The Manager of a Consulting Firm in Lansing, Michigan, Is

question 69

Essay

The manager of a consulting firm in Lansing, Michigan, is trying to assess the effectiveness of computer skills training given to all new entry-level professionals. In an effort to make such an assessment, he administers a computer skills test immediately before and after the training program to each of 20 randomly chosen employees. The pre-training and post-training scores of these 20 individuals are shown in the table below.
-(A) Is this two-sample data or paired data. Explain your answer.
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(B) Specify an appropriate hypothesis test.
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(C) Using a 10% level of significance, do the given sample data support that the firm's training programs is effective in increasing the new employee's computer skills?
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(D) Using a 1% level of significance, do the given sample data support that the firm's training programs is effective in increasing the new employee's working knowledge of computing?

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Definitions:

Self-monitoring Abilities

The capacity of an individual to regulate their behavior to adapt to different social situations or environments.

Self-esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth, encompassing beliefs about oneself as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.

Untruthful

Describes a statement, claim, or representation that is false, inaccurate, or deceptive.

Dishonest

Dishonesty entails the act of being untruthful or deceptive in intentions or actions.