A Statistician collects information for variables, which describe the situation. A variable is a characteristics or attribute that can assume different values. That is Data are values, measurements or observations that the variables can assume. Variables whose values are determined by chance are called random variable.

The first computing machine was known as ABACUS which was used in ancient China and Japan thousands of years before Christ for simple and small volumes arithmetics. John Napier invented Logarithms which was an aid to calculations, he also published log tables in 1614 and later in 1620s it was used by William Oughtred to develop the slide rule.

A project is a series of activities aimed at producing a good or a service. According to the project management institute, a project is defined as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product/ service. Temporary means that every project has a definite end. Unique means that the product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all similar products or services.

Food science is the study of nature, composition and the chemical and physical changes that occur under valid conditions of storage, processing and use of food components.

Accounting is a systematic process of identifying, recording, measuring, classifying, verifying, summarizing, interpreting and communicating financial information. It reveals profit or loss for a given period, and the value and nature of a firm's assets, liabilities and owners' equity. Accounting provides information on the.

Mathematical statement of equality between algebraic expressions. An expression is algebraic if it involves a finite combination of numbers and variables and algebraic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a power, and extracting a root).

Public Relations is the deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between on organization and its publics. Public Relations is distinctive management function which helps establish and maintain mutual lines of communication, understanding, acceptance and cooperation between an organization and its publics.

The d–block occupies the large middle section flanked by s– and p– blocks in the periodic table. The very name ‘transition’ given to the elements of d-block is only because of their position between s– and p– block elements. The d–orbitals of the penultimate energy level in their atoms receive electrons giving rise to the three rows of the transition metals, i.e., 3d, 4d and 5d. The fourth row of 6d is still incomplete.

The brain controls all that we do. Different parts of the brain control the movement of every muscle of the body. In cerebral palsy, there is damage to, or lack of development in, one of these areas of the brain. 'Cerebral' – refers to the brain. 'Palsy' – can mean weakness or paralysis or lack of muscle control. Therefore cerebral palsy is a disorder of muscle control which results from some damage to part of the brain. The term cerebral palsy is used when the problem has occurred early in life, to the developing brain.

The modern day financial manager is instrumental to a company’s success. As cash flows pulsate through the organization, this individual is at the heart of what is happening. If finance is to play a general management in role in the organization, the financial manager must be a team player who is constructively involved in operations, marketing and the company’s overall strategy. Where once the financial manager was charged only with such tasks as keeping record, preparing financial reports, managing the company’s cash position, paying bill, and, on occasion, obtaining funds, the broad domains today includes (i)investments in assets and new products and (ii) determining the best mix of financing and dividends in relations to the company’s overall valuation.