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T
roubleshooting
Find the error and correct it!
It’s a flop!
As a television network executive, you model the popularity of topics and themes that occur
in shows. Your modeling indicates that there is increased demand for programming dealing with reality,
music, games, political drama, and family comedy. You then increase the presence of all these themes in
a new show only to find that it is a ratings disaster. Where did you go wrong?
M
aking it Matter
Solving problems in your life
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What if you have several tests on the same date? Use the methodology of this section to develop a
strategy for dividing your time spent studying.
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Research investments and select a specific item in each of the following categories: Annuities,
Stocks, Bonds, and Real Estate. Use what if modeling to determine the potential risk and value for
each. Based on the expected values for each propose at least two strategies (i.e. high risk and low
risk) for a balanced portfolio.
L
earning to Learn Mathematics
Reflecting on and appreciating your learning
1. How can you learn from results that are full of uncertainty?
2. What is the role of mathematics in a decision-making problem?
A
ssessing Your Performance
Assessing your performance as a learner
Review the description of
A Successful Performance
and assess your own performance against the
standard offered there.
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How and why was your performance
SUCCESSFUL
?
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How can you
IMPROVE
your performance, making it more successful? What
concrete steps
do you
need to take to make each improvement?
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