A Researcher Was Interested in Understanding the Stress Levels of Board

question 9

Multiple Choice

A researcher was interested in understanding the stress levels of board members in large corporations during supplier negotiations.In one study she took a group of 8 directors and measured their anxiety (out of 15) during a normal supplier meeting and then again in another meeting in which she had paid a bogus supplier to be deliberately uncooperative.Based on the SPSS output below,how would you interpret these results?

• A)Anxiety levels were significantly lower in meetings in which suppliers were uncooperative
• B)There were no significant differences between anxiety levels in normal meetings and in those in which suppliers were uncooperative
• C)Anxiety levels were significantly higher in meetings in which suppliers were uncooperative.
• D)e can't tell any of the above from the output given.

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Definitions:

Interest Rate

The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use, typically expressed on an annual basis.

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