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The United States government is considered a federal system because

The American victory at this battle convinced the French to enter the war on  the American side

This individual delivered his “Farewell Address” in which he warned the nation against permanent alliances and political parties:

Who was sent out by the Virginia colony in the early 1750s to warn the French they were trespassing on land claimed by the Virginia colony and to leave the Ohio River Valley?

QM 292 Exam #2 Summer 2021 Salary and Tenure.docx In 2017 the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), reported that annual overall industry employee turnover rates were 26.3%.  Employee turnover is defined as employees who voluntarily quit, and the business replaces with a new hire.  Employee turnover is very costly to a business.  BLS estimates that the costs to replace an employee is one-half to two times an employee’s annual salary.    One means that businesses use to reduce turnover is to offer employees a competitive salary.  As an analyst for the BLS you are interested in predicting employee tenure.  For 8 employees, you collect data on employee tenure and annual salary.  The data, data definitions, and regression output are provided below.  The level of significance is .05. Tenure with Company – length of employment with company as measured in years. Salary – thousands of dollars per year Answer the following questions: State the predicted linear regression line. Calculate the predicted tenure for an employee who earns $50K per year.  Is the slope coefficient statistically significant? On what basis did you make your decision?   What is marginal effect on employee tenure for each additional $10K in annual salary.  Interpret the marginal effect.  Is the overall model statistically significant? On what basis did you make your decision?   If the level of significance were changed to .01, would your decision in #3 and #5 change?  Why or why not? 

The Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) provided for all of the following  EXCEPT the      

Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?  

What effect did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense have on American  colonists?

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“Virtual representation” was the idea: