The Owner of a Consumer Products Company Asked a Random $\alpha$

question 89

Essay

The owner of a consumer products company asked a random sample of employees how they felt about the work they were doing. The following table gives a breakdown of their responses by age. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that the level of job satisfaction is related to age? Use $\alpha$ = 0.10. $$\begin{array}{l}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Rosponse }\\\begin{array} {| l | c c c | } \hline \text { Age } & \text { Very Interesting } & \text { Fairly Interestine } & \text { Not Interesting } \\\hline \text { Under 30 } & 31 & 24 & 13 \\\text { Between 30 and 50 } & 42 & 30 & 4 \\\text { Over 50 } & 32 & 21 & 3 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Uncertainty And Ambiguity

Conditions in which information is incomplete, unknown, or unclear, making decision-making and prediction challenging.

Respond Well

The ability to react positively and effectively to a situation or information.

Individual Resistance

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Fixed Investments

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