Elwin Osbourne, CIO at GFS, Inc

question 115

Multiple Choice

Elwin Osbourne, CIO at GFS, Inc., suspects that at least 25% of e-mail messages sent by GFS employees are not business related.A random sample of 300 e-mail messages was selected to test this hypothesis at the 0.01 level of significance.Sixty of the messages were not business related.The appropriate decision is to _______.

• A)increase the sample size
• B)gather more data
• C)maintain status quo
• D)fail to reject the null hypothesis
• E)reject the null hypothesis

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Definitions:

Approach Motivation

The drive towards a positive stimulus or outcome, motivated by the desire for a reward or fulfilling experience.

Avoidance Motivation

A behavioral response aimed at evading unpleasant outcomes, tasks, or situations.

Implicit Motives

Unconscious drives and desires that influence behavior and decision-making, often distinct from consciously stated goals or values.

Explicit Motives

Refers to motivations that are consciously recognized and can be verbally stated, influencing behaviors by one's self-aware goals.