Ten Business People Who Fly Frequently from Melbourne to Sydney

question 10

Essay

Ten business people who fly frequently from Melbourne to Sydney were asked to rank four airlines in terms of the quality of service. The people assigned scores using a 5-point Likert scale where: 1 = bad, 2 = poor, 3 = average, 4 = good, and 5 = excellent. The results are shown below. $\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & & { \text { Airline } } \\\hline \text { Person } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\\hline 1 & 5 & 5 & 2 & 1 \\\hline 2 & 3 & 3 & 4 & 2 \\\hline 3 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 3 \\\hline 4 & 1 & 1 & 4 & 3 \\\hline 5 & 4 & 1 & 5 & 3 \\\hline 6 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 2 \\\hline 7 & 1 & 3 & 5 & 2 \\\hline 8 & 3 & 3 & 5 & 1 \\\hline 9 & 1 & 3 & 5 & 2 \\\hline 10 & 2 & 4 & 3 & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$ Can we conclude at the 5% significance level that there are differences in service quality among the four airlines?

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Immediate Predecessor

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Network Paths

Sequences of connected nodes and links in a network diagram, representing possible routes through a project schedule or communication framework.

Critical Path

The longest sequence of activities in a project plan that must be completed on time for the project to complete on due date.

Immediate Predecessors

The activities or tasks that directly precede another in a project schedule or process, without any intervening tasks.