Write the following method that tests whether a two-dimensional array has four consecutive numbers of the same value, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally:

Public static boolean isConsecutiveFour(int[][] values)

In the following sentence, draw one line under the appositive and two lines under the word or words it identifies or describes.

The Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros created large murals on public buildings.

Hiring and Firing Plans at Private and Public Companies. A Deloitte employment survey asked a sample of human resource executives how their company planned to change its workforce over the next 12 months. A categorical response variable showed three options: The company plans to hire and add to the number of employees, the company plans no change in the number of employees, or the company plans to lay off and reduce the number of employees. Another categorical variable indicated if the company was private or public. Sample data for 180 companies are summarized as follows.

$$\begin{aligned} &\text { Company }\\ &\begin{array}{lcc} \text { Employment Plan } & \text { Private } & \text { Public } \\ \text { Add Employees } & 37 & 32 \\ \text { No Change } & 19 & 34 \\ \text { Lay Off Employees } & 16 & 42 \end{array} \end{aligned}$$

You are a member of the citizens advisory group to your town council. Your group has been asked to draft a new ordinance dealing with smoking in public places.

List the details that should be included.

Explain why public goods cannot be produced by individuals and private businesses. In some cases, they could be done quicker and at less total cost, so why do we leave that role to government?

Write each progressive and emphatic verb in the following sentence and identify its form.

Up until $1980$, he had been serving as the head of the Public Citizen Foundation, a consumer activist group.

Why do producers have more interest in government regulations than consumers do?

Compare and contrast the public-interest and special-interest theories of economic regulation. What is the capture theory of regulation?

Identify which of the following is not a way to protect yourself from date rape. a. double dating b. going out with people who drink c. going on dates in public places d. being assertive

Refer to Exercise 13.52. The data for public servants’ sick days 5 years ago was also recorded. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there are more sick days this year than 5 years ago?

Identify the population, sample, population parameters, and sample statistics. In order to gauge public opinion on the President's plan to contain Iran's nuclear program, the Pew Research Center surveyed $1001$ Americans by telephone.

Consider the following code:

class base
{
public:
    void print() const;
    // Outputs the values of num and x.
    double compute(int n);
    // returns n + manipulate(n, n);
    void setNum(int a);
    int getNum() const;
    void setX(double d);
    double getX() const;
    base(int n = 0, double d = 0);

protected:
    double manipulate(int a, int b);
    // returns num * a + x * b;
private:
    int num;
    double x;
};
class derived : public base
{
public:
    void print() const;
    // outputs the values of instance variables.
    void setZ(double t);
    double getZ() const;
    double compute(int a, double b);
    // returns compute(a) + z * manipulate(0, b);
    derived(int n = 0, double a = 0, double b = 0);
    // Sets num = n, x = a, z = b.
private:
    double z;
};

Write the definition of the function** print, compute**, and manipulate of the class base.

Revise the following word group to express the same meaning with a possessive noun or pronoun. Example 1. rest of not a minute $\underline{\text{\color{#c34632}not a minute’s rest}}$

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Taking "power naps" during work breaks. Lack of sleep costs companies about $\$ 18$ billion a year in lost productivity, according to the National Sleep Foundation. In recognition of this problem, many companies now make quiet rooms available for employees to take "power naps" during work breaks (U.S. News & World Report, November 15 , 2010). Consider a major airline that encourages reservation agents to nap during their breaks. The accompanying table lists the number of complaints received about each of a sample of 10 reservation agents during the 6 months before naps were encouraged and during the 6 months after the policy change. Do the data present sufficient evidence to conclude that the new napping policy reduced the mean number of customer complaints about reservation agents? Test using $\alpha=.05$.

A viewing window on the side of a large tank at a public aquarium measures $50 \mathrm{in}$. by $60 \mathrm{in}$. The average gauge pressure from the water is 8 psi. What is the total outward force on the window?