Counseling Specializations and Multidisciplinary Terms Essay

This paper discusses the importance of collaboration within the different specializations of the counseling field. Two specializations, mental health counseling and addictions counseling are reviewed and are brought together to help a hypothetical 12 year old girl â€Å"Ashley† in her own education and problem-solving while in therapy. Counseling Specializations and Multidisciplinary Teams The counseling profession and all of its specializations and the related fields that came before, all emerged due to the inabilities for some individuals cope with life stresses. These individuals were seen as non-resilient. Newman (2012) explains the meaning of resilience as: individuals who exhibit positive outcomes in the face of serious threats to development. They may have experienced prolonged, severe poverty; they may have a parent with a serious mental illness; or they may have been exposed to ongoing abuse or violence. Faced with these and or other difficulties, resilient individuals show low levels of psychological symptoms and function effectively in the basic developmental tasks expected for their stage of life. (pg. 78). Individuals who could not conform to â€Å"normal† societal expectations and were often locked up in the name of keeping society safe. It didn’t matter if these individuals were alcoholics, drug addicts, manic depressives, traumatized Vets, schizophrenics, or someone who merely suffered a temporary situational ordeal; they were locked up for the safety of others Smith & Robinson (1995) explain how Clifford W. Beers’s published autobiography in 1908 raised public awareness by detailing his own inhumane treatment while in a mental health institution. In 1793 the definition of mental health care was extended to include liberty, equality, and fraternity by Philippe  Pinel who was the director of Bicetre, the largest mental hospital in Paris. Pinel believed that punishment was ineffective upholding the idea that patients need some degrees of normalcy in their lives. Brooks and Weikel promoted the idea of â€Å"nonmedical approaches† to psychotherapy and state that this was an important step to the characterization and progression of mental health care. The client-centered theory emphasized by Carl Rogers and Fritz Perls, also helped to pave the way for current wellness models used today. Addictions counseling seems to follow a similar model and is often categorized under the same umbrella as professional counseling, however, â€Å"it is recognized that the addictions counselor needs to have specialized knowledge about what clients experience that have addictions problems† (Page, R.C., & Bailey 1995 pg. 170). White (2004) asserts the advantages of mental health and addictions counselors who work together: As mental health professionals, we owe our clients who present with addictions no less in respect, support, or treatment than we would bestow upon any other client. The counseling relationship or therapeutic alliance is perceived to be central to achieving a positive outcome in all mental health counseling (Gelso & Fretz, 1992), and it is especially important that a positive relationship or therapeutic alliance be formed early in addictions counseling before the more difficult or challenging times (e.g., withdrawal symptoms, relapse) occur (pg.3) As an example, consider a team that successfully joins forces in order to help a 12 year old girl named â€Å"Ashley†. Ashley asks her school counselor to help her set up an appointment with a therapist named â€Å"Ms. Henning.† Ashley tells the school counselor that she is unable to concentrate on her schoolwork because she is depressed. She further explains that her mother just recently re-married, her step-dad has 2 kids, and she is not adjusting well to the situation. Ashley asks the school counselor to speak to her mother on her behalf because she is afraid to ask. The school counselor makes the call. Fortunately, the family has health insurance and mom is onboard because she has been concerned about Ashley for awhile now and was considering this possibility as well. The first meeting with Ms. Henning and Ashley goes well. Ashley explains that she misses her mom. Her mom is busy all the time. Her step-dad is nice but she misses her â€Å"real  dad† and her new siblings are â€Å"okay† but she gets really jealous sometimes. Ashley is specific and articulate when explaining her depression but says that it gets worse sometimes the day after she does drugs with her friends. Ms. Henning explains to Ashley everything that she knows about drugs and the adolescent brain but suggests that Ashley get more information from an AODA counselor. Ms. Henning also encourages Ashley to inform her mother of the drug use. Ashley agrees reluctantly but states that she would be more comfortable addressing this issue with mom while in session. Ms. Henning agrees to make the arrangements. This therapist realizes that this is one of her easier cases. The family has health care and seems supportive rather than angry and defensive. Ms. Henning continually reminds and comforts Ashley in the fact that this is her therapy and her choice and any suggestions that are made will be discussed first—there will be no surprises. One of Ms. Henning’s goals is to provide a â€Å"crisis plan† with the school counselor for Ashley in case Ashley needs additional support during the school day. Ms. Henning also wants Ashley to see an AODA counselor at least once a week (Mr. Marks), and will keep Mr. Marks up to date on what is happening in therapy while she implements his evaluations and suggestions. She has communicated this to him in a credulous manner. Ms. Henning also hopes to initiate family support for Ashley by teaching and encouraging family members to openly discuss the family changes, possible effects, and brain-storm potential solutions. Ms. Henning would like to include â€Å"real† Dad and new siblings, at some point, if feasible and appropriate to Ashley and her family. Ashley’s ability to understand her sadness and develop coping skills will be greatly increased with a team of family members, the therapist, the AODA counselor, the school counselor, or possibly a psychiatrist if it is suspected that medication might be needed. Ms. Henning is dedicated to keeping all team members informed beyond progress reports by scheduling group meetings with everyone involved once a month. She is dedicated to receiving and offering feedback at every turn throughout the duration of Ashley’s therapy and reiterates this frequently to every member on this â€Å"team† emphasizing the value and importance of each team member. She knows that one field (or specialization) cannot effectively handle it all. The significance of promoting team work and joining forces in the counseling field is also included in some college  counseling curriculums. McAllister, M., Morrissey, S., McAuliffe, D., Davidson, G., McConnell, H., & Reddy, P. (2011), present the importance of the cooperation of professionals within the field and how some students are required to reach outside of their own specialization (or discipline) to connect with those students who have chosen other disciplines in order to build an understanding and respect between specialties. These students are required to share their own POEM’s (philosophy, ontology, epistemology and methods) with students in specialties other than their own. Studies and research; on spirituality, the human body (especially the brain), pharmaceuticals, addictions, or how society, science, technology, or government and new laws can affect individuals, will continue to shatter preconceived ideas and current acceptable â€Å"norms† of life and society. Those who choose this field must keep up. Specializations and collaboration in counseling seems to be invaluable and necessary. References McAllister, M., Morrissey, S., McAuliffe, D., Davidson, G., McConnell, H., & Reddy, P. (2011). Teaching ideas for generating critical and constructive insights into well-functioning multidisciplinary mental health teams. The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education, and Practice, 6(3), 117-127. oi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17556221111171711 Merta, R. J. (2001). Addictions counseling. Counseling and Human Development, 33(5), 1. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.library.capella.edu/docview/206851023?accountid=27965 Newman, N. &. (2014). Development through life a psychosocial approach. Stamford: Cengage. Page, R. C., & Bailey, J. B. (1995). Addictions Counseling Certification: An Emerging Counseling Specialty. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 74(2), 167-171. Smith, H. B., & Robinson, G. P. (1995). Mental Health Counseling: Past, Present, and Future. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 74(2), 158-162. White, W. (2004). The historical essence of addiction counseling. Counselor, 5(3), 43-48.

Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Presentations

chapter 2 Chapter 2 Descriptive Statistics: Tabular and Graphical Presentations Learning Objectives 1. Learn how to construct and interpret summarization procedures for qualitative data such as : frequency and relative frequency distributions, bar graphs and pie charts. 2. Learn how to construct and interpret tabular summarization procedures for quantitative data such as: frequency and relative frequency distributions, cumulative frequency and cumulative relative frequency distributions. . Learn how to construct a dot plot, a histogram, and an ogive as graphical summaries of quantitative data. 4. Learn how the shape of a data distribution is revealed by a histogram. Learn how to recognize when a data distribution is negatively skewed, symmetric, and positively skewed. 5. Be able to use and interpret the exploratory data analysis technique of a stem-and-leaf display. 6. Learn how to construct and interpret cross tabulations and scatter diagrams of bivariate data.Solutions: 1. |Class | Frequency |Relative Frequency | |A |60 |60/120 = 0. 50 | |B | 24 |24/120 = 0. 20 | |C | 36 |36/120 = 0. 30 | | |120 | 1. 00 | 2. a. 1 – (. 22 + . 18 + . 40) = . 20 b.. 20(200) = 40 c/d. Class |Frequency |Percent Frequency | |A |. 22(200) = 44 | 22 | |B |. 18(200) = 36 | 18 | |C |. 40(200) = 80 | 40 | |D |. 20(200) = 40 | 20 | |Total |200 |100 | 3. a. 360 ° x 58/120 = 174 ° b. 360 ° x 42/120 = 126 ° c. [pic] d. [pic] 4. a. The data are qualitative. b. | |Percent Frequency | |Newspaper |Frequency | | |Liberty Times |24 |48 | |China Times |15 |30 | |United Daily News |7 |14 | |Apple Daily |4 |8 | |Total: |50 |100 | c. [pic] [pic] d. Liberty Times has the largest market share.China Times is second. 5. a. |Name |Frequency |Relative Frequency |Percent Frequency | |Chan |10 |. 200 |20. 0% | |Chang |7 |. 140 |14. 0% | |Lee |8 |. 160 |16. 0% | |Liu |7 |. 140 |14. 0% | |Wang |12 |. 240 |24. % | |Young |6 |. 120 |12. 0% | | |50 |1. 000 |100. 0% | b. [pic] c. Chan. 200 x 360 = 72 . 0( Chang. 140 x 360 = 50. 4( Lee. 160 x 360 = 58. 6( Liu. 140 x 360 = 50. 4( Wang. 240 x 360 = 86. 4( Young. 120 x 360 = 43. 2( [pic] d. Most common: Wang, Chan, and Lee 6. a. |Book |Frequency |Percent Frequency | |7 Habits |10 | |16. 6 | | |Millionaire |16 | |26. 67 | | |Motley |9 | |15. 00 | | |Dad |13 | |21. 67 | | |WSJ Guide |6 | |10. 00 | | |Other |6 | |10. 00 | | |Total: |60 | |100. 00 | |The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2000 with a frequency of 3, Investing for Dummies with a frequency of 2, and What Color is Your Parachute? 2000 with a frequency of 1 are grouped in the â€Å"Other† category. b. The rank order from first to fifth is: Millionaire, Dad, 7 Habits, Motley, and WSJ Guide. c. The percent of sales represented by The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad, Poor Dad is 48. 33%. 7. |Rating |Frequency |Relative Frequency | |Outstanding |19 |0. 8 | |Very Good |13 |0. 26 | |Good |10 |0. 20 | |Average | 6 |0. 12 | |Poor | 2 |0. 04 | | |50 |1. 00 | Management should be plea sed with these results. 64% of the ratings are very good to outstanding. 84% of the ratings are good or better.Comparing these ratings with previous results will show whether or not the restaurant is making improvements in its ratings of food quality. 8. a. |Position |Frequency |Relative Frequency | |Pitcher |17 |0. 309 | |Catcher | 4 |0. 073 | |1st Base | 5 |0. 091 | |2nd Base | 4 |0. 073 | |3rd Base | 2 |0. 36 | |Shortstop | 5 |0. 091 | |Left Field | 6 |0. 109 | |Center Field | 5 |0. 091 | |Right Field | 7 |0. 127 | | |55 |1. 000 | b. Pitchers (Almost 31%) c. 3rd Base (3 – 4%) d. Right Field (Almost 13%) e. Infielders (16 or 29. 1%) to Outfielders (18 or 32. 7%) 9. a/b. Starting Time | Frequency |Percent Frequency | |7:00 |3 | |15 | | |7:30 |4 | |20 | | |8:00 |4 | |20 | | |8:30 |7 | |35 | | |9:00 |2 | |10 | | | |20 | |100 | | c. Bar Graph [pic] d. [pic] . The most preferred starting time is 8:30 a. m.. Starting times of 7:30 and 8:00 a. m. are next. 10. a. The data refer to quality levels from 1 â€Å"Not at all Satisfied† to 7 â€Å"Extremely Satisfied. † b. |Rating |Frequency |Relative Frequency | |3 |2 | 0. 03 | |4 |4 | 0. 07 | |5 |12 | 0. 20 | |6 |24 | 0. 40 | |7 |18 | 0. 0 | | |60 | 1. 00 | c. Bar Graph [pic] d. The survey data indicate a high quality of service by the financial consultant. The most common ratings are 6 and 7 (70%) where 7 is extremely satisfied. Only 2 ratings are below the middle scale value of 4. There are no â€Å"Not at all Satisfied† ratings. 11. |Class |Frequency |Relative Frequency |Percent Frequency | | | | | | |12-14 |2 |0. 50 |5. 0 | |15-17 | 8 |0. 200 | 20. 0 | |18-20 |11 |0. 275 | 27. 5 | |21-23 |10 |0. 250 | 25. 5 | |24-26 | 9 |0. 225 | 22. 5 | |Total |40 |1. 000 |100. | 12. |Class |Cumulative Frequency |Cumulative Relative Frequency | |less than or equal to 19 |10 | . 20 | |less than or equal to 29 |24 | . 48 | |less than or equal to 39 |41 | . 82 | |less than or equal to 49 |48 | . 6 | |less t han or equal to 59 |50 |1. 00 | 13. [pic] [pic] 14. a. [pic] b/c. |Class |Frequency |Percent Frequency | | 6. 0 – 7. 9 |4 | 20 | | 8. 0 – 9. 9 | 2 | 10 | |10. 0 – 11. 9 | 8 | 40 | |12. 0 – 13. 9 | 3 | 15 | |14. 0 – 15. | 3 | 15 | | |20 |100 | 15. a/b. |Waiting Time |Frequency |Relative Frequency | |0 – 4 |4 |0. 20 | |5 – 9 | 8 |0. 40 | |10 – 14 | 5 |0. 25 | |15 – 19 | 2 |0. 10 | |20 – 24 | 1 |0. 5 | |Totals |20 |1. 00 | c/d. |Waiting Time |Cumulative Frequency |Cumulative Relative Frequency | |Less than or equal to 4 |4 |0. 20 | |Less than or equal to 9 |12 |0. 60 | |Less than or equal to 14 |17 |0. 5 | |Less than or equal to 19 |19 |0. 95 | |Less than or equal to 24 |20 |1. 00 | e. 12/20 = 0. 60 16. a. The histogram is shown below. [pic] The histogram clearly shows that the annual household incomes are skewed to the right. And, of course, if annual household incomes are skewed to the right, so are annual incomes. This makes sense because the vast majority of annual incomes are less than NT$1,000,000.But, there are a few individuals with very large incomes. b. The histogram for the age is given. [pic] The histogram shows that the distribution of age is skewed to the left. This is to be expected. It is our experience that there are frequently a few very low ages causing such a pattern to appear. c. The histogram for the data in Exercise 11 is given. d. [pic] e. This histogram is skewed to the left slightly, but we would probably classify it as roughly symmetric. 17. a. |Amount (NT$ ‘000) |Frequency |Relative Frequency | |Less than 56 |3 |. 2 | |56-75 |5 |. 20 | |76-95 |11 |. 44 | |96-115 |4 |. 16 | |116-135 |1 |. 04 | |136 and more | 1 |. 04 | | |25 |1. 00 | b. Histogram [pic] The distribution has a roughly symmetric shape. c.The largest group spends NT$76-NT$95 per year on books and magazines. There are more in the NT$56 to NT$75 range than in the NT$96 to NT$115 range. 18. a. Lowest s alary: NT$29,300 Highest salary: NT$37,800 b. |Salary (NT$100s) |Frequency |Relative |Percent Frequency | | | |Frequency | | |293-307 |4 |0. 09 |9 | |308-322 |5 |0. 11 |11 | |323-337 |9 |0. 0 |20 | |338-352 |17 |0. 38 |38 | |353-367 |7 |0. 16 |16 | |368-382 |3 |0. 07 |7 | |Total |45 |1. 00 |100 | c. Proportion NT$33,700 or less: 18/45. d. Percentage more than NT$35,200: 10/45 [pic] e. The distribution is skewed slightly to the left, but is roughly symmetric. 19. a/b. Number |Frequency |Relative Frequency | |140 – 149 | 2 |0. 10 | |150 – 159 | 7 |0. 35 | |160 – 169 | 3 |0. 15 | |170 – 179 | 6 |0. 30 | |180 – 189 | 1 |0. 05 | |190 – 199 | 1 |0. 05 | |Totals |20 |1. 0 | c/d. |Number |Cumulative Frequency |Cumulative Relative Frequency | |Less than or equal to 149 | 2 |0. 10 | |Less than or equal to 159 | 9 |0. 45 | |Less than or equal to 169 |12 |0. 60 | |Less than or equal to 179 |18 |0. 0 | |Less than or equal to 189 |19 |0. 95 | |Less than o r equal to 199 |20 |1. 00 | e. [pic] 20. a. The percentage of people 39 or less is 12. 2 + 14. 2 + 17. 1 + 16. 2 = 59. 7. b. The percentage of the population over 39 years old is 16. 3 + 10. 9 + 6. 7 + 4. 7 + 1. 7 = 40. 3 c. The percentage of the population that is between 20 and 59 years old inclusively is 17. 1 + 16. 2 + 16. 3 + 10. = 60. 5 d. The percentage less than 30 years old is 12. 2 + 14. 2 + 17. 1 = 43. 5. So there are (. 435) (22,689,122) = 9,869,768. 07 people less than 30 years old. e. An estimate of the number of retired people is (. 047 + . 017) (22,689,122) = 1,452,103. 81 21. a/b. |Computer Usage | |Relative Frequency | |(Hours) |Frequency | | |0. 0 |- |2. 9 |5 |0. 10 | |3. 0 |- |5. 9 |28 |0. 56 | |6. 0 |- |8. |8 |0. 16 | |9. 0 |- |11. 9 |6 |0. 12 | |12. 0 |- |14. 9 |3 |0. 06 | | |Total |50 |1. 00 | c. [pic] d. [pic] e. The majority of the computer users are in the 3 to 6 hour range. Usage is somewhat skewed toward the right with 3 users in the 12 to 15 hour range. 22. |5 |7 8 | |6 |4 5 8 | |7 |0 2 2 5 5 6 8 | 8 |0 2 3 5 | 23. Leaf Unit = 0. 1 |6 |3 | |7 |5 5 7 | |8 |1 3 4 8 | |9 |3 6 | |10 |0 4 5 | |11 |3 | 24. Leaf Unit = 10 |11 |6 | |12 |0 2 | |13 |0 6 7 | |14 |2 2 7 | |15 |5 | |16 |0 2 8 | 17 |0 2 3 | 25. | 9 |8 9 | |10 |2 4 6 6 | |11 |4 5 7 8 8 9 | |12 |2 4 5 7 | |13 |1 2 | |14 |4 | |15 |1 | 26. a. 100 shares at $50 per share |1 |0 3 7 7 | |2 |4 5 5 | |3 |0 0 5 5 9 | |4 |0 0 0 5 5 8 | |5 |0 0 0 4 5 5 |This stem-and-leaf display shows that the trading prices are closely grouped together. Rotating the stem-and-leaf display counter clockwise shows a histogram that is slightly skewed to the left but is roughly symmetric. b. 500 shares traded online at $50 per share. |0 |5 7 | |1 |0 1 1 3 4 | |1 |5 5 5 8 | |2 |0 0 0 0 0 0 | |2 |5 5 | |3 |0 0 0 | |3 |6 | 4 | | |4 | | |5 | | |5 | | |6 |3 | This stretched stem-and-leaf display shows that the distribution of online trading prices for most of the brokers for 500 shares are lower than the trading pr ices for broker assisted trades of 100 shares. There are a couple of outliers. York Securities charges $36 for an online trade and Investors National charges much more than the other brokers: $62. 50 for an online trade. 27. 4 |1 3 6 6 7 | |5 |0 0 3 8 9 | |6 |0 1 1 4 4 5 7 7 9 | |7 |0 0 0 1 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 | |8 |0 1 1 3 4 4 5 7 7 8 9 | |9 |0 2 2 7 | or |4 |1 3 | |4 |6 6 7 | |5 |0 0 3 | |5 |8 9 | 6 |0 1 1 4 4 | |6 |5 7 7 9 9 | |7 |0 0 0 1 3 4 4 | |7 |5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 | |8 |0 1 1 3 4 4 | |8 |5 7 7 8 9 | |9 |0 2 2 | |9 |7 | 28. a. |0 |5 8 | |1 |1 1 3 3 4 4 | |1 |5 6 7 8 9 9 | |2 |2 3 3 3 5 5 | |2 |6 8 | |3 | | 3 |6 7 7 9 | |4 |0 | |4 |7 8 | |5 | | |5 | | |6 |0 | b. |2000 P/E Forecast | |Percent Frequency | | |Frequency | | |5 – 9 |2 |6. 7 | | |10 – 14 |6 |20. 0 | | |15 – 19 |6 |20. 0 | | |20 – 24 |6 |20. | | |25 – 29 |2 |6. 7 | | |30 – 34 |0 |0. 0 | | |35 – 39 |4 |13. 3 | | |40 – 44 |1 |3. 3 | | |45 – 49 |2 |6. 7 | | | 50 – 54 |0 |0. 0 | | |55 – 59 |0 |0. 0 | | |60 – 64 |1 |3. 3 | | |Total |30 |100. 0 | | 29. a. [pic] b. [pic] c. [pic] d.Category A values for x are always associated with category 1 values for y. Category B values for x are usually associated with category 1 values for y. Category C values for x are usually associated with category 2 values for y. 30. a. [pic] b. There is a negative relationship between x and y; y decreases as x increases. 31. a. Row Percentages: | |Household Income (NT$ ‘000) | | |Age |Under 999 |1,000-1,499 |1,500-1,999 |2,000-2,499 |2,500-2,999 |3,000 or more |Total | |Under 34 |27. 6 |30. 54 |21. 01 |12. 99 |4. 93 |2. 76 |100. 00 | |35-44 |20. 90 |31. 32 |21. 49 |10. 48 |8. 79 |7. 03 |100. 00 | |45-54 |16. 00 |29. 17 |19. 24 |19. 87 |6. 83 |8. 88 |100. 00 | |55-64 |23. 73 |19. 26 |20. 01 |14. 46 |8. 81 |13. 73 |100. 00 | |65 or more |70. 57 |18. 37 |4. 42 |2. 4 |0. 74 |2. 96 |100. 00 | |Total |27. 70 |27. 32 |18. 27 |13. 05 |6. 51 |7. 15 |100. 00 | There are seven percent frequency distributions in this table with row percentages. The first six give the percent frequency distribution of income for each age level. The total row provides an overall percent frequency distribution for household income. Both of the two rows (age 35-44 and age 55- 64) have more percentage in the cells and descended in order of larger income.The second row is the percent frequency distribution for households headed by age 35-44. The fourth row is the percent frequency distribution for households headed by age 55-64. b. The percentage of heads of households by age 35-44 earning NT$2,500,000 or more is 8. 79% + 7. 03% = 15. 82%. The percentage of heads of households by age 55-64 earning $75,000 or more is 8. 81% + 13. 73% = 22. 54%. c. The percent frequency histograms are shown below. [pic] No. The histogram can not tell us any relationship between household income and age. 32. a. Column Percentages: |Household Income ($1000s) | | |Educa tion Level |Under 24. 9 |25. 0-49. 9 |50. 0-74. 9 |75. 0-99. 9 |100 or More |Total | |Not H. S. Graduate |32. 70 |14. 82 |8. 27 |5. 02 |2. 53 |15. 86 | |H. S. Graduate |35. 74 |35. 56 |31. 48 |25. 39 |14. 47 |30. 78 | |Some College |21. 17 |29. 77 |30. 25 |29. 2 |22. 26 |26. 37 | |Bachelor's Degree |7. 53 |14. 43 |20. 56 |25. 03 |33. 88 |17. 52 | |Beyond Bach. Deg. |2. 86 |5. 42 |9. 44 |14. 74 |26. 86 |9. 48 | |Total |100. 00 |100. 00 |100. 00 |100. 00 |100. 00 |100. 00 | There are six percent frequency distributions in this table of column percentages. The first five columns give the percent frequency distributions for each income level.The percent frequency distribution in the â€Å"Total† column gives the overall percent frequency distributions for educational level. From that percent frequency distribution we see that 15. 86% of the heads of households did not graduate from high school. b. The column percentages show that 26. 86% of households earning over $100,000 were h eaded by persons having schooling beyond a bachelor's degree. The row percentages show that 39. 72% of the households headed by persons with schooling beyond a bachelor's degree earned $100,000 or more. These percentages are different because they came from different percent frequency distributions. c.Compare the â€Å"under 24. 9† percent frequency distributions to the â€Å"Total† percent frequency distributions. We see that for this low income level the percentage with lower levels of education is lower than for the overall population and the percentage with higher levels of education is higher than for the overall population. Compare the â€Å"100 or more† percent frequency distribution to â€Å"Total† percent frequency distribution. We see that for this high income level the percentage with lower levels of education is lower than for the overall population and the percentage with higher levels of education is higher than for the overall population.Fr om the comparisons here it is clear that there is a positive relationship between household incomes and the education level of the head of the household. 33. a. The crosstabulation of condition of the greens by gender is below. | |Green Condition | | |Gender |Too Fast |Fine |Total | |Male |35 | 65 |100 | |Female |40 | 60 |100 | |Total |75 |125 |200 |The female golfers have the highest percentage saying the greens are too fast: 40%. b. 10% of the women think the greens are too fast. 20% of the men think the greens are too fast. So, for the low handicappers, the men have a higher percentage who think the greens are too fast. c. 43% of the woman think the greens are too fast. 50% of the men think the greens are too fast. So, for the high handicappers, the men have a higher percentage who think the greens are too fast. . This is an example of Simpson's Paradox. At each handicap level a smaller percentage of the women think the greens are too fast. But, when the crosstabulations are aggr egated, the result is reversed and we find a higher percentage of women who think the greens are too fast. The hidden variable explaining the reversal is handicap level. Fewer people with low handicaps think the greens are too fast, and there are more men with low handicaps than women. 34. a. | |EPS Rating | | | |Sales/Margins/ROE |0-19 |20-39 |40-59 |60-79 |80-100 |Total | |A | | | |1 |8 |9 | |B | |1 |4 |5 |2 |12 | |C |1 | |1 |2 |3 |7 | |D |3 |1 | |1 | |5 | |E | |2 |1 | | |3 | |Total |4 |4 |6 |9 |13 |36 | b. | | |EPS Rating | | | |Sales/Margins/ROE |0-19 |20-39 |40-59 |60-79 |80-100 |Total | |A | | | |11. 11 |88. 89 |100 | |B | |8. 33 |33. 33 |41. 67 |16. 67 100 | |C |14. 29 | |14. 29 |28. 57 |42. 86 |100 | |D |60. 00 |20. 00 | |20. 00 | |100 | |E | |66. 67 |33. 33 | | |100 | Higher EPS ratings seem to be associated with higher ratings on Sales/Margins/ROE. Of those companies with an â€Å"A† rating on Sales/Margins/ROE, 88. 89% of them had an EPS Rating of 80 or higher. Of the 8 companies with a â€Å"D† or â€Å"E† rating on Sales/Margins/ROE, only 1 had an EPS rating above 60. 35. a. | |Industry Group Relative Strength | | | |Sales/Margins/ROE |A |B |C |D |E |Total | |A |1 |2 |2 |4 | |9 | |B |1 |5 |2 |3 |1 |12 | |C |1 |3 | |2 |1 |7 | |D |1 | |1 |1 |2 |5 | |E | |1 |2 | | |3 | |Total |4 |11 |7 |10 |4 |36 | | | | | | | | | b/c. The frequency distributions for the Sales/Margins/ROE data is in the rightmost column of the crosstabulation.The frequency distribution for the Industry Group Relative Strength data is in the bottom row of the crosstabulation. d. Once the crosstabulation is complete, the individual frequency distributions are available in the margins. 36. a. [pic] b. One might expect stocks with higher EPS ratings to show greater relative price strength. However, the scatter diagram using this data does not support such a relationship. The scatter diagram appears similar to the one showing â€Å"No Apparent Relationship† in the text. 37. a. The crosstabulation is shown below: | |Speed |   | |Position |4-4. 49 |4. 5-4. 99 |5-5. 49 |5. 5-5. 9 |Grand Total | |Guard | | |12 |1 |13 | |Offensive tackle | |2 |7 |3 |12 | |Wide receiver |6 |9 | | |15 | |Grand Total |6 |11 |19 |4 |40 | b. There appears to be a relationship between Position and Speed; wide receivers had faster speeds than offensive tackles and guards. c. The scatter diagram is shown below: [pic] d. There appears to be a relationship between Speed and Rating; slower speeds appear to be associated with lower ratings. In other words,, prospects with faster speeds tend to be rated higher than prospects with slower speeds. 38. a. |Vehicle |Frequency |Percent Frequency | F-Series |17 |34 | |Silverado |12 |24 | |Taurus |8 |16 | |Camry |7 |14 | |Accord |6 |12 | |Total |50 |100 | b. The two top selling vehicles are the Ford F-Series Pickup and the Chevrolet Silverado. c. 39. a/b. |Industry |Frequency |Percent Frequency | |Beverage |2 |10 | |Chemicals | 3 | 15 | |Electronics | 6 | 30 | |Food | 7 | 35 | |Aerospace | 2 | 10 | |Totals: |20 |100 | . 40. a. Response |Frequency |Percent Frequency | |Accuracy |16 |16 | |Approach Shots |3 |3 | |Mental Approach |17 |17 | |Power |8 |8 | |Practice |15 |15 | |Putting |10 |10 | |Short Game |24 |24 | |Strategic Decisions | 7 | 7 | |Total |100 |100 | b. Poor short game, poor mental approach, lack of accuracy, and limited practice. 41. a/b/c/d. Book Value | |Relative Frequency |Cumulative Frequency |Cumulative | |per Share |Frequency | | |Relative Frequency | |0. 00-5. 99 | 3 |0. 10 | 3 |0. 10 | |6. 00-11. 99 | 15 |0. 50 |18 |0. 60 | |12. 00-17. 99 | 9 |0. 30 |27 |0. 90 | |18. 00-23. 99 | 2 |0. 07 |29 |0. 97 | |24. 00-29. 99 | 0 |0. 00 |29 |0. 7 | |30. 00-35. 99 | 1 |0. 03 |30 |1. 00 | |Total |30 |1. 00 | | | e. The histogram shown below shows that the distribution of most of the book values is roughly symmetric. However, there is one outlier (General Motors). 42. a. |Closing Price |Frequency |Rel ative Frequency | |0 – 9 7/8 |9 |0. 225 | |10 – 19 7/8 |10 |0. 250 | |20 – 29 7/8 | 5 |0. 25 | |30 – 39 7/8 |11 |0. 275 | |40 – 49 7/8 | 2 |0. 050 | |50 – 59 7/8 | 2 |0. 050 | |60 – 69 7/8 | 0 |0. 000 | |70 – 79 7/8 | 1 |0. 025 | |Totals |40 |1. 000 | b. |Closing Price |Cumulative Frequency |Cumulative Relative Frequency | |Less than or equal to 9 7/8 |9 |0. 25 | |Less than or equal to 19 7/8 |19 |0. 475 | |Less than or equal to 29 7/8 |24 |0. 600 | |Less than or equal to 39 7/8 |35 |0. 875 | |Less than or equal to 49 7/8 |37 |0. 925 | |Less than or equal to 59 7/8 |39 |0. 975 | |Less than or equal to 69 7/8 |39 |0. 75 | |Less than or equal to 79 7/8 |40 |1. 000 | c. [pic] d. Over 87% of common stocks trade for less than $40 a share and 60% trade for less than $30 per share. 43. a. | | |Relative Frequency | |Exchange |Frequency | | |American |3 |0. 15 | |New York |2 |0. 10 | |Over the Counter |15 |0. 75 | | |20 |1. 00 | b. Earn ings Per Share | |Relative Frequency | | |Frequency | | |0. 00 – 0. 19 |7 |0. 35 | |0. 20 – 0. 39 |7 |0. 35 | |0. 40 – 0. 59 |1 |0. 05 | |0. 60 – 0. 79 |3 |0. 15 | |0. 80 – 0. 99 |2 |0. 10 | | |20 |1. 00 | Seventy percent of the shadow stocks have earnings per share less than $0. 40. It looks like low EPS should be expected for shadow stocks. | | | |Price-Earning Ratio | |Relative Frequency | | |Frequency | | |0. 00 – 9. 9 |3 |0. 15 | |10. 0 – 19. 9 |7 |0. 35 | |20. 0 – 29. 9 |4 |0. 20 | |30. 0 – 39. 9 |3 |0. 15 | |40. 0 – 49. 9 |2 |0. 10 | |50. 0 – 59. 9 |1 |0. 05 | | |20 |1. 00 |P-E Ratios vary considerably, but there is a significant cluster in the 10 – 19. 9 range. 44. | | |Relative Frequency | |Income ($) |Frequency | | |18,000-21,999 |13 |0. 255 | |22,000-25,999 |20 |0. 392 | |26,000-29,999 |12 |0. 235 | |30,000-33,999 |4 |0. 078 | |34,000-37,999 |2 |0. 039 | |Total |51 |1. 000 | 45. a. 0 |8 9 | |1 |0 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 | |1 |5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 | |2 |0 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 | |2 |5 6 8 | |3 |0 1 3 | b/c/d. |Number Answered Correctly | |Relative Frequency |Cumulative Frequency | | |Frequency | | | |5 – 9 |2 |0. 50 |2 | |10 – 14 | 8 |0. 200 |10 | |15 – 19 |15 |0. 375 |25 | |20 – 24 | 9 |0. 225 |34 | |25 – 29 | 3 |0. 075 |37 | |30 – 34 | 3 |0. 075 |40 | |Totals |40 |1. 000 | | e. Relatively few of the students (25%) were able to answer 1/2 or more of the questions correctly.The data seem to support the Joint Council on Economic Education’s claim. However, the degree of difficulty of the questions needs to be taken into account before reaching a final conclusion. 46. a/b. [pic] c. It is clear that the range of low temperatures is below the range of high temperatures. Looking at the stem-and-leaf displays side by side, it appears that the range of low temperatures is about 20 degrees below the range of high temperatures. d. There are two stems showing high temperatures of 80 degrees or higher. They show 8 cities with high temperatures of 80 degrees or higher. e. Frequency |Temperature |High Temp. |Low. Temp. |30-39 |0 |1 | |40-49 |0 |3 | |50-59 |1 |10 | |60-69 |7 |2 | |70-79 |4 |4 | |80-89 |5 |0 | |90-99 |3 |0 | |Total |20 |20 | 47. a. b. There is clearly a positive relationship between high and low temperature for cities. As one goes up so does the other. 48. a. | |Satisfaction Score | | | |Occupation |30-39 |40-49 |50-59 |60-69 |70-79 |80-89 |Total | |Cabinetmaker | | |2 |4 |3 |1 |10 | |Lawyer |1 |5 |2 |1 |1 | |10 | |Physical Therapist | | |5 |2 |1 |2 |10 | |Systems Analyst | |2 |1 |4 |3 | |10 | |Total |1 |7 |10 |11 |8 |3 |40 | b. | | |Satisfaction Score | | | |Occupation |30-39 |40-49 |50-59 |60-69 |70-79 |80-89 |Total | |Cabinetmaker | | |20 |40 |30 |10 |100 | |Lawyer |10 |50 |20 |10 |10 | |100 | |Physical Therapist | | |50 |20 |10 |20 |100 | Systems Analyst | |20 |10 |40 |30 | |100 | c. Each row o f the percent crosstabulation shows a percent frequency distribution for an occupation. Cabinet makers seem to have the higher job satisfaction scores while lawyers seem to have the lowest. Fifty percent of the physical therapists have mediocre scores but the rest are rather high. 49. a. [pic]b. There appears to be a positive relationship between number of employees and revenue. As the number of employees increases, annual revenue increases. 50. a. | | |Fuel Type | | | |Year Constructed |Elec |Nat.Gas |Oil |Propane |Other |Total | |1973 or before | 40 |183 |12 |5 | 7 |247 | |1974-1979 | 24 | 26 | 2 |2 | 0 | 54 | |1980-1986 | 37 | 38 | 1 |0 | 6 | 82 | |1987-1991 | 48 | 70 | 2 |0 | 1 |121 | |Total |149 |317 |17 |7 |14 |504 | b. |Year Constructed |Frequency |Fuel Type |Frequency | |1973 or before |247 | Electricity |149 | |1974-1979 | 54 | Nat.Gas |317 | |1980-1986 | 82 | Oil | 17 | |1987-1991 |121 | Propane | 7 | |Total |504 | Other | 14 | | | |Total |504 | c. Crosstabulation of Colum n Percentages | | |Fuel Type | | |Year Constructed |Elec |Nat. Gas |Oil |Propane |Other | |1973 or before | 26. 9 | 57. 7 | 70. 5 | 71. 4 | 50. 0 | |1974-1979 | 16. 1 | 8. 2 | 11. 8 | 28. 6 | 0. 0 | |1980-1986 | 24. 8 | 12. 0 | 5. 9 | 0. 0 | 42. 9 | |1987-1991 | 32. 2 | 22. 1 | 11. 8 | 0. 0 | 7. 1 | |Total |100. 0 |100. 0 |100. 0 |100. 0 |100. 0 | d. Crosstabulation of row percentages. | |Fuel Type | | | |Year Constructed |Elec |Nat. Gas |Oil |Propane |Other |Total | |1973 or before |16. 2 |74. 1 |4. 9 |2. 0 |2. 8 |100. 0 | |1974-1979 |44. 5 |48. 1 |3. 7 |3. 7 |0. 0 |100. 0 | |1980-1986 |45. 1 |46. 4 |1. 2 |0. 0 |7. 3 |100. 0 | |1987-1991 |39. 7 |57. 8 |1. 7 |0. 0 |0. 8 |100. 0 | e. Observations from the column percentages crosstabulation For those buildings using electricity, the percentage has not changed greatly over the years.For the buildings using natural gas, the majority were constructed in 1973 or before; the second largest percentage was constructed in 1987-1991. Most of t he buildings using oil were constructed in 1973 or before. All of the buildings using propane are older. Observations from the row percentages crosstabulation Most of the buildings in the CG&E service area use electricity or natural gas. In the period 1973 or before most used natural gas. From 1974-1986, it is fairly evenly divided between electricity and natural gas. Since 1987 almost all new buildings are using electricity or natural gas with natural gas being the clear leader. 51. a. Crosstabulation for stockholder's equity and profit. | |Profits ($000) | | | |Stockholders' Equity ($000) |0-200 |200-400 |400-600 |600-800 |800-1000 |1000-1200 |Total | |0-1200 |10 |1 | | | |1 |12 | |1200-2400 |4 |10 | | |2 | |16 | |2400-3600 |4 |3 |3 |1 |1 |1 |13 | |3600-4800 | | | | |1 |2 |3 | |4800-6000 | |2 |3 |1 | | |6 | |Total |18 |16 |6 |2 |4 |4 |50 | b. Crosstabulation of Row Percentages. | | |Profits ($000) | | | |Stockholders' Equity ($1000s) |0-200 |200-400 |400-600 |600-800 |800-1000 |10 00-1200 |Total | |0-1200 |83. 33 |8. 33 |0. 00 |0. 00 |0. 00 |8. 33 |100 | |1200-2400 |25. 00 |62. 50 |0. 00 |0. 00 |12. 50 |0. 0 |100 | |2400-3600 |30. 77 |23. 08 |23. 08 |7. 69 |7. 69 |7. 69 |100 | |3600-4800 | |0. 00 |0. 00 |0. 00 |33. 33 |66. 67 |100 | |4800-6000 |0. 00 |33. 33 |50. 00 |16. 67 |0. 00 |0. 00 |100 | c. Stockholder's equity and profit seem to be related. As profit goes up, stockholder's equity goes up. The relationship, however, is not very strong. 52. a. Crosstabulation of market value and profit. | |Profit ($1000s) | | | |Market Value ($1000s) |0-300 |300-600 |600-900 |900-1200 |Total | |0-8000 |23 |4 | | |27 | |8000-16000 |4 |4 |2 |2 |12 | |16000-24000 | |2 |1 |1 |4 | |24000-32000 | |1 |2 |1 |4 | |32000-40000 | |2 |1 | |3 | |Total |27 |13 |6 |4 |50 | b. Crosstabulation of Row Percentages. | | |Profit ($1000s) | | | |Market Value ($1000s) |0-300 |300-600 |600-900 |900-1200 |Total | |0-8000 |85. 19 |14. 81 |0. 00 |0. 00 |100 | |8000-16000 |33. 33 |33. 33 |16. 67 | 16. 67 |100 | |16000-24000 |0. 00 |50. 00 |25. 00 |25. 0 |100 | |24000-32000 |0. 00 |25. 00 |50. 00 |25. 00 |100 | |32000-40000 |0. 00 |66. 67 |33. 33 |0. 00 |100 | c. There appears to be a positive relationship between Profit and Market Value. As profit goes up, Market Value goes up. 53. a. Scatter diagram of Profit vs. Stockholder's Equity. [pic] b. Profit and Stockholder's Equity appear to be positively related. 54. a. Scatter diagram of Market Value and Stockholder's Equity. [pic] b. There is a positive relationship between Market Value and Stockholder's Equity. ———————– [pic] [pic] [pic]

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Internationanl Business Essay The organization that I have chosen is Sony Corporation. Sony Corporation is one of the most successful multinational Corporations in the world; it is also one of the best-known names in consumer electronics industry. Since it was established shortly after World War 2, Sony has introduced a stream of revolutionary products, including the transistor radio, the Trinitron television, the Betamax VCR, and the Walkman portable cassette player (FundingUniverse, 2000). Over the years Sony has successfully developed into one of the biggest player in the consumer electronics industry, producing a wide range of products including Audio system, Video cameras, Television, gaming system, Semiconductors and also electronic Components. Valued at $17.12 Billion in the market (Forbes, 2011), Sony Corporation is a great example of successful Multinational Corporation that has competitive advantage in the global market place. Daniel Spulber’s Star Analysis is an analytical framework that helps strategy makers in gathering and processing data about global market (D.F.Spulbur, 2007). By identifying the culture, feature and structure of the business environment in different country, Spulber’s Star Analysis can assist the manager in developing a global strategy that provide their organization with the competitive advantage to succeed in the international market. Star Analysis is based around five major components, which is the features of the company’s home country, supplier countries, customers countries, partner countries and competitor countries. In this case, Star analysis will be used to evaluate the competitive strategy of Sony Corporation and how Sony Corporation improved their global competitiveness. Home Country A company’s home country refers to the country where the business has its headquarters (D.F.Spulber, 2007). In this case, the home country for Sony Corporation is Japan. D.F.Spulber (2007) stated the features of home country are often a good guide to the company’s business practices, corporate culture, and core competencies. D.F.Spulber (2007) also stated that a company can benefit from home-country strengths by using the home country as a launching pad for international expansion, and this is the case for Sony Corporation. Benefiting from the culture and features of Japan, Sony Corporation has developed a strong foundation for their international expansion. This can be justified using the Porter’s diamond theory. M. Porter states that basic factors of endowment, such as natural resources, climate, location and demographics, can provide an initial advantage that is subsequently reinforced and extended by investment in advanced factors, examples of advanced factor s are communication infrastructure, sophisticated and skilled labor, research facilities and technological know-how. Conversely, disadvantages in basic factors can create pressure to invest in advanced factors (Charles.W.L.Hills, 2010). That is the case in Japan, where they lack arable land and mineral deposit, and yet through investment from government and organizations has built a substantial endowment of advanced factors. Japan government’s subsidies and investment in education system, has created large pool of engineers, which is vital to Japan’s success in many manufacturing industries (Charles.W.L.Hills, 2010). This environment provides Sony Corporation with sufficient workforce and skilled labor. Japanese’s constant investment on Research Development has developed the technological know-how of the country. This practice can also be seen in Sony Corporation’s strategy, which spent approximately 6.99% of their revenue, which is $5.5 billion on RD annually and the percentage of employees engaged in RD is 32.49% (TechnologyReview, 2012). This gives Sony Corporation the competitive advantage in the global technological market. Another attribute in Porter’s Diamond is demand condition; In this case, the pressure from Japan’s sophisticated and knowledgeable buyers of cameras has helped stimulate the Japanese camera industry, including Sony Corporation, to improve product quality and to introduce innovative models (Charles.W.L.Hills, 2010). This constant demand for innovative and high quality product has forced Sony Corporation to invest in RD and hence, improved the performance of the company and therefore, gained competitive advantage in the global market. The next attribute is the presence of suppliers or related industries that are internationally competitive. In this case, most of the suppliers of Sony Corporation, for example, Dai Nippon Printing Co, Ltd are one of the top smart card vendors in Asia (Sony.Net, 2011) .Successful electronic IT manufacturers including Hitachi Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp has contributed to the semiconductor industry in Japan, which provided the basis for Sony Corporation’s success in cameras and other technically advanced electronic products (DailyYomiuriOnline, 2012) The last attribute of Portal’s Diamond is the strategy, structure and rivalry of firms within a nation (Charles.W.L.Hills, 2010). ). In this case, there are many successful Multinational Corporation in Japan’s technological manufacturing field, such as Toyota, has come out with management philosophies like Total Quality Management, Just-in Time Philosophy and so on ( James et al, 2009). By practicing the same Sony Corporation has benefited from these practices and be more cost effective(Richard A.Gershon, 2007). Major domestic competitors such as Panasonic Corporation also induce Sony Corporation to look for ways to improve efficiency and produce more innovative products. All t hese factors have improved Sony Corporation’s overall global competitiveness. Supplier Country Supplier countries refer to those countries in which the international business transacts with its input suppliers and countries in which the international business manufactures its products (Daniel.F.Spulber, 2007). In this case, Sony Corporation previously had more than 2,500 suppliers around the globe; however after incurring heavy lost in year 2009, Sony Corporation has decided to cut down the number of suppliers (CRN, 2009). To achieve global competitiveness advantage, Sony Corporation’s strategy is to outsource, or externalize part of their value chain activities to different supplier countries, and internalize their core competence, which in this case is their innovative design and technology of their product. Their current major suppliers are companies from China and USA, for example Shenzhen LVSUN Electronics Co., Ltd, which supplied laptop batteries and Nvidia Corporation, which supplied Laptop’s graphic cards (Sony.Net, 2010). China are well-known for their l ow wage labor force so the cost of production for Sony will be much lower compare to their global competitors. USA is a technology-advanced country and by buying new technologies from firms in USA, Sony Corporation’s products are much more advance and better in quality, which in turn increased their global competitiveness. The company is vertically integrated in their supplier’s countries. Sony Corporation established production facilities such as manufacturing plants in Japan, China, USA, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand (Sony Supply Chain Solution. Inc, 2011). Country like USA and Singapore has low trade-barriers and their government policies encouraged Foreign Direct investment, which smoothen Sony’s plan to establish manufacturing plant in their land. Conversely, China and Malaysia has higher trade barriers and strict government policies that might increase the risk of recovering the cost of investment. This strategy has both positive and negative effects on Sony Corporation. By establishing their own manufacturing plants in suppliers countries, Sony are able to protect their proprietary product technology from their competitors, this view is supported by Charles.W.L.Hills (pg 558, 2010). Besides that, majority of Sony’s manufacturing plant are located in technologically advanced countries such as Japan and USA. Therefore with the advanced infrastructure and skilled labor, Sony’s production are more cost-savings and efficient. However, on the other hand, managing and operating plants and firms in different countries has increased Sony’s organization scope, which in turn will increase the organizational complexity and hence raise the firm’s cost structure, this cost is known as cost of hierarchical governance. This view is support by Charles W.L.Hills (pg 559, 2010). In fact, the high cost of governance in different country has been such a burden to Sony that the top management has decided to shutter some of the factories and manufacturing plants, in order to reduce overall cost (CRN, 2009). Furthermore, to overcome this issue, Sony has decided to outsource part of their production to companies in China and USA. Examples are Foxconn Technology Group for the manufacturing of Sony LCD TV and Blackboard Inc for the manufacturing of Sony’s FeliCa Card readers (Sony.Net, 2011). By outsourcing part of the manufacturing,, Sony was able to take advantage of less costly workforce in China and more efficient production facilities in USA. As a result, Sony has been able to avoid bureaucratic inefficiencies and reduce their cost of operation that arise from vertically integrate, and the resulting increased in global competitiveness. This view is supported by Charles.W.L.Hills (pg 559, 2010). Customer Countries In this case, Sony Corporation’s major customers, or target market are the home country itself, Japan, USA and Europe countries. The Japan market is accounted for 24.2% of Sony Corporation’s revenue while USA market is accounted for 23.6%, Europe market for 25.7% and others minor customer countries for 26.5% (Sony.Net,2010). Evaluating the Entry mode of Sony Corporation, the company has initially chosen wholly owned subsidiaries as their strategy to enter the U.S market. More specifically, Sony Corporation practices Greenfield ventures, by establishing manufacturing plants and retails stores in U.S. Sony Corporation first move was the establishment of a small television assembly plant in San Diego, California back in 1972. Sony then expanded and diversified its U.S operation by adding more production facilities in different region of U.S (Sony.com, 2011). In 1960, Sony Corporation of America (SONAM) was established in the United States to manage operation in U.S (Sony.com, 2011).Sony Corporation’s initial entry to U.S. market was facilitated by the unfavorable exchange rate between yen and dollars at that particular period of time, and also the U.S government policies that encouraged foreign investment (SonyNet-history, 2011). Similar scenario happened in Europe, where Sony Corporation initially enter the Europe market by Greenfield ventures, establishing operating firms such as Sony (U.K.) Ltd in United Kingdom, Sony G.m.b.H.in Germany and so on. This strategy proved to be beneficial because this entry mode allowed Sony to protect their technological competence and gives Sony the ability to engage in global strategic coordination. However, the drawback is that this method of entry can be very costly. This view is supported by Charles.W.L.Hills (pg 482, 2010) After establishing firms and production facilities in foreign market, Sony Corporation further strengthen their position by joint ventures with Tektronic Inc from U.S and Ericsson in Sweden, which later on has been wholly acquired by Sony (Sony.com, 2011). Besides that, Sony Corporation has also established strong distribution network, by having retail stores and distributors throughout the U.S and Europe region. Through the establishment of operating firms in foreign market and joint ventures with local companies, Sony Corporation has managed to get closer and understand the demand and preference of consumers in the U.S and Europe market. Consumers in the USA and EU are generally technologically savvy and have always been demanding innovative technological products; The income per capita for US is 47199 US dollars and research shows that the highest technology expenditure for households in US is at around $94 per month ( Huffingpost.com, 2011). They are certainly willing to spend more on technologically products (Accenture, 2010). By understanding these preferences and demand of consumers in USA and Europe, Sony Corporation is able to design and produce innovative products that satisfied consumers, hence achieving the global competitive advantage. Partner Countries According to Daniel.F.Spulber (2007), the features of partner countries are highly useful in determining the potential contribution that the business and its partner will bring to the joint activities. One of Sony Corporation’s most beneficial and strategic alliances is their partnership with Korea’s Samsung. Sony and Samsung shared complementary technology that would benefit each other. Sony was able to utilize Samsung’s knowledge and technology to make LCD, which is critical for the large flat –panel TVs that were in high demand. Samsung’s skills were complementary to Sony’s since they were tuned to computer displays while Sony brought TV display knowledge (Daniel F.Spulber, 2007). According to Charles W.L.Hill (2010), one of the benefits of strategic alliance is the share of cost and risk. This is certainly the case for the Sony-Samsung joint venture. The Sony-Samsung Joint venture set up a manufacturing facility in Tangjung, South Korea ( Daniel F.Spulber, 2007). The joint venture helped Sony and Samsung save significant cost in RD and manufacturing and helped the companies gain substantial economies of scale in manufacturing (Daniel F.Spulber, 2007). By sharing ideas between both companies, product innovation is enhanced, allowing Sony to boost its global sales of flat-panel TVs (Daniel F.Spulber, 2007). In order to keep up with advances in digital technologies that was driving innovations in the global market, Sony and Samsung agreed to share patents for a variety of technologies-13,000 patents from Sony and 11,000 patents from Samsung (Daniel F.Spulber, 2007). Another successful alliance for Sony Corporation is the research joint venture between IBM and Toshiba. This particular joint venture had developed the Cell chip that powered the Sony PlayStation 3 (SonyNet, 2011). The companies split the high development costs and employed engineers around the world. Besides that, Sony Corporation’s joint venture with Ericsson from Sweden allowed Sony to enter the mobile communication industry in Europe, which later expanded to Asia with the name of Sony Ericsson. Sony’s successful alliance with global companies like Samsung, IBM and Ericsson has allowed Sony to produce and design innovative products with high quality. Besides that, joint venture with Ericsson allowed Sony to understand Europe’s market condition better which smoothen their entry to Europe market and all these have helped Sony to achieve global competitive advantage. Competitor Countries One of Sony Corporation’s major competitors is LG Electronics. LG Electronics is a Korean-based company that sells electronic products such as televisions, mobile phone, Air conditioners, Home appliances and a lot more. The features of LG Electronics’s Home Country, South Korea, has played an important role in the company’s business culture and global strategy. South Korea’s government has set their goal to open new opportunities for the electronics industry and this has given LG Electronics an extra boost for expanding their market internationally (Frost-Sullivan, 2007), which is a treat to Sony Corporation in the global market. However, Korean’s culture of high uncertainty avoidance might be the reason they are less innovative, since LG Electronic employed their staffs from Korea, their products might not be as innovative as Japanese companies like Sony. As for LG Electronics supplier countries, their major suppliers are Hong Kong HuiChun Co.Ltd a nd Veise Electronic Co.Ltd from China mainland. Utilizing the labor of lower wages in China, the cost of production for LG electronics might be lower than other companies in the industry, which is a treat to Sony as well (GlobalSources, 2012). As for LG Electronics partner countries, LG Electronics has established strong alliance with multinational companies like Intel, Microsoft and Mozilla has given them the technological advantage to compete in the global market. These alliances have helped LG Electronics to overcome their lack of technological innovation in their home country. In order to compete with LG Electronics in the global market, Sony Corporation has initially practices the international strategy. According to Charles W.L.Hill, an enterprise pursuing an international strategy is confronted with low cost pressures and low pressures for local responsiveness. These type of enterprise tend to centralize product development at home but tend to establish manufacturing and marketing function in each major country or geographi c region in which they do business (Charles W.L.Hill, 2010). This is initially the case for Sony Corporation, who started their entry to foreign market in such pattern. By centralizing RD in Japan, Sony entered foreign market by establishing manufacturing plant and operating firms in USA, Europe and other Asia countries. However, as the cost pressure and pressure for local responsiveness increases, Sony Corporation has change to transnational strategy. According to Charles W.L.Hill (2010), a firm that pursue a transnational strategy is trying to simultaneously achieve low costs through location economies, economies of scale, and learning effects; differentiate their product offering across geographic markets to account for local differences; and foster a multidirectional flow of skills between different subsidiaries in the firm’s global network of operations. By partnering with strong suppliers in China and USA, economics of scale can be achieved. Besides that, multidirectional flow of technological skills and knowledge from different subsidiaries, such as Sony Ericsson in Sweden, and the Samsung-Sony joint venture in South Korea and so on is also happening constantly. However, such strategy is so difficult to implement that Sony Corporation has faced some negative impact, having too high cost due to differentiation of product in different market. Conclusion As a conclusion, by applying the Spulber’s Star Analysis, Sony Corporation was able to achieve global competitive advantage in the global market. By using their strong foundation in Japan, where they receive not only support from government but also the culture, knowledge and infrastructure, Sony successfully expanded their business worldwide. Economics of scale has been achieved with the help of strong suppliers from mainland China and USA. Sony was able to enter their customer’s countries easily with joint ventures with local firms and Greenfield ventures. Using the information gathered they managed to understand the demand and consumer preferences of each market. Sony further strengthens their positions in the global market with help from their strong alliances such as IBM, Ericsson, and Samsung and so on. Evaluating the function of Star Analysis, such analysis is fairly useful for international managers to plan their strategy. By studying the features of the home, suppliers, customers, partners and competitors countries, the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of a organization can be found and this information can be use to help the organization achieve global competitive advantage. For example, the SWOT of Sony has been identified after applying the Star Analysis. Therefore, international managers should practice Star Analysis before implementing their global strategy. Reference Charles W.L.Hill (2010). International Business, Competing in the global marketplace. 8th ed. 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Media Rights for Barclays Premier League in Singapore

Media Rights for Barclays Premier League in Singapore 1. Background Information In 1998, StarHub first introduced the English Premier League to Singapore and has constantly secured broadcasting rights for the past 12 years. During that period, local telecommunications rival, SingTel, has launched their own pay-TV service named mio TV on July 2007, signaling its intention to rival StarHub to be the nations main pay-TV provider. In 2008, SingTel made its first step by securing the media rights to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League from 2009 to 2012. With the rights for these prestigious European football competitions, many StarHub pay-TV customers were forced to sign up with SingTels mio TV to satisfy their needs. One year on, in October, SingTel rocked the nation by announcing their victory in the bidding war for the media rights for the English Premier League, which is known now as the Barclays Premier League, from 2011 to 2013. The victory was greeted with dismay from many football fans, as they now have to make the jump from StarHubs pay-TV over to mio TV to get their dosage of English football. This effectively ended StarHubs 12-year broadcasting rights of the league, which would certainly result in a fall of subscribers in time to come. 2. Purpose of the Report This report aims to identify the various economic concepts shown in the textbook, and show how they are applicable in the actual business world using the decisions of StarHub and SingTel as examples. 3. The Art and Science of Economic Analysis 3.1 The Economic Problem In the article, it is clearly identified that the resources which led to Starhub bringing in the Barclays Premier League (BPL) to Singapore are human capital and the entrepreneurial ability of the firm. Human capital was shown in the form of knowledge they had on the wants of the locals, and the entrepreneurial ability of StarHub made them realize that they could profit from this project. It was exactly the same two factors that led SingTel to wrestle for the BPL media rights from StarHub. Having observed the huge economic benefits StarHub enjoyed with the monopoly of the BPL media rights in Singapore, SingTel realized they too, would profit hugely from the ownership of the BPL media rights. Thus, SingTel launched a bid to rival StarHub for the rights, which sparked off a bidding war between the two telecommunications firm. Eventually, SingTel earned the rights to broadcast the leagues game for the next 3 years, starting from 2010. 3.2 The Science of Economic Analysis SingTels decision to foray into the Pay-TV market and especially, the market for televised sports like soccer is not due to a normative economic statement, or opinion, made by their staff. Instead, it has been based on a positive economic statement, which is backed by concrete facts. The decision to outbid StarHub for the BPL media rights was greeted by the stock market with changes to the share prices of both firms. StarHubs price dived 16 cents to a low of $2.01 before closing at $2.03 yesterday. SingTels share price rose from $3.25 to $3.31 before closing at $3.28. (A whole new ball game in pay-tv market, 2009, October) This supports the statement that the local market for the BPL is lucrative, as the stock market has made changes to reflect the expected future gains of SingTel, and the foreseen loss of StarHub. Having said so, the change in the share prices are definitely in response to SingTels successful bid, thus eliminating the possibility that the fallacy that association is causation was committed. 4. Economic Tools and Economic Systems 4.1 Three Economic Questions Of course, before the bid was launched, SingTel had to know what to do should they win the bid. Hence, the three economic questions learned in Microeconomics come into play. Firstly, SingTel has identified the broadcasting of Barclays Premier League matches as a service they wish to provide to the nation. Secondly, the launch of mio TV in 2007 paved the way for the bid, with SingTel in the clear that they would use the mio TV as a portal to broadcast programmes, especially the BPL games in the future. With the above two questions answered, SingTels ultimate aim was to overtake StarHub as the nations leading pay-TV provider. Hence, their target market would be the existing subscribers to StarHubs pay-TV, and more notably, the huge number of subscribers to the BPL games and other sports programmes. 4.2 Negative Spillover Costs Negative spillover costs have been incurred with SingTels foray into the local pay-TV market. This is supported by the article which mentioned that SingTels foray into pay TV which split the football content which previously all resided with StarHub actually fuelled soccer fans ire. Thanks to competition between the duo, they said, football fans have to sign up for both StarHub and SingTels pay-TV services to enjoy all of the matches they had previously received when StarHub was the sole pay-TV player. (A whole new ball game in pay-tv market, 2009, October) With that, it is clear that the move by SingTel has not gone down well with sports subscribers of StarHubs pay-TV and has created unnecessary inconvenience. 5. Economic Decision Makers 5.1 The Firm The answers from the three economic questions, namely what service to produce, how and who to produce the service for, reiterates the fact that SingTel is a firm, just like StarHub. Firms are economic units created by entrepreneurs looking to earn money through the combination of the various resources to produce a good or provide a form of service. A more specific term to describe SingTel and StarHub are that they are separate corporations. Corporations are one of the most highly-valued forms of business, often equipped with significant financial power. Funds can be raised quickly through the sale of the corporations stocks, which also leads to the company having an array of stockholders. Behind the strong financial wealth are several drawbacks. Firstly, stockholders are unable to have a significant say in the operations of the corporations with their votes making up only a minority. Instead, a board of directors is often entrusted with the job of making corporate decisions with their bigger shares. Corporate income is also taxed twice, resulting in more profits being used to pay taxes. Despite that, corporate incomes are often huge sums of money, and the taxes would not be able to affect it much. 6. Demand, Supply and Markets 6.1 Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium for SingTels mio TV For SingTels mio TV, the demand and supply increases by the same value. The increase in demand is attributed to the successful bid of SingTel for the Barclays Premier Leagues media rights. With the media rights, SingTel is able to broadcast the BPL games on their pay-TV service. This would cause a significant increase in the subscribers for mio TV as the subscribers want their dosage of BPL football. This is in line with the taste and preferences of the subscribers, which is a determinant of demand. Hence, there will be a rightward shift for demand. The change in supply for SingTels mio TV is due to SingTels expectations on the future prices of their sports package, which is a determinant of supply. With the hype for the BPL matches present now, it would bring along sales for the sports package. However, in a years time, people might be more interested in other sporting events, and the BPL matches would not appeal as much to the public. As a result, SingTel would then have to reduce their prices to increase sales as the sport package would turn into a luxury product, instead of a necessity. This would see a leftward shift for supply. With an identical shift in the demand and supply curve, the equilibrium price will remain the same. 6.2 Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium for StarHubs pay-TV For StarHubs pay-TV, a fall in demand has been observed. This is a result of their failure to continue providing Singapore with the BPL matches on their pay-TV service. As such, consumers desperate for their fix of football decided to make the jump to SingTels mio TV due to their taste and preference for the BPL matches. This is the determinant of demand that causes the fall in demand. There is no change reflected in the supply curve as the channels in the sports package are still present. However, the only difference is the removal of the BPL content. Hence, there is no change in supply. As such, the equilibrium price has reduced to account for the fall in demand. 7. Elasticity of Demand and Supply 7.1 Price Elasticity For many Singaporeans, the Barclays Premier League matches are not considered as a necessity to them. Hence, the demand of SingTels sports package is more price elastic to the general public. This means that they are very responsive to changes in the price plans for the matches, and would be unlikely to sign up for the package should it be too pricey. However, to the football fans in the nation, it is a content they are not able to live without. Therefore, the demand of the package is less price elastic to them, suggesting they are not responsive to price changes. This indicates that they would be willing to sign up for the package, regardless of the change in price. 7.2 Income elasticity With the nation recovering quickly from the economic recession, as seen from the recent reports stating that Singapores economy expanded at a stunning pace of 19.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2010. (Singapore economy zooms 19.3% in Q2, 2010, July), the money income of consumers has risen. To them, SingTels sports package is a normal good, as compared to StarHubs sports package, which has been deemed as an inferior good. This is highly due to SingTels success in securing the media rights for the BPL games, which allows them to broadcast the BPL games and other related programmes on mio TV. Thus, with the increase in money income of consumers, they would be more willing to purchase the sports package launched by SingTel. 8. Production and Cost 8.1 Costs in the Long Run and Economies of Scale Firstly, the successful bid for the BPL media rights and ESPN Star Sports brought an increase to the amount of channels available for mio TV. This would indicate an increase in the output by SingTel. Next, average cost for SingTel decreases as they would see an increase in subscribers, especially with football fans rushing to sign up for their sports package. This would cover up the cost incurred between q and qa. Lastly, with the increase in customers for SingTels mio TV service, they would have to increase their plant size to cater to the increase in demand. The plant size could increase in the form of having more service centers around the island, with more technicians and customer service officers hired to meet demands. This would open up the opportunity to create a more extensive division of labour, reflected from qa to q. In the long run, SingTels decision to take over as the exclusive broadcaster of BPL content would enable them to earn a tidy sum of profit. SingTel was not afraid of suffering losses even though StarHub reported that they lose money from providing sports content to pay-TV customers. (A whole new ball game in pay-tv market, 2009, October) They knew that as they were the only pay-TV operator showing BPL content, they would be able to benefit from the media rights with business opportunities coming in from all over the market, including advertising and partnership deals. 8.2 Explicit and Implicit Costs In the case of SingTel, they have incurred both explicit and implicit costs in their decision to outbid StarHub for the BPL media rights. The explicit costs incurred are the money spent on bidding for the exclusive media rights for the Barclays Premier League and the cost of operating mio TV. The implicit costs, also known as the opportunity cost incurred, would be the reduction of their budgets to spend on other genres of programmes. This reduces their ability to bid for other genres of programmes such as primetime blockbusters. 9. Oligopoly Duopoly 9.1 Barriers to Entry With only two pay-TV operators in Singapore, the oligopoly could be identified as a duopoly. A duopoly is a form of oligopoly where only two dominant players are present in a market. As with all kinds of market structure, barriers to entry are in place to deter additional competition. Firstly, there is a high-start up cost involved to enter the pay-TV industry. With bids starting from six-figure sums, a lack of start-up funds would certainly spell the end of the new company as they would not be able to compete with the financial power of StarHub and SingTel. Secondly, StarHub and SingTel have been around for some time, establishing a reputation along the way. The general public is more accustomed to these brands, and any new entrants to the pay-TV market would find it hard to persuade customers to switch to their service. This is true till they are able to force competition through providing exclusive content that the customers demand or other attractive deals. In the case of SingTels mio TV, their original entry to the industry back in 2007 was tough as StarHub was the only established player in the market. SingTels mio TV was finally able to garner the support of customers when they secured the rights to the elite European football competitions. Lastly, the new entrants would probably suffer losses early on, as a large output is required before low production costs can be achieved. This is also known as the economies of scale. The economies of scale would not benefit the new entrants as it takes time to establish high economies of scale. This would put them at a disadvantage as they are unable to effectively compete with the other pay-TV providers. 9.2 Price Leadership Price leadership refers to a player in the market that establishes a price for the rest of the industry to abide to. The player that sets the market price is usually one of the forerunners in the industry, and others in the market would follow suit. This is practiced to avoid price competition as everyones prices will be kept the same. In the case of SingTel, after they have taken over the media rights for the BPL games from StarHub, pressure was inflicted by the public for prices to remain the same. Fans feared that a change in ownership of the rights would cause a hike in the price for BPL matches, due to the exorbitant bid made by SingTel for the rights. Hence, SingTel agreed to maintain the same price that StarHub used to charge for their sports package, appeasing the public. Thus, price competition was not present in this scenario. $25 million StarHub pay-TV SingTel mio TV Raise Raise Maintain Maintain $25 million $20 million $20 million $20 million $25 million $20 million $25 million9.3 Game Theory SingTels huge bid for the Barclays Premier League media rights was not made without any form of theory. Instead, SingTel and StarHubs bids for the BPL media rights could be represented by the game theory. In the game theory presented above, the figures used are generic as the actual bid was not disclosed to the public. The objective of the game theory is to avoid the worst possible outcome, which in this scenario, is losing the bid for the rights. Hence, neither SingTel nor StarHub would think of maintaining their current bid. This is because if the other party decides to raise their bid, it would effectively rule them out of the competition. Thus, neither side would maintain their bid, ruling out the option of both parties maintaining their bids. As such, the only likely choice would be for both telecommunications firm to raise their bid. The difference was that SingTel decided to raise their bid significantly, which outweighed StarHubs raised bid with ease. Hence, SingTel obtained the media rights for the Barclays Premier League. 10. Conclusion In conclusion, SingTel has come a long way to achieve its goal of overtake StarHub as Singapores dominant pay-TV operator in sports. When SingTel first started, they experienced difficulties attracting customers as they were unable to rival what StarHub was able to offer to its subscribers. It was only when they obtained the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League that football-mad customers decided to make the switch to SingTels mio TV. A year ago, SingTel stepped up its attempt to overtake StarHub by outbidding the latter for the BPL media rights for the next three years. Their successful bid enabled them to be the new price leader in the industry, and many football fans from StarHub made the jump from StarHubs pay-TV to SingTels mio TV to get their fix of football. This led to an increase in demand of SingTels mio TV, and a fall in demand for StarHubs pay-TV. Looking at the long term benefits, SingTels costs have been reduced due to an increase in the economies of scale, through establishing more service centers and hiring more workers to meet the increased demand. With a huge number of customers making the switch from StarHub pay-tv to SingTel mio TV due to their need for football, it has allowed SingTel to overtake StarHub as the nations dominant pay-TV operator in sports.

Comparison of HIIT Exercise and Cycling

Comparison of HIIT Exercise and Cycling State the research question being studied by the authors. Write a brief overview of the research topic by explaining the purpose of the study, the purpose of the problem being studied, and the results and conclusions. The purpose of this study was to explore physiological effects for a duration of eight weeks of regular physical activity in gym classes while doing either high intensity interval exercise or continuous moderate exercise on a bicycle. While the effects of high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) was researched in athletic populations, studies analyzing the effects of such interval workouts once per week in sedentary individuals while they also performed regular cardiorespiratory physical activity was uncommon. The results of this study were significant in finding that continuous moderate exercise when cycling improved body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in collegiate aged females who also participated in physical education classes. Cardiorespiratory fitness, measured by assessing maximum oxygen untake (VO2 Max), also improved in collegiate aged females during HIIE while cycling. Based on the results of this study, it was concluded that female students in college could benef it from continuous moderate exercise (CME) training, when spin cycling. As the obesity epidemic and chronic disorders continue, which occurred due to a lack of physical activity, it was clear that the purpose of this study was to provide evidence to decrease the problems resulting from bad physical activity patterns. State the null and research hypotheses based upon the type of research design and statistics used in the study. The research hypothesis was that regular physical fitness classes complemented with HIIE were more effective in improving body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in college aged females than CME. The null hypothesis would be that there was no relationship between the type of exercise and body composition or cardiorespiratory fitness in collegiate aged females. State the independent, dependent and potentially confounding variables (if any) in the study. The independent variables were HIIE and CME. The dependent variables were body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness. Confounding variables were gender, age, and prior physical activity. Describe the methods section in its entirety to test the null (describe the participants, instrument, procedures, and analysis). Forty-eight college aged females from a university in Poland participated in the study. While the students were not considered athletes, they had enrolled in a gym class that required them to exercise regularly for 45 minutes at a time twice a week. Measurements of body mass were taken to the nearest tenth of a kilogram. Body height was measured to the nearest centimeter. Body composition was calculated through body mass index after analyzing the fat mass and fat-free mass using a stand-on hand-to-foot analyzer with eight electrodes connecting the body without skin-to-skin contact. Waist and hip circumference were taken by one skilled exercise physiology expert to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Each subject was placed in a random group. Twenty-four were performing HIIE. The other 24 participants were performing CME. Each session lasted 63 minutes over an eight-week period while being under the supervision of the trained exercise physiology specialist. The cycling program was done using a mechanically braked cycle ergometer so that the resistance of the cycle could be altered given the results from a heart rate monitor. Each training session started with a five-minute warm-up. The HIIE program required subjects to have two sessions of six sets of ten second sprints during each intervention. In between the ten second sprints were a one minute active recovery period with the subject pedaling to a speed so their heart rate was about 75% of their maximum heart rate. The CME program required subjects to pedal at a speed so they had a consistent heart rate of 75%. A ten-minute cool-down was also a part of both programs. VO2 Max was estimated using the Astrand-Rhyming nomogram at steady heart rate and heavy work load and the cycle ergometer test. Heart rate was assessed with a monitor and adjusted accordingly throughout the test. The aerobic capacity test started with a one W/kg load and continued until a heart rate was obtained between 135-150 beats per minute. Th e anaerobic test (AnT) was done on a mechanically braked cycle ergometer. After the five-minute warm-up, as previously discussed, and after a five-minute rest, the AnT started using a load of 7.5% of the subjects body mass. With positive, verbal encouragement, the participants were instructed to progress to their maximum pedaling rate while cycling their fastest for a ten second period. After a period of maintaining a speed where the heart rate was 75% of the maximum heart rate for one minute, the participant was encouraged five more times to pedal their maximum speed while maintaining the appropriate heart rate after each time. To begin the analysis, body mass and height were similar within both groups before the testing. A two-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilized to find results. Body composition results revealed fat mass decreased after the programs were completed. However, a larger increase in fat free mass was observed in the CME intervention compared to the HIIE in tervention. The findings were significant. As far as analyzing aerobic and anaerobic capacity, VO2 max, as well as power output and total work, presented a significant time effect of the program which resulted in improvement from both programs although power output was more improved in the HIIE subjects than the subjects who performed CME. Discuss and describe at least three ways to check for validity of findings. Content validity was a way to accurately assess what is being measured while using different aspects (Nelson, Silverman, Thomas, 2015). During the assessments of this study, a way content validity was checked throughout the study was by having an expert exercise physiologist measure each subject under supervision. To improve the content validity, another expert in the exercise physiology field should perform another similar assessment. Another way to check content validity was using the same formula to determine maximum heart rate. Construct validity was based on if the testing measures what was supposed to be assessed (Nelson et al., 2015). Since the research was done with female subjects in college, construct validity can be checked in the findings. The only difference with construct validity in this research was that only 48 females participated in the process. Based off those 48 females, the results generalize to college aged, female population. If a different group of female college students participated in the same study, the construct validity would improve. Criterion validity, in this research, was how well the type of exercise relates to body composition or cardiorespiratory fitness. Therefore, a way to check the validity of HIIE cycling would be comparing it to HIIE training using a different type of aerobic and anaerobic capacity. Discuss and describe at least five ways to check for reliability of findings. One of the ways to check reliability of these findings was using the test-retest reliability. To do so, all 48 participants in this study would be required to participate in an additional study performing the same tests using the same methods. Another way to check the reliability of findings is having multiple experts of exercise physiology assess and take measurements of the same subjects who performed during the study. Parallel forms reliability was another way to test the consistency of the findings. The subjects who performed the HIIE cycling should perform the CME while cycling so measurements can be taken. On the contrary, the subjects who performed the CME while cycling should perform the HIIE cycling. Subjects then can be evaluated to see if similar results occur. Internal consistency reliability was also a way to check for reliability of findings. Since the study was measured by one exercise physiologist with expertise in administering and measuring data from both cycling tests, including the positioning of the heart rate monitor or applying the correct resistance with the appropriate exercise program, the test has high internal consistency reliability (Henson, 2001, p. 177). The quality of the administrative procedure also affected the reliability of the study. During the study, participants were encouraged to participate using their best effort throughout the duration of the program testing. Keeping a consistent background with the correct explanation and process of testing, such as starting everyone with a five-minute warm-up and finishing with the appropriate cool down, was important for reliability purposes (Miller, 2006, p. 70). Describe methodology decisions that should reduce risk of Type I OR Type II errors in the study. One of the limitations of the research was not controlling the physical activity outside of the physical education classes and the HIIE or CME by cycling. Not controlling physical activity outside of the study could have influenced results if students performed extra physical activity. On the other end of the spectrum was calorie consumption which also was not strictly maintained. To reduce a type I error, which would provide false positive results, limiting physical activity outside of those parameters could provide more valid and reliable results because subjects reduce any number of excess calories burned outside of the study. Limiting the number of calories consumed per day throughout the duration of the study would also reduce the risk of a type I error. References Henson, R. K. (2001). Understanding internal consistency reliability estimates: A conceptual primer on coefficient alpha. 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