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The neurons that mediate somatic motor (behavioral) responses to thirst are located in which of the following brain regions?

Calculate the yield of a 10-year zero coupon bond that is selling at 60% of face value.  The face value of the bond is $1,000.  [Do not type your answer in Canvas]

If you invest $1,000 annually for 10 years earning 7% per year, calculate the amount of money that you will have.  [Do not type your answer in Canvas]

From Question 8, what is the return on investment?  [Do not type your answer in Canvas]

From Question 6, After you have accumulated $1,000,000, you plan to deplete the $1,000,000 by taking out or withdrawing an equal amount in the next twenty-five years.  If the interest rate stays at 8%, what is your annual withdrawal in equal amount?  [Do not type your answer in Canvas]

What is a convertible bond?  Why is a convertible bond good for the lender?  [Do not type your answer in Canvas]

Discuss one similarity and one difference between a banker’s acceptance and a negotiable certificate of deposit.  [Do not type your answer in Canvas]

What is the benefit of using a bar chart in Data Visualization?

Name the “three” Clustering algorithms within cluster analysis. All 3 should be listed (one in each row). 1)   2) 3)

We want to create a model that looks at the association between diabetes and development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The binary response of having  cardiovascular disease (CVD) or not is modeled using the binary predictor DIABETES (where category “diabetics” is compared to baseline category of “non-diabetics”).  A simple logistic regression analysis was performed in R. The following output is given. The coefficient estimate of the variable DIABETES is given below. Explain in detail what t he coefficient estimate of the variable DIABETES means (interpretation) using the words such as odds and odds ratio.