAGE, STDEV, and VAR are going to make a lot more sense if you already have knowledge of basic statistics. And then basic computer logic skills would help, too, because logic functions like IF, AND, OR rely on understanding Boolean logic and conditional expressions.Second, Excel is often used for data…...

Introduction to ExcelI have used Excel off and on for years, mainly for school, and a few times professionally. It is a good tool for people who are spreadsheet-mindedwhich is not necessarily what I am. It is simple enough to use once you get the hang of it, but it does require learning a few of the tricks and mechanisms in order to make it work effectively. When I have used it in school, it was for statistics classes, and we had to learn formulas, pivot tables, and charts to manage and present visualizations of data. From my personal experience, Excel is a good tool for presenting statistical data, charts, and so on. Some people I know like using it also for managing tasks, for budgeting, and so people at work use it for creating reportswhich I have done, too. In professional settings, it is also used for more advanced…...

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ReferencesAlexander, M. (2022). Excel dashboards & reports for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.Bendoly, E. (2020). Excel Basics to Blackbelt: An Accelerated Guide to Decision Support Designs. Cambridge University Press.

Statistical Analyses
click in the excel object to see how the statistical analysis was done

Y = ?0 +?1X1 +?2X2 +?

Price = 35591.507 + (4.001 * Block Size) + (3088.933 * Floor Area) + 177444.648

The dependent variable Price can be predicted from a linear combination of the independent variables:

P

Block Size

Floor Area...

If the existing process of Access and Excel are not meeting our database then the implied convenience is still representing a higher cost in terms of purchase price, implementation and maintenance. With the recent advances in FoxPro's basic package, we should consider the additional power available from Visual FoxPro.
Excel & Access Combination

Access and Excel offer features like: data filtering, sorting and grouping, dynamically generates SQL code, saves ad-hoc database reporting queries, stores temporary ad-hoc database reporting tables and much more.

The combination of Excel and Access is certainly at the low end of the database market in terms of how robust the database is with speed and performance. However, the bigger advantage of Microsoft Access and Excel having the ability to integrate data with the other Microsoft Office products and the strong end user tools that are easy to use give line management an ability to create their own SQL…...

" Concerning the type of complementary strategic alliance, it is a horizontal one, because it is formed "when partners who agree to combine their resources and skills to create value in the same stage of the value chain," it is focused "on long-term product development and distribution opportunities" and "the partners may become competitors which requires a great deal of trust between the partners."
The answer to the second question is "no," it's not a "competition response strategy" because the two companies are not really competitors, even if the profile for both company is pharmaceutical. Excel research can be consider in this case as an ally, a support for Century Pharmaceuticals, and even as a consultancy company that works for C.P.

The answer to the third question is "yes," it can be an" uncertainty reducing strategy" because if it functions as it is established, it can reduce the uncertainty about the period…...

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Bibliography

1. Hitt Michael a., Ireland R. Duane, Hoskisson Robert a. "Cooperative Strategy." Power Point Presentation by Charlie Cook, the University of West Alabama, and ©2007 Thomson South - Western. All right reserved.

Hitt Michael a., Ireland Duane R., Hoskisson Robert a."Cooperative Strategy" ppt, pg. 9-8

Hitt Michael a., Ireland Duane R., Hoskisson Robert a."Cooperative Strategy" ppt, pg. 9-2

Hitt Michael a., Ireland Duane R., Hoskisson Robert a."Cooperative Strategy" ppt, pg. 9-3

PubMed is a great place to search for sources on healthcare. Other good choices include sites for Universities that have medical programs and sites for state governments. IntelligentHospitalToday.com has healthcare articles, as well. Also consider WorkcareGroup.com, as they have healthcare articles, too. Journals and textbooks can be excellent choices for information on the continuum of healthcare. If you have access to a large library, you can find information that shows how the continuum has evolved over time, and how that helps providers avoid duplication. Example papers will be more difficult to find than sources, but you can order an example paper....

What an excellent question!  In fact, one of the things we encourage students to do is make sure that they understand what an assignment is asking them to do before tackling the assignment.  A critical review is an analysis of material that you are exploring, which involves you examining its strengths and weaknesses and putting those together in a cohesive argument about the merits and deficits of the material as a whole. 

Critical reviews can be used in almost any area of academic study, though the approach for a critical review will vary according to the subject and....

In modern times, almost everyone carries a powerful computer with them- their mobile phone.  These phones are excellent for marketing purposes because they allow marketers to contact people through text, email, social media applications, and targeted advertising on web searches.  This means there are many ways you can approach an essay on mobile phone marketing.  We will provide ten possible titles and ten possible topics for such an essay.

Essay Titles

1. You’ve Got Mail
2. Tempting Customers on the Brink of Buying
3. We Know What You Want
4. Brand Building
5. Know Your Audience
6. Turning Clicks into Conversions
7. Marketing Mobile Phones to a Mobile Market
8. Is SEO....

The concept of self-care has never been more important than it is now, when a pandemic has shut down much of the globe and external stressors are unlike anything most people have seen in their lifetimes.  Generally, when people discuss self-care inside the topic of mental health, they are referring to the importance of caregivers engaging in self-care.  This makes it an excellent topic for a narrative essay, because of how narrative essays are structured.

The concept of self-care is an important one. People who are responsible for helping care for those who....