Thirty-Four Members of a Certain Sorority Were Selected, and Asked

question 14

Short Answer

Thirty-four members of a certain sorority were selected, and asked to indicate how many hours each had spent reading (for pleasure, not school work) during the previous week. The data are as follows: 50, 4, 10, 5, 5, 6, 7, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 5, 8, 1, 8, 7, 5, 6, 10, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5.
-Find the mean.

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Definitions:

Informal Communication

The unofficial and casual exchange of information between individuals in an organization, outside formal channels.

Coordinating Mechanisms

Tools or methods used to align activities, processes, and strategies across different parts of an organization to ensure efficiency and goal achievement.

Team-Based Structure

An organizational architecture that emphasizes collaborative work and projects carried out by teams, as opposed to hierarchy or individual efforts.

Simple Structure

An organizational design with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority, and minimal formalization.