1) H0: μ = 12 Ha: μ ≠ 12 2) α = .01, but for two-tail test will = .005 3) Z = (x-bar – μ) / (σ/√n) 4) Z Critical value at .005 = 2.575 5) Z = (11.9587 – 12) / (.21/√30) = -1.077187 The observed value lies outside the rejection region, so we fail to reject H0. 6) P –value is between .2814 for a two-tailed test Sample 2 1) H0: μ = 12 Ha: μ ≠ 12 2) α = .01, but for two-tail test will = .005 3) Z = (x-bar – μ) / (σ/√n) 4) Z Critical value at .005 = 2.575 5) Z = (12
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Week 5 Assignment Kanit Dararutana Dr. Thomas Hennefer BUS 642 – Business Research Methods & Tools Ashford University 4 February 2013 Week 5 Assignment Making Research Decisions 2) Suppose you were preparing two-way tables of percentages for the following pairs of variables. How would you run the percentages? a) Age and consumption of breakfast cereal. Here I would use cross tabulation because there are two variables and start by listing age in the left most column
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proposal. Course Textbook Zikmund, W. G., Babin, B. J., Carr, J. C., & Griffin, M. (2013). Business research methods (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western. Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Design and plan a research study. Apply statistical methods to business research. Apply research techniques to commerce and business issues. Differentiate between descriptive and inferential statistics. Devise the
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1. i. Principle one has to do with allocating time because it has to do with Tradeoffs. Someone could decide to sleep longer, but then they wouldn’t have had as much time to study. This is also called opportunity cost, the opportunity cost is the price of the thing that you are giving up. ii. a. Scarcity: Scarcity is when there is a shortage of a good or a want. b. Efficiency: Is how well an item is produced. This is best with little waste or expense. c. Equality: distributing economic
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com/q/mat-300-complete-course-mat300-complete-course/25230 MAT 300 Week 1 Discussion "Statistics are Everywhere" From the e-Activity, summarize the blog entry that you have read. Next, explain the manner in which Nate Silver’s analysis in your chosen blog entry addresses the salient points of one particular topic related to this class. * H.G. Wells once said “Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write!” Take a position on whether you agree or disagree with this statement
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meet the organizations goals. Section 2 - Staffing Strategy Alignment New Health Medical Systems should decide on procedure that will work efficiently and align with the company's new strategic direction so as to obtain the technicians needed for their new cardiovascular unit. “This is an ideal time to evaluate how the work may have changed since the employees were initially hired and how you might enhance your talent mix by redefining job requirements.” (Messmer, 1999) New Health Medical Systems
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ST JOHN’S UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA Directorate of Research, Consultancy and Postgraduate Studies Guidelines for Masters Students Drafting Questionnaires A questionnaire is a written instrument that is used to collect data. It asks a number of questions which research participants are invited to answer by writing their responses on the questionnaire. Questionnaire Objectives 1. To maximize the number of potential participants who complete the entire questionnaire. 2. To obtain accurate information
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Questions: 2 b. Problems: 3, 4, 12(a) and (b), and spreadsheet problem 1 (p. 364). Note: 1. P3(a): Calculate and compare the profit under each flight. 2. P3(b) is asking: Should Airway Express continue providing the flight between Los Angeles and New York? Even if Airway Express decides not to fly, it still has to pay the fixed costs of $3,000 per day. The evening flight with the return flight the next afternoon is counted as 1 day, not 2 days. 3. P11: You do not need to draw the chart
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problem-solving approach would you implement to solve this problem? c. Which approach was effective? Why? d. What were some obstacles or barriers you faced in solving the problem? 2. You have received several job offers from different companies and must decide which job to accept. All jobs are the same position with the same duties, but vary in salary, benefits, company size, and distance from your home. Using the additive decision making model, outline the process you would go through to
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well-being which subsequently could increase the profitability of the business. External: • Economic factors: slow economic growth or a downturn can make employees just thankful they have a job. This can put pressure on them because employers may decide to increase workload by making individuals do more work in the same time. With the fear of redundancy looming and as the company has less capital employees may feel they have to work harder in order to maintain or enhance their current level of income
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