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Open Question: Why did Obama send all of our green jobs overseas?

Obama's Stimulus Creating Green Jobs Overseas Although Barack Obama and other Democrats touted the $787 billion stimulus package as a way to create green jobs that would put Americans back to work, new reports show the spending package has mostly created green jobs for foreign workers. U.S. Department of Energy statistics show 79 percent of the $2.1 billion in stimulus money allocated for wind energy has been paid to foreign manufacturers. The Spanish company Iberdrola has received $443 million; the Portuguese company EDP has received $229 million; and the British company Terra Firma, which bought a large wind farm in western Pennsylvania, received $42 million. Analysts worry the stimulus funds will also help create manufacturing jobs in China, and a Texas consortium’s plans to build a wind farm that primarily will rely on Chinese-made turbines using $450 million in stimulus money underscores this fear A report from the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University found 80 percent of the stimulus money had created 6,000 jobs, and only a small percentage of those jobs went to American workers. Only two American companies ̶ General Electric Energy and Clipper Wind ̶ are major wind turbine manufacturers, and the American Wind Energy Associations has said the United States saw a drop in the number of wind turbine manufacturing jobs last year. http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/obama-stimulus-green-jobs/2010/02/11/id/349703 Does he hate American workers so much that he steals their tax dollars to help out his "friends" overseas? more

Open Question: Is homosexuality a mental disorder, a gender identity disorder or both?

First, the gender identity disorder would explain the gays who claim to be born gay, but choose gays who act like and resemble the opposite sex. The mental disorder would explain why gays have a high level of alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide. Common sexual practices among gay men lead to numerous STDs and physical injuries, some of which are virtually unknown in the heterosexual population. Lesbians are also at higher risk for STDs. In addition to diseases that may be transmitted during lesbian sex, a study at an Australian STD clinic found that lesbians were three to four times more likely than heterosexual women to have sex with men who were high-risk for HIV. It is well established that there are high rates of psychiatric illnesses, including depression, drug abuse, and suicide attempts, among gays and lesbians. This is true even in the Netherlands, where gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) relationships are far more socially acceptable than in the U.S. Depression and drug abuse are strongly associated with risky sexual practices that lead to serious medical problems. Excessive sexual promiscuity results in serious medical consequences — indeed, it is a recipe for transmitting disease and generating an epidemic.11 The HIV/AIDS epidemic has remained a predominantly gay issue in the U.S. primarily because of the greater degree of promiscuity among gays. A study based upon statistics from 1986 through 1990 estimated that 20-year-old gay men had a 50 percent chance of becoming HIV positive by age 55.13 As of June 2001, nearly 64 percent of men with AIDS were men who have had sex with men. The Dutch researchers concluded, "this study offers evidence that homosexuality is associated with a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders. The outcomes are in line with findings from earlier studies in which less rigorous designs have been employed."81 The researchers offered no opinion as to whether homosexual behavior causes psychiatric disorders, or whether it is the result of psychiatric disorders.preference means choice and since that means gays were not born that way, it is a mental disorder. Try consulting a psychiatrist and get factual information. Start with Dr. Robert Spitzer.The studies came from Homosexuality and Mental Health Problems By N.E. Whitehead, Ph.D. Why not try examining studies yourself, instead of gay propaganda.For those too lazy and sole bent on their lies, here is the portion on societies influence: It is well established that there are high rates of psychiatric illnesses, including depression, drug abuse, and suicide attempts, among gays and lesbians. This is true even in the Netherlands, where gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) relationships are far more socially acceptable than in the U.S. Depression and drug abuse are strongly associated with risky sexual practices that lead to serious medical problems. more

Open Question: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation HELP!!!!?

This is my question: consider a simple regression in which the dependent variable MIM= mean income of males who are 18 yrs of age or older, in thousands of dollars. The explanatory variable PMHS= percent of males 18 or older who are graduates. The data consists of 51 observations on the 50 states plus the district of Columbia. Thus MIM and PMHS are 'state averages'. The estimated regression, along with the standard errors and t-statistics are: MIM= (alpha) + 0.180PMHS standard error = 2.174 b = 5.754 t = 1.257 a) what is the estimated equation intercept? b) what is the stand error of the slope? c) what is the p-value for the two-tail test of the hypothesis that the equation intercept is zero? d) construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the slope of this relationship? Any help would be greatly appreciated regarding these question or any information regarding questions similar to this question would also be fantastic just so i know what direction to head in.. Thanks again :-) more

Open Question: How many households owned a dog in 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2006?

I'm doing a project for a class and I CANNOT find these statistics. I don't need percents...I need just hte number of US households who owned a dog for those years. Please help! Thank you. more

Voting Question: What do you think California #1 in sexual crimes committed by illegal immigrants?

California, the sunshine state, holds the number one place of any state in the union for the highest number of serial rapes and murders, sexual homicides, and child molestation committed by an illegal immigrant. According to an in depth study, conducted by Deborah Schurman-Kauflin, Ph.D. of the Violent Crimes Institute in Altanta, Georgia, California is closely followed by Texas, Arizona, New Jersey, New York, and Florida. Dr. Schurman-Kauflin's study included various sources including ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) reports, public records police reports, and media sources. This study done over a 12 month period, the only in depth study of its kind used a sample group of 1,500 cases out of a pool of roughly 12,000,000. What the study revealed was of all illegal immigrants apprehended in the United States a whopping two percent of them are sex offenders. This two percent figure translates into a staggering 240,000 illegal immigrant sex offenders to date. (Schurman-Kauflin) To make this point clear, 240,000 illegal immigrant sex offenders that law enforcement is aware of which may pale in comparison to numbers released by The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children who puts the number of registered sex offenders around 716,000. (Markon, 2009) This means there are 12 serial sexual offenders and 93 sex offenders entering the United States every day, Monday through Friday. The 1,500 offenders in this study had a total of 5,999 victims. Each sex offender averages four victims. The report went on to say that these numbers place the estimated number of victims for duration of the 88 month study at 960,000. A greater number than the known offenders themselves. Or rather 960,000 people that didn't have to become victims in the first place. But, who are these faceless, nameless victims that are so easily dismissed as mere additions to the ever rising statistics? To elaborate in detail the nature of the attacks of the 1,500 cases or rather people singled out for study. Five hundred twenty-five or 35 percent were child molestations. The offenders choose victims who are easy to attack as children are more vulnerable. Victims ranged from 1 to 13 years old with the average age being six years old. Three hundred fifty-eight of the victims or 24 percent were rapes, one of the most violent and brutal crimes. In these cases, offenders were less likely to know their victims. In fact, only 64 percent of the victims knew their attackers. The next most likely victims were African American women. These women suffered brutal attacks. Most often, a weapon was used to control the victims. The victims suffered beatings while being raped over 70 percent of the time. Sixty-seven percent of the victims suffered sodomy during their attacks as well. Victims ranged in age from 16-79 and averaged an age of 23 years old. Three percent of all the rapes of innocent women were done by illegal immigrants who had earned the title of serial rapists. Each serial rapist averages five victims with the number of victims ranging from 2 to 11. Two serial rapists were confirmed HIV positive, and another offender had a type of sexually transmitted disease according to the study. This translates into at least four being exposed to HIV. It must also be pointed out that nearly all the offenders had prior records back home in Mexico. Only two percent of the offenders in this study have no history of criminal behavior beyond crossing the border illegally. Six hundred seventeen of the cases resulted in sexual homicides or serial murders. The most vicious and brutal of this category of crimes is the. six percent of the victims who were mutilated in addition to rape. This suggests that these crimes were committed by an angry, perpetrator personality. Their attacks are particularly brutal and the attacker uses a hands-on method of controlling and/or killing their victims. Caucasian females were the number one target. Hispanics were second and African Americans were third. Victims ranged in age from 16-81. (Schurman-Kauflin, 2006) http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/293498 more

Resolved Question: I'm trying to accurately describe an increase, from 2,500 to over 20,000 as a percent?

This is for a story I already turned in, but I may still have time to change it. I want to use statistics which said a clinic had grown from serving 2,500 patients to "over 20,000 patients" in an eye catching and accurate description. I said it was "an almost 1000 percent increase". The answers I got from Yahoo! users when using the numbers 20,000 and 2,000 said both 1000 percent and 900 percent. I should have been more accurate in my description, because if you first need to subtract 2,500 from 20,000 and then figure out that percent, you may be looking at something under 800 percent. If I'm getting that low, I may have to ask to change that description because we're getting too far away from 1000 percent. I don't know if I should first subtract 2500 from whatever "over 20,000" represents, say it's 21,000, and then find a percent or just look at whatever percent 2,500 is of 21,000. I'm a math idiot and want to be accurate while expressing that this is quite a change. more

Open Question: forty four percent of customers (statistics)?

fourty four percent of customers who visit a department store make a purchse. The probability that in a random sample of 10 customers who will visit this department store, exactly six will make a purchase is? A. .3182 B. .1499 C. .1073 D. . 3711 more

Voting Question: another quick statistics problem?

Suppose you operate a restaurant and read that a sample survey by the National Restaurant Association shows that 40% of adults are committed to eating nutritious food when eating away from home. To help plan your menu, you decide to conduct a sample survey in your own are. You will use random digit dialing to conduct an SRS of 200 households by telephone. a. If the national result holds in your area, is it reasonable to use the Bin(200; 0:4) distribution to describe the count X of respondents who seek nutritious food when eating out? Explain why or why not. b. What is the mean number of nutrition-conscious people in your sample if p = 0:4 is true? c. What is the probability that X lies between 75 and 85 inclusive? d. Suppose you nd that 100 of your 200 respondents are concerned about nu- trition. Is there any reason to believe that the percent in your area is higher than the national advertised value of 40%? To answer this question, nd the probability that X is 100 or larger if p = 0:4 is true. If this probability is very small, that might be a reason to think that p is actually greater than 0.4. more

Open Question: some statistics questions help?

For each of the following situations, indicate whether a binomial distribution is a reasonable probability model for the random variable X. Give your reasons in each case. a. You observe the sex of the next 50 children born at a local hospital; X is the number of girls among them. b. A couple decides to continue to have children until their rst girl is born; X is the total number of children the couple has. c. You want to know what percent of married people believe that mothers of young children should not be employed outside the home. You plan to interview 50 people, and for the sake of convenience you decide to interview both the husband and the wife in 25 married couples. The random variable X is the number among the 50 persons interviewed who think mothers should not be employed.The question is asking whether you can use binary distribution for the following situations. more

Open Question: help with statistics question?

I need some help with binomial distribution in statistics...can anyone help me with this? For each of the following situations, indicate whether a binomial distribution is a reasonable probability model for the random variable X. Give your reasons in each case. a. You observe the sex of the next 50 children born at a local hospital; X is the number of girls among them. b. A couple decides to continue to have children until their rst girl is born; X is the total number of children the couple has. c. You want to know what percent of married people believe that mothers of young children should not be employed outside the home. You plan to interview 50 people, and for the sake of convenience you decide to interview both the husband and the wife in 25 married couples. The random variable X is the number among the 50 persons interviewed who think mothers should not be employed. more

Voting Question: Conservatives: How do you feel about the SURVEYS that show LIBERALS are SMARTER?

Sorry i have to post this in religion. I have a glitch or something and my posts don't show up in politics, and i figure there will be a few conservatives in rands. http://www.thesodajerks.com/jerks/imgs/maps/IQ.gif, http://thehostess.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/121539336946.png - maps that show average IQ by state and the electoral vote it gave in the 2002 election. ALL of the blue states except Oregon and Michigan have 100 or above, and NONE of the red states have over 100. All of the blue states are at the top. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/26/liberals.atheists.sex.intelligence/index.html -A survey showing liberals, atheists and people who are sexually exclucive generally have higher IQs, http://skepticsplay.blogspot.com/2009/09/liberal-bias-in-scientists.html -A survey of SCIENTISTS (intelligent people with college degrees) that shows ONLY 6 PERCENT of scientists are republican and 55% are democrat. How does your insistence that "libz r stuped couse dey want fágs to mary!" hold up with these statistics? more

Resolved Question: Statistics/Math question?

How do I find the standard deviation of X in this example? It is claimed that Aldradine, a new medicine for acne, is 84 percent effective - that is, of every 100 persons who apply it, 84 show significant improvement. It is applied to the affected area of a group of 14 people. Let X be the number who show significant improvement. Find the standard deviation of X. (Hint: Use Binomial Distribution) more

Resolved Question: Statistics & Probability Math Help urgent?

1. A 6 card hand is dealt from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the percent probability, to the nearest tenth of a percentage point, that the hand will contain 2 clubs and 4 red cards? 2. A bag contains 4 white balls and 9 blacks balls. Two balls are drawn one at a time without replacement. What is the probability that both balls are the same color? to the nearest tenth of a percentage point ? 3. 100 students wrote a test out of 50 marks. The results were normally distributed with a mean of 28 and a standard deviation of 11. How many students scored between 39 and 50? more

Resolved Question: Statistics & Probability Math Help?

Resolved Question: what percent experience existential crisis?

are there any statistics on the amount of people who have experienced an existential crisis? more

Resolved Question: If only 3 percent of border agents have been assaulted, why do some people say that violence has spilled over?

Cops on our streets face more danger, and those are assaults by knives and guns. Why do people want to make the border and Mexican out to be violent? PLEASE! no rants or racial slurs. Provide sources to backup your claim, to many people spew out bogus statistics on here. thanks! AP Impact: US-Mexico border isn't so dangerous MEXICO CITY (AP) -- It's one of the safest parts of America, and it's getting safer. It's the U.S.-Mexico border, and even as politicians say more federal troops are needed to fight rising violence, government data obtained by The Associated Press show it actually isn't so dangerous after all. The top four big cities in America with the lowest rates of violent crime are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, according to a new FBI report. And an in-house Customs and Border Protection report shows that Border Patrol agents face far less danger than street cops in most U.S. cities. The Customs and Border Protection study, obtained with a Freedom of Information Act request, shows 3 percent of Border Patrol agents and officers were assaulted last year, mostly when assailants threw rocks at them. That compares with 11 percent of police officers and sheriff's deputies assaulted during the same period, usually with guns or knives. In addition, violent attacks against agents declined in 2009 along most of the border for the first time in seven years. So far this year assaults are slightly up, but data is incomplete. Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_US_SAFER_BORDER?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT more

Resolved Question: If hate groups have hijacked the immigration debate, and so many Anti-immigration groups....?

.....have been linked to racist organizations, where do you get your information regarding illegal immigration in the United States? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c177f36e695d5564e876c46203c1e50e Hate Groups Hijack Immigration Debate The Southern Poverty Law Center has documented a 40 percent increase in the number of hate groups since 2000, an increase that SPLC analysts attribute to the anti-immigrant fervor that is sweeping the country. The FBI recently released statistics showing a 35 percent rise in hate crimes against Latinos since 2003. http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2002/summer/the-puppeteer/john-tantons-network John Tanton's Network The organized anti-immigration "movement" is almost entirely the handiwork of one man, Michigan activist John H. Tanton. Those organizations designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center are marked with an asterisk (*). http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Extremism_72/4731_72.htm Racist Groups Exploit Immigration Issues in Effort to Promote Anti-Hispanic Agenda "These groups are hiding behind the mask of illegal immigration when their real concern is the growing Mexican-American population," more

Resolved Question: Who here thinks the war in Afghanistan and Iraq is the reason we are going bankrupt?

Let me give you 14 other reasons why it IS NOT the main reason. (Also added links to back up the statistics) You think the war in Middle East is costing us too much? Read this: Boy, was I confused. I have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Afghanistan & Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us. I now find that to be RIDICULOUS. 1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments. Verify at: http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8 2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML 3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML 4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt..0.HTML 5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML 6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML 7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. 8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.. Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML 9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSC%20RI%20PTS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML 10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US .. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn./.com/TRANscriptS/0606/12/ldt....01.HTML%C2%A0 13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin. Verify at: http://www/..rense.com/general75/niht.htm 14.. 'The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States .' Verify at: http: // www.drdsk.com/articleshtml %20w.drdsk.com/articleshtml The total cost is a whopping $ 338..3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS $338,300,000,000.00 WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. more

Resolved Question: L!berals: Don't you guys want another recession, to justify wasting MORE tax payer money with another Stimulus?

Even Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman is worried about a double-dip recession. Recently, in a New York Times Op-Ed column, Krugman said, “…it will be important to remember, first of all, that blips — occasional good numbers, signifying nothing — are common even when the economy is, in fact, mired in a prolonged slump.” Krugman thinks there is a “30 to 40 percent” chance of a double-dip recession. The Nobel Prize winner also thinks the economy will run out of gas by the middle of 2010 and, if that happens, he will surely want more spending or stimulus. To me, that really means more money printing to continue the bailout for the rich. Krugman is not alone in his fear of a double-dip recession. Economist John Williams of Shadow Government Statistics is also talking about a double-dip in a recent commentary. Unlike Krugman, Williams says, another nasty downturn is practically unavoidable. In essence, his analysis is showing a nose dive in what he calls the “real money supply.” A contracting money supply almost always precedes economic downturns. Williams, like Krugman, also thinks that the double-dip will be “obvious by mid 2010.” Williams paints a much direr picture of the coming economy than Krugman. He says that the “tumbling real money supply promises an intensified depression.” more

Resolved Question: If crime rates are down in Arizona, why do Republicans insists in saying that the new law SB1070 was needed?

Are they lying to the American people about crime stats just to pass a law? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Crime Rates Down in Arizona Here's some good news for Valley residents, but possibly some bad news for Phoenix criminal lawyers According to ABC News, federal statistics show that crime is decreasing in most valley cities and across the United States. The recently released 2009 statistics show the crime rates for all the various types of crimes. Valley cities in particular have seen a large drop in the number of murder crimes and the number of robbery crimes. Arson is the only crime category that saw an increase in several cities, including cities of Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, and Tempe. Some individual cities have seen a slight increase with other types of crime as well. Phoenix saw an eight percent increase in rapes, according to the statistics. The city of Tempe saw a slight increase in rape crimes and aggravated assault crimes. What's the reason for the overall decrease in crime? Some peace officers say that this decrease comes from the crackdown on minor crimes as well as efforts to establish joint partnerships of law enforcement throughout the Valley. Law enforcers are also heavily encouraging residents to report crimes, which would mean that the rate of crime would increase. Hence, this effort can skew the FBI statistics. Crime victims often help prosecutors through testimony in a criminal case, but suspects still always have the right to a Phoenix criminal defense attorney. A defense attorney typically helps with representation, negotiations, and developing a defense strategy. A list of local attorneys can be found through FindLaw's directory. Related Resources: •How to Research New Communities or Neighborhoods (FindLaw) •Crime in the United States (FBI) •Locate Phoenix Criminal Lawyers (FindLaw) http://phoenixcriminallawnews.com/2010/05/crime-rates-down-in-arizona.html more

Resolved Question: Where do extremists against immigration get their illegal immigrant crime statistics?

They keep telling us that the "violence has spilled over from Mexico", "Border cities are the most dangerous cities in America ", and that "Phoenix is the number one city for kidnappings because of illegal immigration" etc... BUT! their claims do not add up with the Bureau of Justice Statistics and FBI reports. Where do they get their information from? ========================== According to BJS, crime rates in border states have dropped during past decade Crime rates in Arizona at lowest point in decades. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the violent crime rate in Arizona was lower in 2006, 2007, and 2008 -- the most recent year from which data are available -- than any year since 1983. The property crime rate in Arizona was lower in 2006, 2007, and 2008 than any year since 1968. In addition, in Arizona, the violent crime rate dropped from 577.9 per 100,000 population in 1998 to 447 per 100,000 population in 2008; the property crime rate dropped from 5,997 to 4,291 during the same period. During the same decade, Arizona's undocumented immigrant population grew rapidly. The Arizona Republic reported: "Between January 2000 and January 2008, Arizona's undocumented population grew 70 percent, according to the DHS [Department of Homeland Security] report. Nationally, it grew 37 percent." Crime rates have dropped during past decade in other border states. The BJS data further show that violent crime rates and property crime rates in California, New Mexico, and Texas dropped from 1998 through 2008 -- the most recent year from which data are available: •In California, the violent crime rate dropped from 703.7 in 1998 to 503.8 in 2008; the property crime rate dropped from 3,639.1 to 2,940.3 during the same period. •In New Mexico, the violent crime rate dropped from 961.4 in 1998 to 649.9 in 2008; the property crime rate dropped from 5,757.7 to 3,909.2 over the same period. •In Texas, the violent crime rate dropped from 564.6 in 1998 to 507.9 in 2008; the property crime rate dropped from 4,547 to 3,985.6 over the same period. http://mediamatters.org/research/201004290029 more

Voting Question: What percent of small businesses owe back taxex for previous years?

Just curious to know about the statistics in regards to what percentage of self-employed people or small businesses owe on IRS payments are having a hard time catching up... more

Resolved Question: Why do black people keep being singled out when it comes to statistics?

Now, 50 percent of black women have statistics? What the hell do people decide "Oh let's see how many black women have this and tell the world" To tell you the truth, I really don't believe that, I really don't. What the hell is happening here? Why are they trying to turn everyone against black women?Here's a link: http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/50-of-black-women-with-herpes/ And I'm not being whiny and hollering racism, but something's not right. more

Resolved Question: I found an old study online from when PC didn't muzzle these things...Do gays still molest at a higher rate?

Homosexuals Molest Children At A Far Higher Rate Than Heterosexuals Homosexuals account for only 1-2% of our population based on current surveys. The National Opinion Research Center in 1992 found that 2.8% of men and 1.4% of women identified themselves as “homosexual” or “bisexual. A 1995 survey of 18-49-year-old men published by the Journal of Sex Research indicated that 2.6% of them had engaged in homosexual sex within the prior 12 months; 4% had had homosexual sex within the past five years. In other words, at least 98-99% of our population is heterosexual in orientation. Homosexual activists routinely claim that most child molesters are “heterosexual” males, thus shifting the focus away from their own very high rates of molestation. Since 98-99% of the population is heterosexual, it is technically correct to say that most molestations are done by heterosexuals. However, statistics indicate that homosexuals pose a far more serious threat to children than do heterosexuals. For example: In 1987, Dr. Stephen Rubin of Whitman College conducted a ten-state study of sex abuse cases involving school teachers. He studied 199 cases. Of those, 122 male teachers had molested girls, while 14 female teachers had molested boys. He also discovered that 59 homosexual male teachers had molested boys and four female homosexual teachers had molested girls. In other words, 32 percent of those child molestation cases involved homosexuals. Nearly a third of these cases come from only 1-2% of the populationI'm not making ANY excuses for the Catholic Priests and I'm Catholic. What they did was WRONG and they should have ALL been sent to jail to rot.OMG - stop with the lesbian study...THE LESBIANS RATED THEIR OWN CHILDREN..it was NOT done by an outside source. It also said they are teased for having homo parents and that MIGHT show up later.... more

Resolved Question: Does the psychology of "how to make a relationship work," really work?

In the 1950’s the divorce rate was substantially low in the 400,000’s and the church attending population was high. Very few people visited shrinks on the regular or looked to the “popular opinion” for marriage and or relationships. Fast-forward to today and the divorce rate is in the millions, 43 percent of mothers and 56 percent of custodial parents are divorced, and yet there’s more psychological influence on how to make a relationship work. The Dr Phill’s, Tyra Bank’s, and Oprah’s of our society have all this “insight” on relationships and people eat it up even though none of them have successful relationships. The influence of “relationship psychology” and “self-help” authors seems to be at an all time high yet the American relationships/marriages are struggling for survival. Are we looking to the wrong people for help in our relationships? Shouldn’t we be seeking the guidance and wisdom of a higher power, if for no other reason, in the past that’s what seemed to work? http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsus.shtml http://www.unmarried.org/statistics.html http://www.biblenews1.com/marriage/marriags.htmsheloves_dablues “women were dependent on men for their financial security. They had shitty marriages that they were powerless to get out of.” So you’re saying these women were “helpless”? Do you have grandparents who are still married? I did to the end and believe me it had nothing to do with $$$$! Are women better off now? More women live unhappily unmarried then ever before, look at the amount of dating sites! More women live unhappily settled in loveless marriages. AND more men CHEAT with women who ARE NOT corporate/career women (Tiger Woods, Morgan Freeman, hell even Brad Pitt wanted a woman who would pop out a million kids and or adopt them, Sandra Bullocks husband, Halle Berry’s ex-hubby Eric Bennett, etc, etc) my point is that the church and or Bible has A LOT to do with it! Marriage was not man made #1, #2 the more we stray from what the ideal marriage that is explained in the Bible, the higher the divorce rate is… you don’t have to “believe” but numbers don’t lie! more

Resolved Question: Is America's state of backwardness caused by ...?

Conservative Anti-Intellectualism, or by social and cultural factors - e.g. being uncool. ? I've been reading up on Denialism as well as innumeracy and its effects on social and political issues. And it seems that most problems and controversies nowadays arise from people not understanding the basic concepts that govern their lives. From Energy Tribune: Finding evidence to support Smil’s claim is all too easy. A 2007 study by Michigan State University determined that just 28 percent of American adults could be considered scientifically literate. In February, the California Academy of Sciences released the findings of a survey which found that most Americans couldn’t pass a basic scientific literacy test. The findings: * Just 53% of adults knew how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. * Just 59% knew that the earliest humans did not live at the same time as dinosaurs. * Only 47% of adults could provide a rough estimate of the percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water. (The Academy decided that the correct answer range for this question was anything between 65% and 75%.) * A mere 21% were able to answer those three questions correctly. I mean, those statistics are just shocking. And so hence, I'm curious as to how such a developed country be so backwards? P.S I know this isn't exactly where I should be placing this question, but I've had nice experiences with the people of R&S, and I'm sure most of you won't exactly mind a quasi-intellectual question every now and then. I mean, beats that Corinthians guy.Calm down Goddess, I ain't attacking you... not personally.... not yet. more

Resolved Question: Is America's state of intellectual backwardness caused by ...?

Conservative Anti-Intellectualism, or by social and cultural factors - e.g. being uncool. ? I've been reading up on Denialism as well as innumeracy and its effects on social and political issues. And it seems that most problems and controversies nowadays arise from people not understanding the basic concepts that govern their lives. From Energy Tribune: Finding evidence to support Smil’s claim is all too easy. A 2007 study by Michigan State University determined that just 28 percent of American adults could be considered scientifically literate. In February, the California Academy of Sciences released the findings of a survey which found that most Americans couldn’t pass a basic scientific literacy test. The findings: * Just 53% of adults knew how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. * Just 59% knew that the earliest humans did not live at the same time as dinosaurs. * Only 47% of adults could provide a rough estimate of the percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water. (The Academy decided that the correct answer range for this question was anything between 65% and 75%.) * A mere 21% were able to answer those three questions correctly. I mean, those statistics are just shocking. And so hence, I'm curious as to how such a developed country be so backwards?Desmond, you have got to understand that 'innovation' comes out of a small fraction of a country of TWO-HUNDRED MILLION. The rest of the population is riding on a wave that's caused by someone else.And yes, I'd agree that if a study was conducted somewhere else in the world, we'd get similar results, I'm just saying why is America always so proud of being ignorant? more

Voting Question: Working On Statistics?

Hi, I'm doing a study on statistics of people's math skills for one of my college courses. This is pre-algebra level mathmatics. Please include the highest level of math that you have completed. Please answer all of these that you can: 1. One die is blue and the other die is yellow. Both are rolled. What is the probability of getting a sum of 4? 2. The base of a pyramid is a square whose sides are 5 centimeters long. The height of each triangular face of the pyramid is 7 centimeters. Find the surface area of the pyramid. 3. The ratio of frogs to toad was 4 to 5. If there were 1620 frogs and toads in all, how many were frogs? 4. Seventy-five percent of what number is 90? 5. What number is 5 1/4 percent of 4600? 6. Convert 4,900,000 cubic centimeters to cubic kilometers. 7. Use the distributive property to multiply: 7(8m - 6n + 2) 8. Simplify by adding like terms: 5w + 4wx + 7 + 4wx + 9w + 1 + 6w 9. -5x - 1 = -4x + 5 10. Find the volume of a right circular cone that's radius is 9 and the height is 11. Use 3.14 for pi. more

Resolved Question: In divorces, what percent of mothers get full custody?

I'm interested in seeing what percent of mothers in the US get full custody of children in divorces. I would also like to know some statistics of joint-custody, if possible. more

Resolved Question: Why do Latina teens have a pregnancy rate that's twice the national average?

NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--At 25, pushing her 22-month-old son Diego through Brooklyn's sweltering summer streets, Maricela Estrada says she is not planning on any more children. Along with Diego, peeking out from the stroller, the soft-spoken woman, who became a mother at 20, has two other children, ages 4 and 5, at home with her husband of seven years. "For me, it's not bad to have children as a young person," Estrada said in Spanish near her Brooklyn home. Estrada's story is part of the eye-catching fertility statistics among Hispanic American women, who, on average, begin families earlier, have fewer abortions and, in their younger years, produce almost twice as many babies as other groups: 82 births per 1,000 among females aged 15 to 19, compared with the national average of 42 per 1,000. National teen pregnancy rates have declined about 35 percent since 1991, but the rate for Hispanic teens is dropping at half that pace, according to a March report by the Washington-based National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, which has a goal of reducing teen pregnancy by one-third between 2006 and 2015. In the medley of explanations for the sluggish decline, the lack of education about sex and birth control--both in schools and in families--deserves special attention, said Rosie Molinary, author of the 2007 "Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image and Growing Up Latina," which she wrote after surveying 500 Latina women on issues including sexuality. 'Conversations Don't Happen' "Those conversations don't happen," Molinary says. "These girls are in a vulnerable situation." The National Campaign launched a Latino initiative in March that highlights a startling figure: 51 percent of Latina women are pregnant at least once by age 20. The program includes partners such as the New York-based Latina magazine and the Washington-based National Council of La Raza. Bill Albert, deputy director of the National Campaign, said the first step of the Latino initiative was the release of research findings and beginning to work with partners such as La Raza--which works with Hispanic families--to ensure they include teen pregnancy prevention in existing programs. "It is very clear from Latina teens that they really want to hear from their parents on these issues, but parents don't necessarily believe that," Albert said. http://www.womensenews.org/story/reproductive-health/070821/latina-teen-pregnancies-spur-push-family-talks more

Resolved Question: Why are Arizona Politicians lying about illegal immigrant crime statistics to get immigration laws passed?

Does this sound fair to you? Is this how they've been able to get away with all the racial profiling going on in Arizona with their Sheriff Joe Arpaio? ================================ Arizona politician caught in lies about illegal immigrant crime Group, law enforcement challenge immigrant crime numbers Carrie Watters The Arizona Republic May. 22, 2006 07:02 PM http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0522illegalscrim... Rep. Russell Pearce is among the state's hard-liners on immigration, but one group is accusing him of fear-mongering with crime statistics that don't add up. The Arizona Interfaith Network held a news conference at the state Capitol Monday to challenge Pearce's comments that link illegal immigrants with crimes ranging from homicide to child molestation. Some in law enforcement agree that stats to back up the rhetoric just are not available. Pearce has cited estimates that 80 percent of violent crimes involve illegal aliens. He told The Republic that ballpark figure came from former Phoenix Police Chief Harold Hurtt, now in Houston, and that he'd challenge the ex-chief to a polygraph test if needed. Hurtt could not be reached for comment, but Phoenix Police Sgt. Lauri Williams called the figure "ridiculous" and said Hurtt denies giving it. <snip> Richard White, president of the organization, called Pearce's rhetoric a smear campaign against "a whole people that tends to create division and fear." The purpose is to advance a political agenda of hard-line immigration reforms by instilling fear in the public and pressure among lawmakers to act, White said. "I hope the public will recognize the song and dance for what it is," he said. <snip> Pearce also was called on a statistic that 95 percent of all outstanding warrants for homicide in Los Angeles target illegal aliens. But, officers at the LA police department and sheriff's office say they aren't sure how that fact was deduced. "I don't know where those come from," said Lt. Paul Vernon, who handles public information with the LAPD. Much like in Phoenix, officers do not check immigration status. Neither LA nor Phoenix police departments track the number of illegal immigrants involved in crimes, officials said. The statistic appears to have originated with Heather MacDonald, who is listed as a scholar with the Manhattan Institute in New York. MacDonald could not be reached for comment on Monday. more

Resolved Question: Please help with a Statistics question?

What is the percent yield for a normally distributed process in which the item length specification is 5.75 ±1.004, X is 5.752 and the standard deviation is 0.002? Can you tell me how to find the answer? Thanks! more

Voting Question: Why send troops to border US-Mexico border isn't so dangerous It's one of the safest parts of America?

MEXICO CITY – It's one of the safest parts of America, and it's getting safer. It's the U.S.-Mexico border, and even as politicians say more federal troops are needed to fight rising violence, government data obtained by The Associated Press show it actually isn't so dangerous after all. The top four big cities in America with the lowest rates of violent crime are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, according to a new FBI report. And an in-house Customs and Border Protection report shows that Border Patrol agents face far less danger than street cops in most U.S. cities. The Customs and Border Protection study, obtained with a Freedom of Information Act request, shows 3 percent of Border Patrol agents and officers were assaulted last year, mostly when assailants threw rocks at them. That compares with 11 percent of police officers and sheriff's deputies assaulted during the same period, usually with guns or knives. In addition, violent attacks against agents declined in 2009 along most of the border for the first time in seven years. So far this year assaults are slightly up, but data is incomplete. "The border is safer now than it's ever been," said U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Lloyd Easterling. He said one factor is that with fewer jobs available amid the U.S. recession, illegal immigration has dropped. And responding to security concerns after 9-11, the Border Patrol has doubled the number of agents in the region since 2004. Nonetheless, border lawmakers and governors say their region is under siege and needs more troops. "Violence in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border continues to increase at an alarming rate. We believe that this violence represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States as well as a serious threat to U.S. citizens that live along the 1,969-mile long border," a dozen bipartisan members of Congress from border states wrote President Obama. In Arizona, a stringent new immigration law takes effect next month, requiring police to question suspects' immigration status if officers believe they're in the country illegally. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said in a televised interview last weekend: "We are out here on the battlefield getting the impact of all this illegal immigration, and all the crime that comes with it." In response to the concerns from the border states, Obama pledged to send 1,200 National Guard troops to help and spend an extra $500 million on border security. His one-time rival for the presidency, Arizona Sen. John McCain, said he should send at least 6,000 troops, which are needed because he said Arizona leads the nation in marijuana seizures, suffered 368 kidnappings in 2008 and has the highest property crime rates in the U.S. But FBI crime reports for 2009 says violent crime in Arizona declined. And violent crimes in southwest border counties are among the lowest in the nation per capita — they've dropped by more than 30 percent in the last two decades. Of America's 25 largest cities, San Diego — with one out of four residents an immigrant — has the lowest number of violent crimes per capita. Opponents of increased border security are frustrated by descriptions of a wave of violence when the statistics show the region to be relatively safe. "Politicians are hyping up this incredible fear across the country about the border, but these numbers show these are lies being perpetrated on the American public," said immigrant advocate Isabel Garcia at Tucson-based Derechos Humanos. "The warnings about violence are just an excuse to crack down on migrants who want to work and be with their families." Even residents of the border region who want more security are surprised by the talk of violence. "I have to say, a lot of this is way overblown," said Gary Brasher of Tuboc, Arizona, who is president of the Coalition for a Safe and Secure Border. So why send troops to the region? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100603/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_us_safer_border more

Resolved Question: Question for African Americans: Should we do away with statistics?

I will try to be as brief as possible. I typed in the Google search engine "African American statistics" and much to my dismay, every single statistic I came across was either catastrophically high or horrifyingly low depending on the statistical study in question: 50% obesity rate among African American women and 37% among African American men. 66% divorce rate; 68% fatherlessness higher infant mortality rates among African-American infants 8.5% dropout rate among African-Americans African-Americans make up 14 percent of the U.S. population but account for about 40 percent of all arrests, 50 percent of the prison population, I think you get the point, everything is higher among African Americans or lower depending on the category, such as "educational attainment" for example. Granted, African Americans are facing a multitude of problems and denying that such problems exist only exacerbates them. However, my question is: do these statistics reflect reality? Because if these statistics are true, Black America is on the verge of implosion. In France, statistics based on race, ethnicity, religion etc, are forbidden by law, meaning that it's impossible to know how many Blacks are unemployed, incarcerated, overweight, divorced etc. Granted, France has its reasons, as long as there's no statistical data, problems of institutional racism and employment discrimination can be be denied and swept under the rug. Personally, I don't mind statistics but I cannot tolerate biased statistics. The image of AAs in the US is horrible, not just because of media stereotypes and negative media portrayals of AAs but also because of these alarmingly high statistics. I mean, the African American has become a statistic. As soon as you type "AA" in the Google search engine, you are bombarded with statistics: 70% of AA women single, " Higher HIV infection rates were found among African-Americans". It's always higher, everything found among AAs is always higher lol. Who is putting this info out there? more

Resolved Question: Increase of Christians in Japan in the near future?

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20060319/more-people-claim-christian-faith-in-japan/index.html Of the 30 percent of adults who claimed to have a religion, 75 percent considered themselves Buddhists, 19 percent Shintoists and 12 percent Christians, according to the Gallup Organization. Japanese youth revealed even more alarming statistics. Of the 20 percent who professed to have a religion, 60 percent called themselves Buddhists, 36 percent Christians and Shintoists. more

Resolved Question: Statistics on incarsaration?

I am looking for a valid statistic on the amount of incarcerated inmates committing suicide. As well as statistics on how much its costs to keep an inmate incarcerated on a yearly basis. What percent of inmates escape? thanks. please provide a valid source. more

Resolved Question: Am i racist if i dont like my own race of men?

Like if i physically am not attracted to black men and don't want to date them due to stereotypes based on how the majority of black men act.. is it wrong of me to not date them? of course i don't go around saying this.. no one knows this except my parents.. and i never tell the guys im dating that i have a preference for their race instead of black men.. I just kind of worry about my future children cause i am 99 percent certain they will be only half black and what if happen to have a daughter and she is attracted to black men and brings one home? who do i say you cant date him cause he is black? i will teach them to love everyone but i am very strongly against dating black men and if my children brought one home i do not know what i will do. I work in a clothing store and majority of black women who get pregnant with black men are alone single with kids and also majority of black men that are involved with their kids are with white women. I also noticed that when black women is with any other race but a black men the men seem to be involved with their kids.. and i don't want my future children to be one of the many statistics who end up alone with kids like many black women who date black men. If you were in a similar situation as me what would you say to your kids? to not date a man of your race? and how would my future (non black) husband react if i say that i don't want our kid to date a black man? i know i am thinking way ahead but I am reaching the age where you start to think about kids and who your going to marry so this just came into my head. .My mom knows this i mean.. my dad was the typical black man who was not involved in their kids life. Personally i think my dad would know exacally why i want to date a non black man.. so he should not be shocked.well i never pictured myself with a black man either.. so it seems very odd to me to be with one or relate to one.Pigeon you are so wrong, my dad is the opposite to the typical "thug" black man, he is educated, has a good job but he STILL acts like the typical black man, he does not take care of his kids, etc etcmy mom said she was very decieved by my dad and she thought he was different from black guys cause my dad was educated and was not a thug but she was wrong.. she also said the best thing to do is stay away from black guys so that is exacally what im doing. Of course we dont say this out loud but this is the truth most of the time.. Why do you think most black women who date black men are single?because they are waiting for a "good" black men not the typical thug but even the good ones are like the typical black men. DUH.. when will black women realize this? Whatever you guys are overreacting.. another reason why i dont go around saying this.. but im worried about my future kids.. what if they bring home a guy who is black?? more

Voting Question: how is kobe better than lebron?

im a huge lebron fan but im all ^ for discussion on whos better im a huge basketball fan an i aint some stupid guy thats just like lebrons better i just have proof with so many things that i could say to prove hes better but yet everybody feels this way first off lebron=no rings i except this an yes he needs some but hey it took mj a while to an we all know whos better out of him an kobe an plus not everybody is fortunate enough to come into a great team already (kobe) to the lakers from charlotte cavs were horrible an lebron has built them ^ meanwhile kobe has always had a grade a team an when he hasnt hes missed the playoffs an hes been like the 7th seed an lebron has got him in like every statistical category an yes people statistics matter it shows what ur doing on a consistent basis in the league an dont even compare the statistics of now compare how long lebrons been in the league to kobes first 7 years lebrons even beating those statistics worse then he is the ones now an not to mention the clutch thing how can u call kobe clutcher then lebron or let alone the clutchest player in the nba if lebron has the most buckets under 24 seconds and kobe has THE MOST MISSES!!! im sorry in my eyes ur not the clutchest in the nba with those stats an i think anybody in there right mind would agree an the jumpshot thing i agree lebron was lacking but his j is pretty damn good now not 2 mention he has unlimited range halfcourt in an he really shot the ball just fine in the playoffs he just had like 2 pretty bad shooting showings but that happens to the best of them even kobe an we got the head 2 head matchups lebron takes him in those we got field goal percentage lebron he even had a better 3 point percentage this year an lebron might be exited outta the playoffs but dont call him a choke guys hes putting ^ some of the best numbers in the playoffs every year hes there elevating his game when they got knocked out by the magic guy was puttin in 30 plus a night hitting the game winning 3 not 2 mention the 2 clutch free throws to send one of the games into the overtime an yes we lost this year an he underplayed at times but itll happen here an there kobe played worse against the thunder then james did against the celtics in the first round an didnt even get mentioned shooting under 40 percent intil the last game were he landed right on it an not 2 mention kobes missed gamewinners his team has tipped them in his team has just always been there for him this was litterally the first year i could say we got a good enough team around lebron to do it did we no but hey it happens but will james get his rings yes an if he does theres no way i could then see kobe being called better an not to mention the team lebron pretty much by himelf took 2 the finals against the spurs ive never seen kobe do that an kobe really doesnt have like an omg you remember this game in the playoffs i mean great games but not historic ones an james already does more

Voting Question: How come "Socialist" Canada's economy is the strongest of the G7?

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada's economy expanded at the fastest clip in more than a decade in the first quarter, fueling expectations that on Tuesday the Bank of Canada will become the first G7 country to raise interest rates since the start of the recession. Statistics Canada said on Monday that consumer spending, a hot housing market and a return of business investment helped boost gross domestic product by 6.1 percent at an annual rate in the quarter, the biggest jump since the fourth quarter of 1999. Analysts had predicted 5.9 percent annualized GDP growth following revised 4.9 percent growth in the fourth quarter of last year. "It would take some fancy footwork for the Bank of Canada to pass on hiking rates tomorrow after the Canadian economy just doubled the U.S. first-quarter growth pace," said Scotia Capital economists Derek Holt and Karen Cordes Woods in a note... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/canada_us_economy_gdp How does a right wing American explain this? more

Voting Question: i need help with these Multiple chose question ( history)?

Beginning in the nineteenth century, industrializing lands experienced a social change known as the demographic transition when 60 percent of the people were 55 years old and older. the rural population increased dramatically. the fertility rate began a marked decline. the fertility rate increased dramatically. Which of the following statistics about European imperialism is incorrect? In 1500, European powers controlled about 7% of the world's land. In 1600, European powers controlled 10% of the world's land. In 1800, European powers controlled 35% of the world's land. In 1914, European powers controlled 84% of the world's land. Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Spanish defeat of the Aztecs? the Spanish strength in numbers. the overwhelming Spanish superiority in guns and cannons. the devastating loss of life caused by European-borne diseases. Spanish diplomacy. In the 16th century the two most powerful empires in the world were the Spanish and Portuguese. the Ottoman and Chinese. the English and French. the Spanish and English. The vast majority of slaves died during the middle passage. were employed in the mines of Central and South America. became domestic servants. provided agricultural labour on plantations. The Virgin of Guadalupe essentially became a national symbol for Peru. Mexico. Brazil. San Salvador. The "New Imperialism" of the 19th century was achieved by Misionary zeal to convert all of Africa to Christianity. Military dominance alone. Military might and economic domination. Enslaving indigenous populations. The Macartney Mission was A government enquiry set up in Britain to investigate working conditions in factories and mines. A bid by the London Missionary Society to convert the Chinese to Christianity. A British diplomatic mission to China to request better terms of trade. The British response to Lin Zexu's denunciation of the opium trade. Rudyard Kipling's poem, The White Man's Burden, was actually meant to inspire the Americans to colonize Canada. Brazil. Vietnam. the Philippines. Hernán Cortés was responsible for the conquest of the Aztecs. Inca. Chimu. Tainos. Which of the following demands was NOT part of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen? "Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights". "For the maintenance of public authority and for the expenses of administration, taxation of women and men is equal". "The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the precious rights of woman, since this liberty assures the recognition of children by their fathers". "A society in which the observance of the law is not assured, nor the separation of powers defined, has no constitution at all". The last emperor of the Aztec empire was Atahualpa. Moctezuma II. Itzcoatl. Moctezuma I. The Spanish built the biggest Christian community in Asia in China. Japan. the Philippines. Indonesia. Throughout most of the nineteenth century, employers and governments readily established their own trade unions. viewed trade unions as illegal associations designed to restrain trade, and passed laws against worker organizations. worked closely with the trade unions to improve the conditions of the working class. saw the trade unions as the single best alternative to Marxian-type class revolution. The social Darwinists believed that a sharp distinction had to be made between the biological and social worlds. more powerful nations had to protect weaker nations. human beings had reached the point at which competition among nations was no longer necessary. powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies. Which Ottoman sultan captured Constantinople in 1453? Mehmet I. Selim I. Mehmet II. Suleyman I. Indigenous peoples could express resistance to the colonial powers in which of the following ways? Riots. Theatre and music. "That secret smile". All of the above. Which of the following was not a commodity the British imported from China Tea. Silk. Rhubarb. Wool. Which of the following occupations did Devshirme recruits NOT fill? Janissaries. Bureaucrat. Military engineer. Imam. For the Spanish, more

Resolved Question: Where happened and is happening to the black folks of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina?

Where happened and is happening to the black folks of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina? We see some statistics from http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-orleans-before-and-after.html Blacks as a share of the metropolitan area before Katrina: 37 percent Blacks as a share of the metropolitan area after Katrina: 22 percent The white share of the population grew from 59 to 73 percent. more

Resolved Question: Cosmetology School Info....?

What are some statistics about cosmetology school? Such as drop out rate? The percent that go on to pursue a career in cosmetology? Any other additional information? more

Voting Question: Can someone revise my essay and let me know what you think?

The question is how do you hope to use your degree to serve your community in the future? In my community the youth commits crimes because their no resorce in the community to hep them stay out of trouble so they result to selling drugs and doing other crimes. I feel if we had a community center and afterschool program it would help these children. I am having a hard time putting this in my essay so can you add and revise I want to use my degree in social work to help serve and better my community. I want to be an advocate for children in my neighborhood. I feel that if there were community centers and after school programs for children with in my neighborhood I come from a poor neighborhood that is high on crime rate. Most of the crimes are committed by the youth. According to statistics 29 percent of men in my neighborhood are expected to spend time in prison in their lifetime. The reason why these children committed these crimes is because they don't any structure or constructed places to go too. more

Resolved Question: Can you help with this statistics problem?

Of all the college deres awarded in the United States, 50% are bachelors degrees, 59% are earned by women, and 29% are bachelors degrees earned by women. Make Venn diagram and use it to answer the question. What percent of all degrees are earned by men? What percent are all bachelors degrees earned by men? more

Voting Question: Math help. TEN POINTS!! ~ Statistics [Interval,Tally,Frequency]?

Math help. TEN POINTS!! ~ Statistics [Interval,Tally,Frequency]? Interval …Frequency 1-3…………24 4-6…………30 7-9…………28 10-12……….41 13-15…….....19 16-18………..8 1. Base your answer on the data given. (a) What is the total frequency in the table? (b) What interval contains the greatest frequency? (c) The number of data values reported for the interval 4-6 is what percent of the total number of data values? (d) How many dta values from 10-18 were reported? Interval… Tally…Frequency 35-37 32-34 29-31 26-28 23-25 2. Towering Ted Mgrun is the star of the schools basketball team. The number of points scored by Ted in his last 20 games are as follows: 36,32,28,30,33,36,24,33,29,30,30,25,34,3… (A) Copy and complete the table to find the frequency for each interval (If you do not know how to do this on a computer, look at how I did number one and do the same, then tell me what’s the number for tally in perhentisis ) (b) Construct a frequency histogram based on the data found in part A (c) Which interval contains the greatest frequency ? (d) In how many games did ted score 32 or more points ? (e) In what percent of these 20 games did Ted score fewer than 26 points ? more

Resolved Question: Why do people think that "liberals" have no morality when the statistics show otherwise?

While political party affiliation in the US is not a perfect indicator of religiosity, it is no secret that the "red (Republican) states" are primarily red due to the overwhelming political influence of conservative Christians. If there were a strong correlation between Christian conservatism and societal health, we might expect to see some sign of it in red-state America. We don't. Of the 25 cities with the lowest rates of violent crime, 62% are "blue (Democrat)" states, and 38 percent are in "red (Republican)" states. Of the 25 most dangerous cities, 76% are in red states, and 24 in blue states. In fact, 3 of the 5 most dangerous cities in the US, are in the pious state of Texas. The 12 states with the highest rates of burglary are red. 24 of the 29 states with the highest rates of theft are red. Of the 22 states with the highest rates or murder, 17 are red. Correlational evidence is never conclusive, but the previous data, is nevertheless striking. Systematic research if anything tends to support such correlational data. *Information taken from "Letter to a Christian Nation" by Sam Harris*Byron: Gregory S. Paul, in the Journal of Religion and Society (2005), systematically compared seventeen economically developed nations, and reached the devastating conclusion that "higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies". more

Voting Question: How many billions could be saved by legalizing drugs, Dutch politicians know?

Ending drug prohibition: the ultimate austerity measure Published: 19 May 2010 14:07 | Changed: 19 May 2010 16:52 The ban on recreational drugs promotes crime and is bad for public health. By Frits Bolkestein c.s. * Archive - Tourists no longer welcome in cannabis-selling coffee shops * Archive - Dutch message to drug tourists: c'est fini * News - European court weighs cannabis ban for foreigners Austerity measures to cut public spending are a hot topic for debate everywhere in Europe. In the Netherlands, where a new parliament will be elected next month, several proposals to reduce spending by 30 billion euros are on the table. All of these proposals hit where it hurts, but one option could actually be a welcome relief: drug regulation. By 'regulation', we mean: permitting the production and sale of drugs under strict conditions designed to minimise use, while making it as safe as possible. Regulation, however, remains a colossal taboo, even in the Netherlands. And in spite of the Dutch cabinet's pledge that no subject would be taboo in its review of potential austerity measures, a government committee charged with studying possible cutbacks in the security sphere has barely dared broach the subject. It has only considered further regulating the less harmful drugs, marijuana and hashish, which could – under certain assumptions - save 183 million euros now spent on law enforcement and other government efforts, and generate 260 million in taxes. The committee said nothing of other drugs. Recreational drugs were made illegal in the Netherlands 40 years ago. But they are used more frequently than ever, and there are no indications whatsoever that prohibition is effective. It is absolutely certain, though, that prohibition is causing extensive damage, the extent of which has barely registered with the public. At least half of all crime in this country is caused by drugs, either directly or indirectly. Recent data from the Dutch justice department show that 27 to 33 percent of all years spent in incarceration are the result of violations of the law banning recreational drugs. In 2006, three quarters of the more than 300 investigations of organised crime focused on the production of, or trade in, drugs. These statistics are limited to direct violations of Dutch drug laws and pertain to dealers and drug runners, frequent offenders, the cultivation of marijuana in homes and sheds, drug mules, ecstasy labs and export and import. Indirect crimes come on top of that: bribery, threats, corruption, money laundering and the subsequent tainting of legitimate industries like real estate, retaliatory violence between drug gangs, the use of drug money to finance the illegal arms trade. And let's not even begin to mention the international consequences, which include the disruption of entire countries. These facts, unheard of in both senses of the word, are absent in the drug debate, as they are, just as surprisingly, in the security debate. Everyone worried about security would do well to consider an alternative to the current ban on recreational drugs. Amazingly enough, though, prohibition's biggest proponents are avid crime fighters. Can't they see they are effectively serving as key support to the drug mob? Could things be better? Certainly, and that is a proven fact. The 30-year Dutch experiment of selling marijuana in so-called coffee shops is unique. Regulation of this drug has not lead to increased use of marijuana or other drugs. The use of, and addiction to, all types of recreational drugs in the Netherlands lie near or below the European average, and far below the levels common in repressive countries like France, England or the US. Coffee shops have also ensured that hundreds of thousands of cannabis consumers have never acquired criminal records, or seen their driver's licenses revoked, as is common practice elsewhere. This proves prohibition is unnecessary. We can do without this unusual measure introduced to protect citizens against themselves – quite the anomaly in criminal law. Regulation works. Drug crime can be prevented. Any problems caused by regulation pale in comparison to the advantages this incredible breakthrough would offer. Take coffee shops, for instance, which have caused trouble in Dutch border areas. The city of Venlo has effectively solved these problems by moving some coffee shops to the outskirts of town, close to the German border. To draw coffee shops out of the criminal sphere entirely, the cultivation of marijuana needs to be regulated. Dutch municipalities can't wait to do so. The Dutch parliament has twice accepted a motion along these lines. As far as other drugs are concerned, pilot regulation projects need to be set up, carefully but resolutely, for cocaine, XTC, amphetamines and heroine in particular. Proposals to that extent have already been drafted. Are international drug treaties an obstacl more

Resolved Question: Did the author of AZ's immigration bill convince people to support the bill with his bogus statistics?

Did people like Russell Pearce use these tactics to scare Americans and convince them to support the bill? ================================= Russell Pearce Spews Bogus Crime Stats on CNN; SB 1070 Twice in the show he insisted that "50 percent of the homicides committed in Phoenix are committed by illegal aliens." Where does Pearce get this number? The Phoenix Police Department's crime stats list 168 murders as occurring in 2008. About 52 percent have been labeled "cleared," while the remainder are unsolved. So how would Pearce know that illegal aliens committed half of Phoenix's homicides, when about half of the homicides committed in Phoenix have not been cleared? Neither the Phoenix PD's crime stats nor the FBI's crime stats publish anything to do with the immigration status of perpetrators. And yet, Pearce utters his shibboleths with impunity, even on national TV. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2010/04/russell_pearce_spews_bogus_cri.php#@ Zsleep, please give us that mysterious link. Until then, your information is fake. more

Resolved Question: HELP with my Statistics prep test??

Seventy percent of married couples paid for their honeymoon themselves. You randomly select 20 married couples and ask each if they paid for their honeymoon themselves. Find the probability that the number of couples who say they paid for their honeymoon themselves is A.) exactly 3 B.) more than three and c.) at most 3 more

Resolved Question: What is the Feminist Position On Paternity Fraud?

Conclusive studies show between 10% and 16% of the general population are victims of paternity deceit. Parentage Testing Program Unit - 1999 study by the American Association of Blood Banks that found that in 30 percent of 280,000 blood tests performed to determine paternity, the man tested was not the biological father. http://www.australianpaternityfraud.org/statistics.htm Today, 30% of DNA paternity tests, nearly one in three, prove that the man involved is not the father of the child in question. Currently more than 300,000 such tests are done each year. Since it is unlikely that these paternity tests were done without an underlying reason, almost certainly involving payment of child support, there are thus over 90,000 men who have been falsely accused of paternity each year. more