Exploring the For-Profit Experience

Exploring Data For Fun And Profit: Case Study of Jeopardy!

This case study describes a new, emerging way to shed light on a complex dataset and communicate with a broad audience: first perform exploratory data analysis, then create interactive visualizations and embed these within a narrative using infographics. We illustrate the idea using data from 30 seasons of the Jeopardy! TV game show, showing interesting patterns both qualitative and quantitative.

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

The economics of for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals.

This paper examines the economics of for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals through the prism of capital acquisitions. The exercise suggests that of two hospitals that are equally efficient in producing health care, the for-profit hospital would have to charge higher prices than the not-for-profit hospital would, to break even on capital acquisitions. The reasons for this divergence are (1) th...

the algorithm for solving the inverse numerical range problem

برد عددی ماتریس مربعی a را با w(a) نشان داده و به این صورت تعریف می کنیم w(a)={x8ax:x ?s1} ، که در آن s1 گوی واحد است. در سال 2009، راسل کاردن مساله برد عددی معکوس را به این صورت مطرح کرده است : برای نقطه z?w(a)، بردار x?s1 را به گونه ای می یابیم که z=x*ax، در این پایان نامه ، الگوریتمی برای حل مساله برد عددی معکوس ارانه می دهیم.

Exploring the Potential for Profit-Loss Sharing Models in Islamic Microfinance