In 2012, Pew Research noted that 34% of young adults age 18 to 24 got some news from a social networking site the previous day. This is not a significant difference from the 32% of 25-to 29-year-olds who did so. What does it mean to say that the difference is not significant?

Research into the background and business activities of two well-known entrepreneurs in your own country. Identify the personal characteristics that you believe each entrepreneur has which have helped them to succeed. Write a brief report on each one and be prepared to present your reports to the rest of your class.

Research a method used for grinding, polishing, and testing mirrors used in reflecting telescopes. You may report either on methods used by amateur astronomers who make their own telescope optics, or on a method used by a project at a national laboratory. Prepare a one-page report describing the method, and present it to the class.

List some problems or opportunities in your community. Focus for a moment on the one you care about most. Could two or three courses of action solve this problem? Write a report to your city official recommending a course of action. Research your courses of action using the library or other resources.

Unethical corporate conduct. Refer to the Behavioral Research in Accounting (July 2015) study of unethical corporate conduct, Exercise $6.15$ (p. 316). Recall that each in a sample of 86 accounting graduate students was asked to perform an unethical task (e.g., to bribe a customer), and each subject's intention to comply with the unethical request score was measured. [Scores ranged from $-1.5$ (intention to resist the unethical request) to $2.5$ (intention to comply with the unethical request)]. Summary statistics on the 86 scores follow: $\bar{x}=2.42, s=2.84$. One researcher, of the opinion that subjects will tend to perform the unethical task, believes the population mean intention score $\mu$ will exceed 2. Do the data support this belief? Test using $\alpha=.01$

Refer to Research In Motion’s balance sheet in Appendix A. What property, plant and equipment assets does RIM show on its balance sheet? What is the book value of its total net property, plant and equipment assets at February 27, 2010?

Altria Group, Inc., has over 12 pages dedicated to describing contingent liabilities in the notes to recent financial statements. These pages include extensive descriptions of multiple contingent liabilities. Use the Internet to research Altria Group, Inc., at http://www.altria.com.

a. What are the major business unit of Altria Group?

Keegan and Jeff did some research and found that there are approximately 7,492,000,000,000,000,000 grains of sand on Earth. Jeff says that it is about $7 \times 10^{15}$ grains of sand. Keegan says that this is about $7 \times 10^{18}$ grains of sand. Whose estimate, Jeff's or Keegan's, is more logical? Explain.

Write an autobiographical narrative, or true story about your own life, in which you describe how a shared experience shaped your conscience or how an act of conscience gave you a new perspective. Relate this experience to the texts that you have read and the research you have conducted in this section.

Review the six different traits necessary for effective management. These traits include technical and conceptual skills. Choose a successful entrepreneur, and research how she or he became successful. Identify the traits that helped this businessperson reach his or her goals. Write at least a one-page report on your findings.

Gas centrifuge technology is an emerging technology. The technology enriches mined uranium to levels at which it can be used to generate nuclear power. The use of centrifuges increases the concentration of the isotope uranium-235 in the uranium. Research the various applications of gas centrifuge technology. How has it affected the efficiency of energy production?

The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 allowed the president to cancel individual items in appropriations bills passed by Congress. Research the Supreme Court case of Clinton v. City of New York (1998). Analyze and summarize all the opinions in the case. Then, in terms of separation of powers,evaluate the final decision reached by the Court.

Group members should choose a particular field of interest. Research how linear programming is used to solve problems in that field. If possible, investigate the solution of a specific practical problem. Present a report on your findings, including the contributions of George Dantzig, Narendra Karmarkar, and L. G. Khachion to linear programming.

On the line provided, identify the following word groups by writing SF for sentence fragment, RO for run-on sentence, or S for sentence.

$\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ The Internet has become a useful tool for my research, I find information for tests and papers as well as information for my personal interest and enjoyment.