Collect data from a population with a view to estimating population parameters.
S1 Task D: Authorship You are required to collect data from a population with a view to estimating population parameters (e.g. µ and 2) by using the estimation techniques in this module. This should involve taking a random sample as well as calculating and comparing confidence intervals. Investigate whether it is possible to gain information about authorship of a text using statistical measures: e.g > Modern text v Historical text > Books by the same authors > Adult text v Child's text, etc. AIM My aim is to investigate how sizes of sentences differ in comparing an Adult text with a Child's text. The adult text I will be using is called 'Jurassic Park' and the Child's text I will be using is called 'A treasury of stories from Hans Christian Anderson.' It would usually be assumed that a child's text would have smaller sentences and smaller words - I will be investigating whether this is true or not by taking random samples from two texts and analysing my data. The two populations I will be using are books with the names mentioned above. Both of these books were randomly chosen from the bookshelf in my study room. HYPOTHESIS I hypothesise that the sentence sizes will be larger in the child's text compared to the adult text because of the fact that there seems to be more dialogue in the adult text, indicating shorter sentences. THEORIES USED The most important
The controlling of population growth by government
There has been growing concern about the control of population growth by the government. Nowadays, population growth is a hot issue that is difficult to consider all over the country. First and foremost, a population policy is defined as a deliberate effort by the government to influence the birth rate, death rate and migration. According to a research, the world's population is growing by nearly 80 million people per year (Population Media Center [PMC], n.d). If the population continues to grow in this way, many people will face starvation and famine. To solve this problem of population growth, it should be tackled and solved with government policies in an effective way. This essay will discuss the reasons for the need of control on population growth, and it`s pros and cons of controlling population growth. I will also discuss and provide suggestions on how to achieve a sustainable population growth. To begin with, there are some reasons to control population growth. Different governments have different priority in controlling population growth. To a developing country, the government has to take into account that an increase in population growth may equate to the maximization of scarce resources. Similarly, to a developed country, the government might worry about the replacement rate may not be able to sustain a dynamic economy. Asian countries now have political freedom,
GRAYING POPULATION PROMPTS DEBATE ON ADEQUACY OF
GRAYING POPULATION PROMPTS DEBATE ON ADEQUACY OF NATION'S HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE Note: Media must register to attend the Sept. 13 opening session (10 - 11 a.m.) People aged 85 and older make up the fastest-growing age group in the country. Today, there are 3 million men and women in this category; by 2030, there will be more than 8 million. These demographic changes warn of a coming crisis in the health care labor force: As the population ages, demand for health care services will rise dramatically, but there will be fewer workers aged 16 to 64 to meet that demand. "How can we meet the challenges of an aging society? How do we face an aging health care labor force? How can we increase a declining pool of potential health care workers? How will market forces affect the quality and size of the necessary labor pool?" asks Lynn Martin, former secretary of labor and chair of a panel of business executives, policymakers and academics convened by the College of Nursing Nursing Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The panel will meet three times between September and March to launch a national dialogue on the adequacy of the nation's health care labor force in light of the graying population. The panel plans to issue a report by April. The first meeting is Sept. 13 at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, 300 E. Randolph St., Chicago. The agenda for the meetings
Population distribution in Brazil
Population distribution in Brazil Population of Brazil is 157,872,000, which is quite high considering that only 10% live inland and over 90% live on a strip along the east coast which is roughly 500km wide and is about 25% of the of the countries total area. The density decreases quite rapidly towards the north-west, where several remote areas are almost entirely lacking in permanent settlement. There's an area in the dry north-eastern which they call the Sertao. Here it is also lacking settlement also lacking in settlements due to the following reasons; extremely high temperatures and poor soils make it unsuitable for growing conditions in the area, which is also not good to rear animals on. Sertao also lacks in clean water, electricity, healthcare, energy reserves, communications poor and education is also lacking. This place could be described as a typical LEDC because all of the above matches and it has; high birth rates, high infant mortality and short life expectancy, which makes the people not wanting to live there so the area becomes sparsely populated. From the middle toward the western side of Brazil is the Amazonian basin, it is basically the Amazonian rainforest. Here the weather is wet, hot and very humid; the rivers here flood annually because of the high convectional rainfall. And there is a high incidence of disease i.e. bilharzias disease has popped up
Population Density and CBD
Name an area of the UK which you have studied describe and explain why it has a high population density. Greater London, in the South East of England is very densely populated. The area is situated around central London and the River Thames. The main economic reasons that London is densely populated are: It is the most accessible part of the UK with train links to all over the UK and Paris, France. Six Major motorways start from London and lead out all over the country, this makes it more popular for people who are commuting to and from London everyday and tourists from all over. The largest and the UK's wealthiest markets are situated in London, as well as businesses and other firms. This is because London is the capital city of England and has all the major government buildings as well. London also has a large variety of work, compared to other remote or less populated parts of the country, London has many more job opportunities, low and high paid. This attracts people to Greater London for residential purposes. Other reasons are, that London has an absence of harsh climates, which makes it more popular to live, other places like Scotland are higher up and nearer to the colder parts. This makes London more popular with tourists as well as residents. London also is the centre of all communications throughout the UK because it is the capital city. This brings more people to
The population of Australia is constantly changing. Like many other countries, it is divided into rural and urban population. The nation has seen a devastating change in population density in rural areas.
All communities in developed countries, such as Australia, are divisions that constantly change to suit their environment, the environment meaning the demographics of its citizens. A community is a group of people that share a common belief or interest. Over the last sixty years, Australian communities have changed due the varied population and migration policies now enforced. As time goes on, communities will change at an increasing rate. The demographics of a community often control the type of community that will exist: how it will operate. Generally, demographics show the age, status and education that exists within a community. For example, a less isolated, inner-city, urban area will have a generally high education, good job and high standard of living. Ofcourse, a community will attract people of the same background. Another important factor in a community is the technology that is available. The access to technology illustrates the type of background and plays a vital role in a community's development. The lack of technology in rural communities is what often makes them feel very isolated from the outside world. On the other hand, an urban community will have technology that will help them in everyday life and connect them with the rest of the globe. The population of Australia is constantly changing. Like many other countries, it is divided into rural and urban
The Aging Population of Japan
The Aging Population of Japan Japan is the "oldest" Nation in the world. The percentage of the population above 65 years is 19.7%, which is 25.2 million Japanese. This is higher than most of the other aging countries such as Italy 19.6%, Germany 18.6%, and France 16.3%. This percentage has increased drastically since 1950 when it was 4.9% and it is expected to reach 36.5% by 2050. This obviously have a huge impact on the over all dependency ratio.1 The average life expectancy in Japan is 81.6 (77.9 for males and for 85.1 for females). In 2002 Japan was recorded to have the highest life expectancy compared to other developed countries such as USA, 77.1 and Switzerland 79.1. Japan, a country which had a life expectancy below most developed countries in the 1950, 63.9, (partly due to World War II) has made advances in medical technology and improvements in sanitation. The increase in recent years is also due the fact that there haven't been any major outbreaks of flu or other infectious diseases. Japan's life expectancy is expected to increase to 88.1 by the year 2050. Japan is becoming older and is losing its youth. The percentage of children aged 0-14 will be 14% of the entire population in 2005. This figure is slowly is slowly decreasing and has been for 50 years (1950's percentage was 35.4%). This is because of the reduced fertility; people are too busy and decide to have
Population distribution is the pattern of where people live. World population distribution is uneven
Geography Work, Piece #1: Charles Leftwich Q1, a, Define the term "Population Distribution." Population distribution is the pattern of where people live. World population distribution is uneven. Places which are sparsely populated contain few people. Places which are densely populated contain many people. Sparsely populated places tend to be difficult places to live. These are usually places with hostile environments e.g. Antarctica. Places which are densely populated are habitable environments e.g. Europe. Q1, b, Define the term "Population Density." Population density is a measurement of the number of people living in an area, and it is an average number. Population density is calculated by dividing the number of people by area. Population density is usually shown as the number of people per square km. Q2, a, Describe the population distribution in Spain. Currently, the greatest population density is recorded in the provice or city of Madrid, roughly 605 inhabitants per square km, followed by the Basque speaking provinces, measuring 295 per square km, the Canary Islands, Catalunya, Balearic Islands and Valencian Community (all with between 200 and 100 inhabitants per square km.) The lowest density is found in Castilla-La Mancha, Aragon, Extremadura and Castilla-Leon, with less than 30 inhabitants per square km. As
pro natalist china's population policy
Introduction: Canada has been one of the developed nations that is sustaining a low levels of fertility, which is also defined as 'population problems'. Rapid population growth in the Third World and the causes in crowding and environmental problems are still perceived, therefore people do not occupy it as the center stage of the problem in the same way as that they used to be 20 years ago. The present perceiving problems are the demographical low fertility rate. Background information on the Population: What was the problem? Canada has been facing problem with low fertility rate since 1972. This is mainly due to its inevitable concomitants of slow population growth, and population aging. The seriousness of this problem in Canada is a huge problem, because when looking at the population now, Canada will be facing a dramatic difference in its population pyramids due to the fact that there will be more people leaving the work force than entering. . The number of dependency age will plunge as well as the amount of children being produced, on the other hand, significance in the high percentage of elderly need to be carefully be considered. Although, whether the current perceptions of the population problems are accurate, Canada is nevertheless, prompting political activity to raise fertility. Causes of low fertility rate: * Canada's total fertility rate 1.54 since the early
What are the consequences of an ageing population?
What are the consequences of an ageing population? Jessel Patel 10F Ageing Population By Jessel Patel An ageing population is when a country has a high number of elderly people. Elderly people are economically dependent and they depend on working people to provide for them. More money has to be therefore created to fund hospitals, nursing homes etc. This money has to be provided for by the economically dependent population. Examples of where there is an ageing population is Australia, Japan and the U.K This is a table, which shows the change in people over 65. Year Total 65-79 80+ 991 57,800 6,900 2,300 2001 59,800 6,600 2,400 2011 61,300 7,400 3,100 2021 62,100) 8,700 3,100 2041 61,600 1,100 5,500 Consequence 1: changes in dental care Country: U.K The Ageing population will have an effect on dental service and impact on training and skills required. There will be a greater number of elderly patients who will need complex restorations to ensure they retain many of their natural teeth. Conditions such as root cavity and dry mouth will continue to be the most common although new clinical technologies need to be created to prevent and teat them. Dental teams will be providing oral healthcare to a larger number of older patients with a range of complex needs in which they will need the right training and experience. As well as
