Unit 4 – Hypothesis
Testing & Variance
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Abstract
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Introduction
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Hypothesis
Test #1 Looking at Intrinsic
Satisfaction by Gender
Null and alternate hypotheses.
Write out a Null
& Alternate Hypothesis (alpha = .05).
The test
Use Excel to
perform the test. Paste the results in the document.
In a
separate sentence, specifically identify the significance level (alpha), the
test statistics and the critical value.
State your decision
State
whether you are rejecting or failing to reject the null hypothesis statement.Explanation of decision made
Comment on
why you are making your decision in terms of how the test statistic compares to the critical value or in terms of
how the p value compares to the alpha. Applications for managers
Discuss how
the manager of the company could use this information specifically. Why is this information valuable?
Hypothesis
Test #2 Looking at Extrinsic
Satisfaction by Position
Null and alternate hypotheses
Write out
a Null & Alternate Hypothesis (alpha = .05).
The test
Use Excel
to perform the test. Paste the results in the document
In a
separate sentence, specifically identify the significance level (alpha), the
test statistics and the critical value.
State your decision
State
whether you are rejecting or failing to reject the null hypothesis statement.Explanation of decision made
Comment on
why you are making your decision in terms of how the test statistic compares to
the critical value or in terms of how the p value compares to the alpha. Applications for managers
Discuss how the manager of the company
could use this information specifically.
Why is this information valuable?
Z and T Tests
Explain
the difference between the Z and T test and when each one is used.
Samples and
Populations
Explain
the difference between a sample and the population. Why are samples used for hypothesis
tests? Be sure to be specific.
Conclusion
Add some concluding remarks in about 2-3
sentences.
References
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page after your conclusion.
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