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1. In CLIQUE, the threshold used to find cluster density remains constant, even as the number of dimensions increases. This is a potential problem since density drops as dimensionality increases; i.e., to find clusters in higher dimensions the threshold has to be set at a level that may well result in the merging of low-dimensional clusters. Comment on whether you feel this is truly a problem and, if so, how you might modify CLIQUE to address this problem.

2. Name at least one situation in which you would not want to use clustering based on SNN similarity or density.

3. Give an example of a set of clusters in which merging based on the closeness of clusters leads to a more natural set of clusters than merging based on the strength of connection (interconnectedness) of clusters.

4. We take a sample of adults and measure their heights. If we record the gender of each person, we can calculate the average height and the variance of the height, separately, for men and women. Suppose, however, that this information was not recorded. Would it be possible to still obtain this information? Explain.

5. Explain the difference between likelihood and probability.

6. Traditional K-means has a number of limitations, such as sensitivity to outliers and difficulty in handling clusters of different sizes and densities, or with non-globular shapes. Comment on the ability of fuzzy c-means to handle these situations.

7. Clusters of documents can be summarized by finding the top terms (words) for the documents in the cluster, e.g., by taking the most frequent k terms, where k is a constant, say 10, or by taking all terms that occur more frequently than a specified threshold. Suppose that K-means is used to find clusters of both documents and words for a document data set.

(a) How might a set of term clusters defined by the top terms in a document cluster differ from the word clusters found by clustering the terms with K-means?

(b) How could term clustering be used to define clusters of documents?

8. Suppose we find K clusters using Ward’s method, bisecting K-means, and ordinary K-means. Which of these solutions represents a local or global minimum? Explain.

9. You are given a data set with 100 records and are asked to cluster the data. You use K-means to cluster the data, but for all values of K, 1 ≤ K ≤ 100, the K-means algorithm returns only one non-empty cluster. You then apply an incremental version of K-means, but obtain exactly the same result. How is this possible? How would single link or DBSCAN handle such data?

For Milestone 2 (due in week 5), you will develop an annotated bibliography with a minimum of 10 peer reviewed scholarly articles. Additionally, you will write the literature review for the final project. The entire milestone should be a minimum of 6 pages with 10 peer reviewed scholarly articles.

For your reference, the portfolio project guidelines are attached here. 

Please see the UC library for help in formatting your bibliography.

Here are some examples: 

• https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/annotated_bibliographies/annotated_bibliography_samples.html
• https://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography
• https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/bibliography_tutorial.cfm
• https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/mla/annot_bib 

Here are some resources to complete a literature review:

• https://uscupstate.libguides.com/c.php?g=627058&p=4389968
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ny_EUJXHHs

due in 5 hours…… no late work…… 

Edit the excel attachment following the directions below.  Upload when finished so i can turn in

Do the following: 

1. If the workbook opens in Protected View, click the Enable Editing button in the Message Bar at the top of the workbook so you can modify the workbook.
2. Rename Sheet1 and change the color of the sheet tab.
   1. Right-click on the Sheet1 tab, choose Rename, and type: WF300
   2. Press Enter.
   3. Right-click the sheet tab again, point to Tab Color, and select Blue, Accent 1 (the fifth color in the first row of theme colors).
3. Make a copy of the WF300 sheet.
   1. Right-click the sheet tab and select Move or Copy… to open the Move or Copy dialog.
   2. In the Before sheet box, select Sheet2.
   3. Check the Create a copy check box.
   4. Click OK.
4. Name the new sheet WF301 and change the tab color.
   1. Right-click the new WF300(2) sheet tab, choose Rename, and type: WF301
   2. Press Enter.
   3. Right-click the sheet tab again, point to Tab Color, and select Green, Accent 6 (the last color in the first row of theme colors).
5. Group sheets WF300 and WF301 so you can apply formatting changes to both sheets at once.
   1. Click the WF300 sheet tab, press and hold Ctrl, and click the WF301 sheet tab. Now any changes made to one of the sheets will be made to both sheets.
   2. Verify that Group appears in the title bar, indicating that the selected sheets are grouped.
6. Resize column A in both worksheets at once to best fit the data by double-clicking the right border of the column heading.
7. Add a header and footer to both worksheets at once.
   1. Switch to Page Layout view by clicking the Page Layout button on the status bar.
   2. Click in the center section of the header.
   3. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, in the Header & Footer Elements group, click the File Name button. The code &[File] will be entered in the center section of the header. Once you click somewhere else, this will display the name of your file.
      On the Header & Footer tab, in the Header & Footer Elements group, click the File Name button. The code &[File] will be entered in the center section of the header. Once you click somewhere else, this will display the name of your file.
   4. Click in the right section of the header and type your own name.
   5. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, in the Navigation group, click the Go to Footer button.
      On the Header & Footer tab, in the Navigation group, click the Go to Footer button.
   6. Click in the center section of the footer.
   7. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, in the Header & Footer Elements group, click the Sheet Name button. The code &[Tab] will be entered. Once you click somewhere else, this will display the name of the sheet.
      On the Header & Footer tab, in the Header & Footer Elements group, click the Sheet Name button. The code &[Tab] will be entered. Once you click somewhere else, this will display the name of the sheet.
   8. Click in the right section of the footer.
   9. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, in the Header & Footer Elements group, click the Current Date button. Once you click somewhere else, this will display the current date.
      On the Header & Footer tab, in the Header & Footer Elements group, click the Current Date button. Once you click somewhere else, this will display the current date.
   10. Click in any cell of the worksheet and click the Normal button on the status bar.
8. Ungroup the sheets by clicking Sheet2. Verify that the same formatting was applied to both sheets and that they are now ungrouped.
9. Apply the Gallery theme to the workbook.
   1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Themes group, click the Themes button to display the Themes gallery.
   2. Notice that as you hover the mouse pointer over each option in the Themes gallery, Excel updates the worksheet to display a live preview of how the theme would affect the worksheet.
   3. Click the Gallery option.
10. Select the WF300 sheet. It can be difficult to work with such a wide worksheet. Scroll to the right to see the end of the semester, and you can no longer see the student names. Split the screen into two views of different parts of this worksheet.
    1. Click cell D1. On the View tab, in the Window group, click the Split button. Now you can scroll each pane separately, but it is all still the same worksheet. You can drag the split bar to the right or left as needed.
    2. Scroll to show the student names and the last few weeks of the semester on your screen.
    3. Click the Split button again to return to normal.
11. Insert a new row to add a new student to the list.
    1. Right-click on the row heading for row number 9 and select Insert.
    2. Click the Insert Options button that appears immediately below where you right-clicked, and select Format Same As Below.
    3. Enter the new student name: Abrams, Maria
    4. Enter her student ID #: 1350417
12. Select the WF301 sheet. Because this sheet was copied from the WF300 class worksheet, the student names and ID numbers are not those of the students in WF301 class. Copy the student data from Sheet2, and then hide Sheet2 when it is no longer needed.
    1. On sheet WF301, select cells A9:B29. Press Delete to delete the content.
    2. Go to Sheet2 and copy the student names and ID numbers from cells A2:B20.
    3. Paste the copied names and ID numbers to cell A9 in the WF301 sheet.
    4. Hide Sheet2 by right-clicking on the sheet name and selecting Hide.
13. Mary Wahl has decided to drop the class. Remove her from the WF301 class roster.
    1. On worksheet WF301, delete the entire row for Mary by right-clicking on the row heading for row number 25 and selecting Delete.
14. Use the Freeze Panes option to keep rows 1:8 and columns A:B visible at all times.
    1. Verify that the WF301 sheet is selected, and click cell C9.
    2. On the View tab, in the Window group, click the Freeze Panes button, then click the Freeze Panes option.
    3. Verify that you selected the correct point at which to freeze panes. Scroll down and to the right. Are rows 1:8 and columns A:B visible regardless of where you scroll?
15. There is an extra blank worksheet in the workbook. Right-click Sheet3 and select Delete.

Modify sheet WF301 to print as an attendance sign-in sheet.

1. First, hide the student ID numbers by right-clicking on the column B heading and selecting Hide.
2. Set the page layout options.
   1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Orientation button, and select Landscape.
   2. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Margins button, and select Narrow.
   3. On the Page Layout tab, in the Scale to Fit group, expand the Width list and select 1 page, and expand the Height list and select 1 page.
   4. On the Page Layout tab, in the Sheet Options group, click the Print check box under Gridlines.
3. Print only the part of the worksheet to use as the attendance sign-in sheet.
   1. Select the appropriate cells to print as an attendance sign-in by selecting cells A1:C26.
   2. Click the File tab to open Backstage view, and then click Print to display the Print page.
   3. Under Settings, click the Print Active Sheets button to expand the options, and select Print Selection.
   4. If your instructor has directed you to print the attendance sign-in list, click the Print button.
   5. Click the Back arrow to exit Backstage view.

At the end of the semester you will need to print all the attendance records to turn in to the administration office. Let’s set this up for the WF300 class worksheet.

1. Select the WF300 worksheet, and hide the attendance sign-in column by right-clicking the column C heading and selecting Hide.
2. Modify the worksheet so column A and rows 1 through 8 will print on every page.
   1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Print Titles button.
   2. Click in the Rows to repeat at top box, and then click and drag with the mouse to select rows 1:8. When you release the mouse button, you should see $1:$8 in the box.
   3. Click in the Columns to repeat at left box, and then click with the mouse to select column A. When you release the mouse button, you should see $A:$A in the box.
   4. Click OK.
3. Preview how the worksheet will look when printed and make adjustments from the Print page to keep the report to four or fewer pages.
   1. Click the File tab to open Backstage view, and then click Print.
   2. If necessary, click the Print Selection under Settings and select Print Active Sheets. Click the Show Print Preview button.
   3. Note that the current settings will cause the worksheet to print on five pages.
   4. Under Settings, click the Portrait Orientation button and switch to Landscape Orientation instead.
   5. Under Settings, click the Normal Margins button, and select Custom Margins… to set your own margins.
   6. In the Page Setup dialog, on the Margins tab, change the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right values to 0.5 inches. Click OK.
   7. Under Settings, click the No Scaling button, and select Fit All Rows on One Page.
   8. Click the Back arrow to exit Backstage.
4. Modify the worksheet page breaks so weeks 1-8 print on the first page and weeks 9-16 print on the second page.
   1. If necessary, scroll to the right so columns T:V are visible. Note that the current page break occurs between columns U and V (after week 9).
   2. Click cell T1.
   3. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Breaks button, and select Insert Page Break. This inserts a page break to the left of the selected cell (after week 8).
   4. Click the File tab to open Backstage view, and then click Print to preview how the change will affect the printed pages.
   5. If your instructor has directed you to print the worksheet, click the Print button.
   6. Click the Back arrow to exit Backstage view.
5. Save and close the workbook and upload

Do a bit of research on CWE, Common Weakness Enumeration.

Write a brief overview of their scoring system.

Pick one of common weaknesses identified on their site and describe it.

Your assignment should be 200-300 of your own words.

According to Kirk (2016), The essence of “Formulating Your Brief” is to “identify the context in which your work will be undertaken and then define its aims: it is the who, what, where, when and how.” It could be formal or informal as any project you think you must make it. This phase is where you create a vision for your work.

1. Why is it so important to formulate your brief for a data presentation? Discuss some ways you would implement to formulate an effective brief. What are some advantages to your methods? What are some disadvantages?

2. Please provide a summary as to whether you agree/disagree with their advantages/disadvantages.

– apa

– 2pages

– no plagiarism

– 2 references

Reference
Kirk, A. (2016). Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Ltd.

 Answer the bottom questions  in apa format and decent answer no short answer please. 

Subaru’s Sales Boom Thanks to the Weaker Yen For the Japanese carmaker Subaru, a sharp fall in the value of yen against the U.S. dollar has turned a problem—the lack of U.S. production—into an unexpected sales boom. Subaru, which is a niche player in the global auto industry, has long bucked the trend among its Japanese rivals of establishing significant manufacturing facilities in the North American market. Instead, the company has chosen to concentrate most of its manufacturing in Japan in order to achieve economies of scale at its home plants, exporting its production to the United States. Subaru still makes 80 percent of its vehicles at home, compared with 21 percent for Honda. Back in 2012, this strategy was viewed as something of a liability. In those days, one U.S. dollar bought only 80 Japanese yen. The strong yen meant that Subaru cars were being priced out of the U.S. market. Japanese companies like Honda and Toyota, which had substantial production in the United States, gained business at Subaru’s expense. But from 2012 onward, with Japan mired in recession and consumer prices falling, the country’s central bank repeatedly cut interest rates in an attempt to stimulate the economy. As interest rates fell in Japan, investors moved money out of the country, selling yen and buying the U.S. dollar. They used those dollars to invest in U.S. stocks and bonds where they anticipated a greater return. As a consequence, the price of yen in terms of dollars fell. By December 2015, one dollar bought 120 yen, representing a 50 percent fall in the value of the yen against the U.S. dollar since 2012.    For Subaru, the depreciation in the value of the yen has given it a pricing advantage and driven a sales boom. Demand for Subaru cars in the United States has been so strong that the automaker has been struggling to keep up. The profits of Subaru’s parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, have surged. In February 2015, Fuji announced that it would earn record operating profits of around ¥410 billion ($3.5 billion) for the financial year ending March 2015. Subaru’s profit margin has increased to 14.4 percent, compared with 5.6 percent for Honda, a company that is heavily dependent on U.S. production. The good times continued in 2015, with Subaru posting record profits in the quarter ending December 31, 2015. Despite its current pricing advantage, Subaru is moving to increase its U.S. production. It plans to expand its sole plant in the United States, in Indiana, by March 2017, with a goal of making 310,000 a year, up from 200,000 currently. When asked why it is doing this, Subaru’s management notes that the yen will not stay weak against the dollar forever, and it is wise to expand local production as a hedge against future increases in the value of the yen. Indeed, when the Bank of Japan decided to set a key interest rate below zero in early February 2016, the yen started to appreciate against the U.S. dollar, presumably on expectations that negative interest rates would finally help stimulate Japan’s sluggish economy. By late March 2016, the yen had appreciated against the dollar and was trading at $1=112 yen. 

Sources: Chang-Ran Kim, “Subaru-Maker, Fuji Heavy Lifts Profit View on Rosy US Sales, Weak Yen,” Reuters, February 3, 2015; Yoko Kubota, “Why Subaru’s Profit Is Surging,” The Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2014; Doron Levin, “Subaru Profit Soaring on Weaker Yen,” Market Watch, November 15, 2014; Y. Kubato, “Weaker Yen Drives Subaru Maker’s Profit Higher,” The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2016. Page 294 Case

Questions

 Why do you think that historically, Subaru chose to export production from Japan, rather than set up manufacturing facilities in the United States like its Japanese rivals? 

What are the currency risks associated with Subaru’s export strategy?

 What are the potential benefits?  Why did Subaru’s sales and profits surge in 2014 and 2015? Is Subaru wise to expand its U.S. production capacity?

What other strategies could the company use to hedge against adverse changes in exchange rates? What are the pros and cons of the different hedging strategies Subaru might adopt? 

Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course “Enterprise Risk Management” have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.  

Final Instructions

Your company ABC Consulting Company is asked to provide a proposal for the upcoming company expansion. You will need to research and provide quotes for new computers, cabling, network security and type of network topology. A Network proposal has to be developed for a manufacturing company that plans to move to a larger facility.

They are currently in a 1500 square foot building. Below is the current office setup.

• Reception – 1 computer and printer

• CEO Office – 1 computer and printer

• Accounting Office – 5 computers and 5 printers

• Business Office – 3 computers and 3 printers

• Human Resources – 2 printers and 2 printers

• Sales Office – 10 computers and 10 printers

They are moving to a 3500 square foot building with 3 floors and each floor will have switches and routers to accommodate that floor. Below are the proposed additions:

CEO Secretary – 1 computer and printer (CEO’s office area)

• Chief Financial Officer – 1 computer and printer (Accounting Department)

• Secretary – Chief Financial Officer – 1 computer and printer (Accounting Department)

• Information Technology – 2 computers and 2 printers

• Breakroom – 2 computers

• Human Resources – 6 computers and 2 network printers

• Sales – 6 computers and 2 network printers

• Wireless network for employees and guests

• Each department will have at least 2 empty offices for additional employees.

Your proposal will need to include the following information:

• Determine the number of drops for the new facility (2 drops per office)

• Determine the type of network cables (CAT5e, CAT6, etc.)

• Determine the type of security for the network

• Determine type of hardware and software

Deliverables

• Written proposal to the CEO include a timeline for completion

• Cost analysis to include computers, servers and cabling (make, model quantities and cost)

• Detailed diagram showing location of network devices and type of topology

This week’s journal articles focus on empowering leadership and effective collaboration in geographically dispersed teams, please answer the following questions:

How do geographically dispersed teams collaborate effectively?

Please find at least three tools on the market that teams can use to collaborate on a geographically dispersed team. Please note the pros and cons of each tool. 

Based on the research above, note which tool you would select if you were managing the geographically dispersed team and why. 

Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research. Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.

The paper should meet the following requirements:

3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)

APA guidelines must be followed. The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.

A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.

The writing should be clear and concise. Headings should be used to transition thoughts. 

This project gives you the opportunity to review what you’ve learned throughout the semester and present a range of topics in the form of a policy that describes how participants can join your business network, and the benefits of doing so. The overall purpose of your policy should be to create interest in your business network and its applications, along with a description of the onboarding process and ongoing benefits to members. 

Create a membership policy that describes the benefits and requirements of membership in your Letter of Credit business network. Your policy should be no less than 1000 words and no more than 1500 words. The document you submit should in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) and be named using the following criteria: 

BLCN532_SECTION_STUDENTID_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Project.docx 

• SECTION is the section number of your current course (2 digits)
   
• STUDENTID is your student ID number (with leading zeros)
   
• LASTNAME is your last name
   
• FIRSTNAME is your first name
  Your policy should include the following:
   

1. 1)  Purpose statement of the Letter of Credit business network
    
2. 2)  Description of the current (base) network (participants and functionality)
    
3. 3)  Brief description of upcoming features in the next quarterly release. (Be creative, but
   realistic here. Think about what the existing Letter of Credit application does, and what features you’d like to add that would increase the application’s usefulness and value. Analyzing current functionality and determining which features would best meet business needs will be a big part of assessing this assignment.)
    
4. 4)  Description of application upgrade process that may impact application availability and member business processes. (i.e. How does the business network organization plan to deploy new software features without causing substantial service interrruptions?)
    
5. 5)  List of rights and benefits for participants (how does each member benefit and what data/services are available for each member)
    
6. 6)  Membership requirements for new members (minimum security requirements, approval process, decision making rules and authorities, minimum required agreements that new members must accept and agree to)
    
7. 7)  Description of fees for participation and service access
    

1. 8)  Minimum member resource contributions to the business network
    
2. 9)  Process for ending participation in the business network
    

10) Process for resolving disputes, including appealing the outcome of a resolved dispute. 11) Course of action to initiate an application for membership 

Background content for items 1 and 2 will come from your text. Other items will be a combination of content from your text and extrapolation based on what you’ve learned this semester. Pay careful attention to #3. That one requires that you carefully consider how enhancing the application can help it better align with member (and prospective member) business goals. The purpose of this project is to digest the material you’ve learned throughout this semester into a white paper that could be used to recruit potential business network members, as well as provide details of the rights and responsibilities of business network members. 

Your policy document should present a clear and concise description of the benefits of being a business network member, why blockchain technology provides superior benefits to solutions based on other technologies, and the onboarding process and expectations once membership is approved. The overall goal is to give you an opportunity to demonstrate that you understand how this example blockchain technology use case implementation aligns with existing, and prospective, member business goals. 

Your paper must be in APA format, including citations and references, but I’m not particularly concerned with the specific format you select for the paper’s body.