Introduction
This essay will discuss the independent variables that I perform for the activities and the tasks of this course and I will make a prediction on whether the results of all of these independent variables would be negative or positive towards my grade for this Quantitative Decision Making course. I will also assess the multicollinearity of the independent variables and how this would also determine the outcome for the grade I would receive for this Quantitative Decision Making course. First, I will begin by describing the independent variables that are involved with the activities and the tasks that I perform to do well in this course. They consist of tuition spent, cost of books, computer-related expenses, reading, and writing, online research, research at the library, Tutor.com sessions and viewing online lectures. First, I will begin with tuition spent.
Tuition Spent
The variable of tuition spent is an important one. Without my motivation to take this course, which requires for me to spend money on tuition to have this great opportunity to take the Quantitative Decision Making course, I would not be able to do the following tasks and activities that I mention later in this essay. The tuition that I have spent is $1,755.00. Pre-determining factors of affording this independent variable of paying for tuition included the hard paid work that I did previous to my studies and the money I had saved in order to pay for tuition. Next, I will discuss the cost of books that I invested which is another independent variable.
Books
I have spent $60.00 on books and without the books for this course; I would not be able to learn anything from the Quantitative Decision Making course. I have provided myself with the necessary independent variables of the books in order to have the right tools to succeed in this course. Next, I will discuss the independent variable of the reading time I have put in.
Reading
So far, to this date, I have put in 71 hours of reading time for this Quantitative Decision Making course. With all of these hours put in which on a 24 hour average, this would also amount to a total of almost three days of reading straight – this would greatly improve this independent variable for my success in the Quantitative Decision Making course and receiving a great grade in this course. Next, I will discuss the time that I have spent writing for this course and this particular independent variable.
Writing
The time that I have put in writing for this course is 150 hours. One hundred and fifty hours equates to 6.25 days of writing for this course. This is a strong independent variable towards calculating my success for this Quantitative Decision Making course. There is a contest that exists in Canada that is open to people from all over the world called the 3-Day Writing Contest. During this contest participants are to write a novel in at least three days. The average pages that most participants write during those three days are 100 pages. In the 6.25 days of writing that I have done for this course, this independent variable has already had me writing a total of a standard novel length of 200 pages for an award-winning book with a prize such as a Nobel Prize or a Pulitzer. This particular independent variable would certainly have me working towards an A+ for this Quantitative Decision Making course.
Next, I will discuss the independent variable of online research.
Online Research
I have spent 20 hours doing online research for this course which has helped me to further understand things that I did not understand. This is also a strong independent variable to determine what my grade will be for this course.
Research at Library
I have spent 10 hours researching at the library. Again, this is a strong independent variable for understanding how strong my grade will be for this course.
Tutor.com Sessions (No Fee Paid – University Pays)
I have spent 2.5 hours in Tutor.com sessions. They are helpful and they are useful and I have met interesting people as well through these sessions. This independent variable as well helps to determine an A+ grade for this course.
Viewing Online Lectures
I have spent 16.8 hours viewing online lectures for this course. This ensures that I have been up-to-date with all of the lectures and this independent variable of ensuring that I am aware of everything and the content of the course is a strong determining factor towards an A+ in this course. Next, I will discuss the multicollinearity of two or more variables.
Multicollinearity
Combining reading and writing which are usually two independent variables that cannot be separated since both of co-exist with academic work, I have contributed to my A+ in this course a total of 221 hours towards a multicollinearity variables of reading and writing.
Combining online research with research done at the library, with these two independent variables, I have contributed to my A+ in this course a total of 30 hours.
Combining Tutor.com sessions and viewing online lectures, with this multicollinearity, I have contributed 19.3 hours towards my online contact with instructors to help me succeed in this course.
Conclusion
This essay discussed the independent variables that I perform for the activities and the tasks of this course and I made a prediction that the results of all of these independent variables would be positive towards my grade for this Quantitative Decision Making course. I also assessed the multicollinearity of the independent variables and how this would also determine the outcome for the grade I would receive for this Quantitative Decision Making course.