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Annotated Bibliography on Clean Air and Pollution

If you have any test reviews, homeworks, guides, anything school related that you think can be posted on this website, reach out to me at makingschooleasier@gmail.com   "Premature Deaths from Particulate Air Pollution in Cities, 2000 and (Projected) 2030." Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Online Collection . Detroit: Gale. Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources . Web. 25 Oct. 2012.           The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s data shows the problem here is the increasing levels of air pollution worldwide and its evident effect on the human population within cities. This chart argues that if we do not act to stop the increase in air pollution that by 2030 premature deaths will skyrocket. this is shown within the bar graph. Office of Air and Radiation. "The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020." Washi...

Data Analysis

If you have any test reviews, homeworks, guides, anything school related that you think can be posted on this website, reach out to me at makingschooleasier@gmail.com   Variable: ID     The ID is simply to differentiate one student from another. It categorizes each separate student into a specific number, probably for referencing purposes. Although it uses numbers, this variable is categorical rather than quantitative because it is identifying something—the student—and not measuring it. This data is discrete because each student has an ID that is one whole number that is finite. There can be no outliers and the data cannot be skewed in anyway because this data follows a pattern; each ID number is one greater than the last. This can be seen clearly below. The ID is useful in this study because it can be used to reference each specific student. Variable: Sex     Sex categorizes each student into two categories: male or female. It...

History Multiple Choice 5

If you have any test reviews, homeworks, guides, anything school related that you think can be posted on this website, reach out to me at makingschooleasier@gmail.com   Multiple Choice Questions for Chapter 5: 5.1. The 2005 Katrina hurricane disaster in New Orleans brought national attention to the issue of poverty. Many poor were unable to evacuate before the storm and were stranded by floods. Some attributed the problems to large social institutions like the federal, state, and local governments for their failure to maintain safe levees, evacuate people or provide aid after the storm. Conservative commentators blamed a. superstitious traditions that prompted people to pray and perform religious rituals for safety instead of evacuating. b. the breakdown of the family indicated by 60% of births in New Orleans being out of wedlock creating poverty and vulnerability. c. the breakdown of the extended family; most only took care of their own nuclear families inst...