SCENARIO 12-2
the Dean of a College Is Interested in the Proportion

question 161

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SCENARIO 12-2
The dean of a college is interested in the proportion of graduates from his college who have a job offer on graduation day.He is particularly interested in seeing if there is a difference in this proportion for accounting and economics majors.In a random sample of 100 of each type of major at graduation,he found that 65 accounting majors and 52 economics majors had job offers.If the accounting majors are designated as "Group 1" and the economics majors are designated as "Group 2," perform the appropriate hypothesis test using a level of significance of 0.05.
-Referring to Scenario 12-2,the hypotheses the dean should use are:

• A)H₀: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ = 0 versus H₁: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ \(\neq\) 0
• B)H₀: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ \(\neq\) 0 versus H₁: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ = 0
• C)H₀: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ \(\le\) 0 versus H₁: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ > 0
• D)H₀: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ \(\ge\) 0 versus H₁: \(\pi\)₁ - \(\pi\) ₂ < 0

Differentiate between patterns, laws, concepts, propositions, and theories within the context of research.

Identify the components of an operational definition and its significance in research studies.

Recognize different research methodologies and models in the approach to investigating a hypothesis.

Grasp the importance of specificity and variation in initial research discovery for literature review.

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