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Intermediate Accounting & Analyzing & Solving Intermediate Accounting Problems Using Lotus 1-2-3 Set
David R. Koeppen Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471534625 |
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Moderating Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Group Facilitation
Thomas L. Greenbaum Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0761920447 Release Date: 1999-11-18 |
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"Like every other agency research director, I suffer from focus-group anxiety. Pumping M&M’s behind the one-way mirror, I’m monitoring the groups, the moderator and the client simultaneously. It’s tough enough to manage the client’s expectations and responses. Worrying about whether the moderator can effectively manage the content flow and the group dynamic makes the experience life threatening. Watching Tom moderate, I find myself constantly thinking, ’Wow, he’s smart. I wish I thought of that. He’s the best.’"
--George Scribner, Research Manager, Organic Inc.
"Dynamic, entertaining, and armed with information on new drugs and medical techniques that would challenge the knowledge of most physicians, Tom Greenbaum presides over an attentive yet relaxed group of medical specialists anxious to share their opinions and prejudices with this most charming of focus group moderators. Serving as a polished master of ceremonies, Mr. Greenbaum is able to work with the many individual styles of his physician panel and at the conclusion, leaves one with the sense of having participated in something important."
--Alan H. Richman, M.D., Chairman, Department of Radiology of Norwalk Hospital
"Tom Greenbaum is a highly effective moderator who has the special ability to quickly learn any subject matter and can conduct groups with expert knowledge. From the discussion guide to the final report, Tom works with speed and accuracy."
--Mark Alfonso, V. P. of Marketing, The Purdue Frederick Company
"Tom is one of the most competent and intuitive moderators I have ever worked with: not only does he have an impeccable understanding of the technical skills necessary for a successful moderator, he also has a unique and uncanny ability to foster and capitalize on the internal dynamics of any group."
--Joseph A. Ciaralli, The Prudential Insurance Company of America
"Thomas L. Greenbaum eats and breathes focus groups. If you want a definitive look at this research technique, you need to either live with the guru for a year or read his books."
--Dave Quincy, Clarion Marketing and Communications
The entire range of facilitation techniques is covered in this comprehensive handbook, from pre-session tips in participant recruitment to post-session reporting. Moderating Focus Groups covers all the fundamentals of successful group facilitation, and also includes a wealth of advanced techniques not found in other books on focus group research (on managing group dynamics, energizing a tired group, and digging deeper into the minds of participants.) Greenbaum also goes beyond the basics with chapters on how to build a business moderating focus groups, and how to price moderating services. While this book is particularly aimed at the needs of focus group practitioners, there is plenty of advice that will benefit anyone who conducts in-depth interviews or group facilitation. Additionally, the many people who hire moderators to facilitate their sessions will benefit from reading this book because it will provide them with valuable insights on how to evaluate their moderators’ work.
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Moderating Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Group Facilitation.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of Consumer Affairs
C.L. Wayne Moore Manufacturer: American Council on Consumer Interests ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008HW7GA Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Consumer Affairs, published by American Council on Consumer Interests on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 1107 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Companion Handbook (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine)
Eugene Braunwald Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0070709106 |
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This is the first book in a two-volume set.Eminently readable, completely current, and dramatically revised, the new fifteenth edition of Harrison's PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE raises the bar for internal medicine references. Featuring over 90 completely new chapters, HARRISON'S continues to provide the most authoritative record of internal medicine as practiced by the leading experts in the field. And it gives you the one comprehensive database that covers the full spectrum of issues you need to know NOW - basic science, pathophysiology, presenting clinical signs, diagnosis, and the latest treatment guidelines.
More than 90 New Chapters
* Expanded treatment with more algorithms and diagnostic decision trees
* A new feature, Genetic Considerations, describes how new advances affect patient care
* Clinical Guidelines now added throughout, provide evidence-based treatment strategies
* Alternative Medicine...a detailed chapter covers this emerging field
* New Chapter on Late Problems in Patients with Cancer
* New guidelines on Adolescent Health Care
* The latest in Gene Therapy with a new chapter on Screening, Prevention, and Counseling for Genetic Disorders
* New chapter on Infertility and Fertility Control
* Neurobiology of Disease highlights numerous advances made during "The disease of the Brain"
* Late-breaking treatment information on multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and more
* A new color atlas of malaria-infected red blood cells
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!.......2007-03-16
If your a Third year Medical student this book is a must........2006-09-12
the best there is.......2005-12-31
For the lay person---NOT!!!.......2004-04-18
Wonderful home reference!.......2004-02-09
The thing is pricey, but well-worth the cost.
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Companion Handbook, 14th Ed. (Electronic Book Card)
Delmar , Radican , Michael S. Sherman , Steven Emanuel , Franklin , and Edward S. Schulman Manufacturer: Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0827381247 |
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Companion Handbook Visor Springboard Module
Inc Franklin Electronic Publi , Franklin , and Inc. Franklin Electronic Publishers Manufacturer: Franklin Electronic Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Diskette ASIN: 1567126200 |
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Companion Handbook, datacard
Medical Economics Company Manufacturer: Thomson P D R ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1567124232 |
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Companion Handbook (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine)
Eugene Braunwald Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OFJEKI |
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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2001 (Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Manufacturer: Annual Reviews ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0824309391 |
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Polymer Membranes: 41st Microsymposium of the Prague Meetings on Macromolecules (Macromolecular Symposia)
Manufacturer: Wiley-VCH ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3527304789 |
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Synthetic Polymer membranes and their use in modern technologies was the topic of great interest at the 41 st Microsymposium of the Prague Polymer Meetings held in July, 2001. Highlights included discussion ofInvited lectures presenting recent research on these topics have been collected and are readily available in this volume of Macromolecular Symposia.
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Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers
Paul J. Nahin Manufacturer: Princeton University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0691009791 |
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What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. In this collection of twenty-one puzzles, Paul Nahin challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playful, sometimes deceptive, ways to a fascinating array of speculative situations. Games of Russian roulette, problems involving the accumulation of insects on flypaper, and strategies for determining the odds of the underdog winning the World Series all reveal intriguing dimensions to the workings of probability. Over the years, Nahin, a veteran writer and teacher of the subject, has collected these and other favorite puzzles designed to instruct and entertain math enthusiasts of all backgrounds.If idiots A and B alternately take aim at each other with a six-shot revolver containing one bullet, what is the probability idiot A will win? What are the chances it will snow on your birthday in any given year? How can researchers use coin flipping and the laws of probability to obtain honest answers to embarrassing survey questions? The solutions are presented here in detail, and many contain a profound element of surprise. And some puzzles are beautiful illustrations of basic mathematical concepts: "The Blind Spider and the Fly," for example, is a clever variation of a "random walk" problem, and "Duelling Idiots" and "The Underdog and the World Series" are straightforward introductions to binomial distributions.
Written in an informal way and containing a plethora of interesting historical material, Duelling Idiots is ideal for those who are fascinated by mathematics and the role it plays in everyday life and in our imaginations.
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Exactly who did the author have in mind?.......2003-02-27
"Dueling idiots" is none of that. To read it you must be more than familiar with probability theory, and at ease with going through rather tedious calculations and using mathlab. Yet all a sophisticated reader finds here is absence of fresh ideas and technical sloppiness.
I am giving it two stars rather than one because it could provide some probability theory buff with a nice set of "real life" applications -- good as an auxiliary text book for an undergraduate probability class e.g. Apart from that, you will find a better puzzle book almost anywhere you look.
This Attempt Falls Short.......2001-10-29
Turning to how the random numbers were generated I promptly noticed the table
of autocorrelations on p 184. These are not only bad, the zero-lag
correlation (a variable with itself) is 1.023!!! Given that it should be
nothing but EXACTLY 1 I initially thought this was a social comment on the
age of the generator, but machines were NEVER THAT bad. Rather, you'll find
the reason in the mishmash just above the table.
Indeed, in what little I read, statistical concepts are massacred. Further,
on p 27 there's an expression for pi which is actually mathematical nonsense
(ie, it is incorrect). At that stage I quit reading, it's so painful.
Nonetheless, I'll give the author two stars for TRYING to fill a void. He
just needs someone to correct everything, which is obviously no small task.
Oddballs and urns.......2000-10-26
Real world problems masked by somewhat frivolous statements.......2000-10-14
Excellent probability teasers and solutions!.......2000-10-11
The book is divided into three main parts. In the first part he presents the problems and elaborates on their history, if any, and provides hints or solves a related problem. In the second part, he provides complete solutions to the problems, both analytical and through computer simulation in most cases. Finally, in the third part, he includes all the programs (MATLAB version) used to obtain the solution to the puzzlers.
The book also includes a chapter on random number generation, a key element of Montecarlo simulation.
Some knowledge of basic probability and random variables is required to fully understand the problems and solutions. Also, knowledge of calculus is needed (particularly integral calculus). To understand the computer solutions the reader must know MATLAB. The computer simulations, however, can be rewritten using any languange. Personally, I prefer Perl and that is what I used to run some of the simulations.
I believe that the computer programs could have been included in a CD or diskette, or a download site could have been used. Then, the 67 or so pages dedicated to these programs, could have been used to provide 5-10 additional problems!
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Transitions: Stories of Our Journeys
Talia Houminer Manufacturer: Authorhouse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1403338566 |
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Snow Blind
P. J. Tracy Manufacturer: Putnam Adult ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NA1XTY |
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When the corpses of three police officers are discovered entombed in snowmen, Grace MacBride and her team of crime-busting computer jocks at the Monkeewrench firm are called in to assist. What they discover is a terrifying link among the victims that reaches beyond the badge and crosses the line between hard justice and stone cold vengeance.Customer Reviews:
Brave and radical crime novel.......2007-08-29
Three and a half stars because..........2007-07-16
The series is still spot on........2007-06-11
Not the page turner former novels were........2007-01-12
Monkeerench Team Play Very Minor Role as Their Support Cast From Former Novels Take the Limelight!.......2006-11-04
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SNOW BLIND
Roberts Sabbag Manufacturer: Avon Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000INN3V2 |
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Snow Blind
Douglas Kalajian Manufacturer: Ravensyard Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0966788389 |
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It does lie,it does lie, it does lie....Cocaine!!.......2001-03-07
Long, Long nights in Miami.......2001-01-24
Crusader with a pony tail.......2001-01-16
Once Blind He Now Sees.......2000-12-22
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CANADIAN SHORT STORIES - First (1st) (1) (One) Series: The Privilege of the Limits; Strayed; Paul Farlotte; The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias; Snow; Mrs Golightly and the First Convention; The Heritage; Mist Green Oats; Blind MacNair
Robert (editor) (E. W. Thomson; Sir Charles G. D. Roberts; Duncan Campbell Scott; Stephen Leacock; Frederick Philip Grove; Ethel Wilson; Ringuet; Mavis Gallant; Thomas H. Raddall; Morley Callaghan; Sinclair Ross; Alice Munro; Mordecai Richler) Weaver Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000IBBKDW |
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How to Avoid Traffic Accidents & Tickets, Chapters Include Good Drivers Challenge, Blind Spots, Right Turns, Intersections, Rain, Sunrise Sunset, Night Driving, Fog, Ice Snow, Tranquilizers, Marijuana, Hydroplaning, Drinking, Drugs ETC Includes PIECE Pri
Edited By S. T. McHenry, Preface, Introduction, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Endpaper N. A. McHenry Manufacturer: Good Drivers Research Institute Huntington Beach ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JD9TTQ |
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Snow Blind
P. J. Tracy Manufacturer: Brilliance Audio ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N676WG |
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Snow Blind
Katharine Newlin Burt Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1419147900 |
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Hugh took his reward, none the less sweet to his strange nature, in that it was only potentially earned. And joy, like a warm flood, crept up again to his heart. He sat on the hillside and held his small love close. One of his arms moved stiffly, and he groaned a little. She rubbed it for him.Download Description
"Under a noon sun the vast, flat country, buried deep in snow, lay like a paper hoop rimmed by the dark primeval forest; its surface shone with an unbearable brightness as of sun-struck glass, every crystal gleaming and quivering with intense cold light. To the north a single blunt, low mountain-head broke the evenness of the horizon line. "
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Snow Blind
P J Tracy Manufacturer: PUTNAMS G P & SONS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UDLJE8 |
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Snow Blind (High Impact)
Ben Bo Manufacturer: Heinemann Educational Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 043521506X |
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Snow Blind Tall Ladd
Katharine N. Burt Manufacturer: Signet ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0451115953 |
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