Table Of ContentA Sampling of New Applications
Drawn from diverse fields of interest and situations that occur in the real world
BBuussiinneessss eeconomics
n Online Video Advertising Use a trend line n Recovery from the Great Recession p. 413
to project spending on Web video n Existing Home Sales p. 498
advertising. p. 62 n Impact of Gas Prices on Consumers p. 447
n Switching Broadband Service p. 438 n Pre-Retirees’ Spending p. 510
n Satellite TV Subscribers p. 62
n Market Share of Motorcycles p. 120
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n Concert Attendance Use a system of linear
inequalities to determine the types of ticket
n Time Spent per Week on the Internet p. 471 holders at a concert. p. 179
n Time Use of College Students p. 470 n Makeup of U.S. Moviegoer Audience p. 412
n Brand Switching Among Female n Academy Membership p. 511
College Students p. 359
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n California Emissions Caps p. 37
n Corporate Fraud Use a linear equation n Climate Change p. 413
to estimate the number of pending corporate
fraud cases. p. 23
n Detecting Shoplifters p. 447
n Identity Fraud p. 496
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n Model Investment Portfolios p. 120
ddeemmooggrraapphhiiccss n Mortgage Rates p. 120
n Asset Allocation p. 238
n Ability-to-Repay Rule Apply the rule to
n U.S. Population by Age p. 485 determine if a potential homebuyer will
n Percent of Population Enrolled in School p. 61 qualify for a mortgage. p. 323
n Households with Someone Under 18 p. 61
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A Sampling of New Applications
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n Gun Owners in the Senate p. 448 n Comparative Shopping p. 134
n Federal Budget Allocation p. 359 n Credit Card Ownership Calculate
n Federal Libraries p. 497 probabilities using survey data about
credit card ownership. p. 454
n Emergency Fund Savings p. 465
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n Smokers in the United States p. 19
n Stress Level p. 402
n Diet Planning Use a system of linear n Facebook Users p. 61
equations and linear inequalities to help n Cyber Privacy Use operations on sets to rate
plan a meal that satisfies certain companies on how they keep personal
nutritional requirements. p. 179 information secure. p. 347
n Social Media Accounts p. 402
n Smartphone Ownership p. 466
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n Erosion of the Middle Class Use a linear
function to model the percentage of U.S.
middle-income adults. p. 38 n Hybrid Vehicle Mileage p. 496
n Terrorism Poll p. 119 n Flight Cancellations p. 497
n Who Pays Taxes? p. 471 n Traffic Survey p. 498
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n Starting a New Job p. 402 n N.Y.C. Tourists p. 439
n On-the-Job Distractions p. 358 n Best U.S. City for Italian Restaurants p. 351
n Work Habits p. 454 n Stay When Visiting National Parks p. 413
n Getting Ahead at Work p. 511
See the complete Index of Applications
at the back of the text to find out more ...
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