Essays on Statistics Literature Reviews

he literature review enlightens us on the background research and various theories related to customer loyalty and provide an insight on the parameters which are responsible for gauging the effectiveness. ... he marketing literature provides a wide range of loyalty measures (Odin, Odin, 2001), and their usefulness depends on the specific market and study objective....

The paper "Absence of Ethical Management " is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "Absence of Ethical Management " is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... AL & literature Views on Ethics, Sustainability and Social Impact. ... Transparency was important to both managers and stakeholders according to relevant literature , especially when there is a great need for honesty with regard to social values and the limitations businesses face when engaging in dialogues about ethics (Pava, 2008 pg....

In his insightful essay, Jonathan Culler enlists five observations on the nature of literature.... ccording to Culler one of the features of the nature of literature is its use to ‘foreground' language.... ??Literariness is often said to lie above all in the organization of language that makes literature distinguishable from language used for other purposes.... literature is language that ‘foregrounds' language itself: makes it strange, thrusts it at you – ‘Look I'm language!...

During engagement, everyone is free to express and share their opinion concerning a product/ brand/ company with each participating consumer becoming part of the marketing process as other customers and potential consumers sample their comments or reviews.... Customers can post reviews of products and services, rate customer service and ask questions/ voice concerns directly to companies through the social media platforms available (Tuten & Solomon, 2013, 207). ...

Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews, 2009 (2).... (2009) acknowledge the fact that, “There is a growing body of literature exploring the relationships between music and wellbeing in the ageing population, and we know that music is a powerful part of many older adults' lives” (Perkins & Williamon, 2013:551)....

The focus of this literature review is to examine the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on levels of physical activity in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patients, a major cause of emergency department visits and hospitalizations, as well as disability.... The focus of this literature review is to examine the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on levels of physical activity in COPD patients. ... The purpose of this literature review is to summarize and synthesize the available research in such an area....

This literature review "Analyzing the Internal and External Environment of a Company" presents four sections examine: (a) gaps in the research on SWOT, (b) weakness of the research on organizational strengths infrastructures, (c) the absence of SWOT, and (d) the practitioners' need for research.... This literature review reveals four sections examine: (a) gaps in the research on SWOT, (b) weakness of the research on organizational strengths infrastructures, (c) the absence of SWOT as in communication and public relations research, and (d) the practitioners' need for research....

The paper 'Bullying at the Workplace' is a helpful example of human resources literature review.... revalence: main causes and the statistics ... ith such statistics in the public domain, many are concerned that the managers are quite lax in dealing with the issue....

he argument that the shortage in supply of housing is the major cause of housing price increase has also been supported by Bloomberg Housing statistics, which have indicated that there has been a decrease in the prices of housing in the USA in 2014 by a large margin, where the average price of a housing unit had declined by 8.... According to these statistics, there has been an annual increase in the new housing unit production from 554,000 new housing units in 2009 to 927,000 new housing units in 2013 (Coy, n....

Systematic reviews, 2:30 doi:10.... Physical security-literature Review ... The paper "Systems Approach to Physical Security" highlights that generally, physical security controls should be approached as an integrated system, which is premised on Systems Theory since no single layer can effectively accomplish all security needs....

Finance and Accounting Table of Contents Introduction 3 Review 3 Conclusion 6 Reference List 7 Introduction The audit profession has entered a new and fresh field in the assurance services.... The changes are made in the traditional financial audits and new domains are provided to elevate the levels of assurance for the users of information and decision makers....

Nadine Gordimer is a world-famous and Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1991 for a large body of literary work.... November 20, 1923 - ) is a world-famous and Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1991 for a large body of literary work.... The purpose of the following review is to critically discuss the book "Town and Country Lovers" written by Nadine Gordimer....

This literature review "Japanese Culture Versus Australian Culture" discusses differences existing between the Japanese culture and the Australian culture that are a lot, the similarities existing between the two cultures are relatively less, as it has been described in this discussion.... (1999), has highlighted the way the applied linguistics literature have provided pedagogical arguments when applied on critical thinking and teaching writing by the ESL students....

For the purpose, Bill Mulford (2003) reviews the empirical research reports on the United States, and the study highlights the positive and direct relation with the teacher preparation in terms of subject matters on the performance of the students (Mulford, 2003, p.... Teacher professional development: An international review of literature. ...

The following paper highlights that in the book The Heath Anthology of American literature Volume B edited by Paul Lauter, the focus is on the development of American literature through the 19th century.... Also, we are able to know how the authors maintained their distinct styles and approaches despite the fact that American English literature had yet not ripened enough by that time.... Probably, he knew that he had the responsibility of enriching American literature....

This statistics project "Sweden's Inbound Tourism Compared to Its Competitors" focuses on Sweden that draws a lot of financial and economic benefits through increase revenue and income.... ver the six-year period, the statistics based on country of origin shows that Sweden had the largest number of tourism.... rom the above statistics, it is evidence the main purpose of the tourists in all the four countries was leisure.... hese statistics show that norway had the least number of tourists by MICE or other over the six-year period....

Compared to other reviews, his was more objective by way of his assessment. ... The paper "Penguins in March of the Penguins" states that there is perhaps a tendency to sentimentalize the proceedings in the affairs of the penguins, both cinematically and musically (Urbancinefile 2008)....

Thesis of the article Montejano reviews the effects of the United States' diminishing position in the capitalist global scheme for the lately gained political housing between Anglo trade and political development in the Southwest Chicano's average group politicians.... Name Institution Course Date Instructor Zinn Review of Anglos and Mexicans Introduction Anglos were the English or the commonly known as the “white” people while the Mexicans bore the “brown” name classification....

Renewable and Sustainable Energy reviews, 15, pp.... Renewable and Sustainable Energy reviews, 16, pp.... Renewable and Sustainable Energy reviews, 29, pp.... The paper "Evaluation of the Market in the UK Energy" is a great example of a literature review on macro and microeconomics....

Along with wine spread the Greek culture, literature and philosophy which formed the basis of the Western thought today.... “History of the world” is in general a very complicated topic and requires extremely comprehensive discussion of the events and times that make part of it, whenever it has to be complied in the form of a book....

Along with wine spread the Greek culture, literature and philosophy which formed the basis of the Western thought today.... This paper under the title "A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage" focuses on the very complicated topic, requires extremely comprehensive discussion of the events and times that make part of it, whenever it has to be compiled in the form of a book....

Silence has a lot of significance in the literary world and the major cause of this is the fact that it introduces or rather brings out various aspects that would be ignored if otherwise.... Silence is imperative.... ... ... The major cause of this is the amount of tension it brings into a story and consequently makes the story more interesting to review....

As to content, the most preferred subject areas of EAP reading are Economics (91), Accounting (56), Marketing (54) and Business statistics (46).... This work "Reading English for Academic Purposes" describes conditions that motivate students to engage in reading activities.... The author outlines three articles and a conclusion to each of them....

The author makes known in his literature, the existence of a Frenchman called Henri Fayol.... From the paper "The Principles of Management by George Robert Terry " it is clear that the majority of the approaches seek to apply in real life.... They bear claim that no single approach is applicable universally and different situations and problems require dissimilar approaches....

literature Review ... The paper "Risks of Lung Cancer, Occupational Exposure" highlights that tobacco smokers have a higher risk where tobacco is a key carcinogen, which when added to the elemental carbon among other substances increases the risk of the worker to lung cancer.... ...

Search and seizure issues have led to a lot of heated debates and discussions, with everyday breeding new questions and issues about the legality or lack of it of these searches and seizures Illegal Searches and Seizures and literature Review Laws and rules governing the extent of governmental authority on citizens are vast and rampantly growing....

This paper ''Speech Production ' tells that There are two main classifications in speech sounds, including voiced and unvoiced sounds.... Voiced sounds are distinguishable from unvoiced sounds since they are periodic and have a harmonic structure that does not characterize unvoiced sounds.... ... ...

Critical reviews of any kind are blocked in a systematic manner, while positive reviews are always generously encouraged.... The job of such agencies is largely limited to providing freebees to travel journalists, in expectation of getting positive reviews from them....

This paper intends to focus on the perspective presented through the film GasLand and makes an attempt to build a different bent of mind and school of thought regarding the prevailing system of hydraulic fracturing and the aversive effects it brings on the ecology, environment, and society.... ... ...

The author of the book observed in the paper "The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean" is a staff writer of the New Yorker.... The book was written to portray the mysteries of the grandeur and passion of people as well as the extent of how far they will go to sustain and pursue this hobby or addiction.... ...

The paper 'Use of E-Portfolios in Recruitment & Selection" is a great example of a human resources literature review.... The paper 'Use of E-Portfolios in Recruitment & Selection" is a great example of a human resources literature review.... E-portfolios make up a significant educational innovation, which promotes the development of qualifications by an individual in a systematic and self-controlled manner in learning....

A review of the literature reveals a convincing body of evidence that demonstrates that what occurs during a child's early years has a long-lasting impact on learning and development (Krieg 2012; Entwisle 1995).... A review of literature reveals a convincing body of evidence that demonstrates that what occurs during a child's early years has a long-lasting impact on learning and development (Krieg 2012; Entwisle 1995).... Indeed, while the role of teaching in framing learning outcomes is appreciated widely in current literature, the EYLF has appeared to avoid discourses identifiable with practices that are appropriate for development where adults are the core decision-makers of events and instead favoured having a highly contemporary approach derived from an emerging curriculum philosophy called the Reggio Emilia approach....

Some X-chromosome and non-X-chromosome CTAs expressed in normal cells apart from testis and in cancerous cells literature Review 1.... As the present research is based on these genes, this literature review will focus on these genes which are CM genes.... The paper 'Candidate Cancer Meiosis Genes' seeks to evaluate carcinogenesis as a complex and multistage process....

The paper "Cash Accounting vs Accrual Accounting" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review.... The paper "Cash Accounting vs Accrual Accounting" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review.... HAPTER 2: Theory from literature 4 ... HAPTER 3: Practice from literature 10 ... HAPTER 2: Theory from literature ... HAPTER 3: Practice from literature ...

his paper has a thorough view of the current literature, covering 39 academic books and articles.... The authors examined secondary literature on all Islamic banks in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.... The background to this study is the on-going debate in the scholarly literature on service quality about the relative merits of the two measuring instruments.... The debate in the literature about the relative merits of the two instruments is sketched out with reference to dozens of articles, demonstrating a desire to explore in detail what previous researchers have observed in the application of the two instruments....

The paper 'Finance Policy and Practice - Interest Rate Risk' is a thoughtful example of a finance & accounting literature review.... United Kingdom statistics.... om/Europe/United-Kingdom/Country-statistics.... According to Qi and Yang (2009), under the Basel II framework the calculation of the minimum regulatory capital requires correct estimates of the parameters that are used to determine a banks credit risk in terms of its loan and other asset portfolios....

orrect and proper questioning is also vital in establishing the innocence of people and there is extensive literature on the ways and means which police use to obtain evidence from witnesses and suspects.... Correct and proper questioning is also vital in establishing the innocence of people and there is extensive literature on the ways and means which police use to obtain evidence from witnesses and suspects.... There are important questions to be asked about the fairness of police questioning techniques, even within these regulations and this literature review examines issues like the different attributes that interviewees possess, and how these variables interact with attributes and tactics of interviewers....

I have examined the relevant literature pertaining to the present topic, by eminent scholars, like Jones, Kilcullen, Ganesh Sitaraman, Mark, Johnson, Schreer, for answering the question.... Positive elements in the extant literature, with respect to counterinsurgency are the unbiased opinion of eminent scholars and the provision of the true picture regarding the present situation, regarding the governance of Afghanistan.... As such, I can expand my research on the issues discussed in the literature, and arrive at better conclusions regarding the current problem....

The paper 'Listening, Speaking, or Indulging in Other Forms of Communication' is an intriguing example of the literature review on communication.... The paper 'Listening, Speaking, or Indulging in Other Forms of Communication' is an intriguing example of the literature review on communication.... However informative these texts might be, it is difficult to find follow-up literature to support these classifications (Ford, Wolvin and Chung, 2000)....

Nutrition reviews, 42(6), pp.... Obesity reviews, 13(7), pp.... literature REVIEW Effects of Dietary Calcium on Body Composition and Body Mass Calcium can be described as one of the most important minerals to the human body because of the significant role it plays (NIH 2013)....

The fact that America was involved in the cold made the reviews of this book more based in America than anywhere else did.... The novel however did not have as many reviews as the ‘on the road' novel'.... Lrving Howe, a fellow college at the University of Massachusetts praised Swados work in 1979 saying that he was a writer uninfluenced by the public postures, with effective literature writing styles and devoted to perfecting his art (Bordman&Norton 98)....

The paper 'Interventions to Detect Insurance Fraud' will look at the issue of fraud and buildup, which is of major concern to insurance firms.... Fraud comprises of illegitimate claims while a buildup is the exaggeration of loss amounts.... All these comprise of fraudulent acts.... ... ... ... The author states that the detection and prevention of fraud is not an easy task....

It is also worth noting that HR departments measure their value to the organization by evaluating the following elements: the number of the hires and performance reviews completed (Johnson, 1987).... is a sage example of human resources literature review.... he available literature identifies the importance of human resource management in the attainment of the competitive advantage.... According to the available literature, workforce planning helps an organization to determine the number of the employees required at a location and at any given time (Loden & Rosener, 1991)....

The novel represents a Japanese gay literature in the male protagonist ‘I' who confesses his homosexuality secret.... he novel represents a Japanese gay literature in the male protagonist ‘I' who confesses his homosexuality secret.... This essay describes "Confessions of a Mask" written by Yukio Mishima, that is a novel with Kochan as the main protagonist in the story....

literature Review The emergence of internet as a communication means dynamically altered the concept of marketing.... This paper ''Social Networking'' tells that The emergence of the internet as a communication means dynamically altered the concept of marketing.... Companies have found that marketing on the internet is a cheap way to reach potential customers....

The linear relationship between the credit balance and customer's size of household is established at 0.... 5.... While a perfect positive linear relationship is.... ... ... at +1, a coefficient variance of 0.... 5 indicates that there is a positive and strong linear-relationship between the credit balance and size of the holding. ...

This book report/review "Voyages Ayers Rock Resort: Organizational Audit and Recommendations Over Issues at Stake in Tourism" is about a tourism company named, an SME company that has been selected to conduct an audit of its operations to relate the issues at hand, discussed in various options.... ...

"Operation, Positive and Negative Aspects of Big Data" paper reviews the opportunities, challenges, function, advantages, positive aspects, and operation of the Big Data.... The work reviews the opportunities, challenges, function, advantages, positive aspects and operation of the Big Data.... ig data uses inductive statistics, which includes data sets with sizes beyond the capacity of any software tools to process, manage and capture the data....

The study of women on boards of different companies is an area which lacks research with regard to the present day global situation.... Even though research has been carried on in a few areas concerning directors and company requirements, role of women on boards has not been examined substantially....

literature Review literature review is one of the most significant sections of a dissertation as it consists of the views of the various scholars and authors.... Furthermore, literature review paves the way towards selecting best suitable research method and research approach as it provides different viewpoints about the research topic.... The following literature review includes the various books, articles and journals to explore the research topic of stock control and recording (Hart 2006)....