Organizations Increase Their ________ When They Reduce the Quantity of Resources

question 23

Multiple Choice

Organizations increase their ________ when they reduce the quantity of resources (such as people and raw materials) they use to produce goods or services.

• A)cost control
• B)efficiency
• C)future growth potential
• D)effectiveness
• E)quality

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Definitions:

Z Statistic

A statistic that tells us how many standard deviations an element is from the mean. It is used in hypothesis testing.

Probability

A measure quantifying the likelihood that events will occur, ranging from 0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty).

α

Typically used to denote the level of significance in hypothesis testing, representing the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis or the threshold of rareness.

β

Often used to represent the slope coefficient in linear regression analysis, indicating the change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in an independent variable.