Central Michigan Chippewas. The Central Michigan Chippewas are the athletic teams that represent Central Michigan University. The school fields sixteen men's and women's intercollegiate teams that compete at the NCAA Division I level. CMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950 to 1970. The school's athletics programs are affiliated with the NCAA and compete in the Mid-American Conference with the exception of women's lacrosse, which competes in the Southern Conference. The school colors
A halo effect is an outcome in one area due to factors derived from another. When good-looking people, for example, are perceived as more intelligent, more successful and more popular, that's the halo effect in psychology and it's caused by a cognitive bias, the tendency for an impression created in one area to influence opinion in another area.
Broadly, there are two kinds of networks effects: Direct network effects: An increase in usage leads to a direct increase in value for other users. For example, telephone systems, fax machines, and social networks all imply direct contact among users. A direct network effect is called a same-side network effect. An example is online gamers who benefit from participation of other gamers. Indirect network effects: Increases in usage of one product or network spawn increases in the value of a complementary product or network, which can in turn increase the value of the original.