In Recent Years, Airlines Have Been Subjected to Various Forms

question 113

Essay

In recent years, airlines have been subjected to various forms of criticism. An executive of Airline X has taken a quick poll of 16 regular airplane passengers. Each passenger is asked to rate the airline he or she last flew on. The ratings are on a 7-point Likert scale, where 1 = poor and 7 = very good. Of the 16 respondents, six last flew on Airline X and the remainder flew on other airlines. The ratings are shown below. Can the executive conclude from these data with 5% significance that Airline X is more highly rated than the other airlines? $\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline { \text { Ratings of Airlines } } \\\hline \text { Airline } \mathrm { X } & \text { Other Airlines } \\\hline 6 & 5 \\\hline 4 & 3 \\\hline 5 & 3 \\\hline 6 & 2 \\\hline 5 & 3 \\\hline 3 & 4 \\\hline & 3 \\\hline & 5 \\\hline & 3 \\\hline & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Inferiority

A feeling of lower status or quality compared to others, often associated with lack of self-esteem or confidence.

Formal Operational Stage

The fourth and final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from age 12 and up, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and understand hypothetical concepts.

Hypothesize

The process of making a educated guess or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Attachments

Emotional bonds formed between individuals, particularly between infants and their caregivers, crucial for human development and emotional health.