Use the Sign Test to Test the Indicated Claim At the 5 Percent Level, Test the Null Hypothesis That

question 29

Essay

Use the sign test to test the indicated claim. Fourteen people rated two brands of soda on a scale_
of 1 to 5. $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c c } \text { Brand A } & 2 & 3 & 2 & 4 & 3 & 1 & 2 \\\hline \text { Brand B } & 1 & 4 & 5 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3\end{array}\\\\\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l l } \text { Brand A } & 5 & 4 & 2 & 1 & 1 & 4 & 3 \\\hline \text { Brand B } & 4 & 5 & 5 & 2 & 4 & 5 & 4\end{array}\end{array}$$ At the 5 percent level, test the null hypothesis that the two brands of soda are equally popular.

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Definitions:

Profit Sharing

Rewards employees in some proportion to changes in organizational profits.

Productivity Gains

Refers to the increase in the output of goods or services compared with the input of resources used, enhancing efficiency.

Enhanced Earnings

Improved or increased income from investments, work, or business operations.

Content Theories

Profile different needs that may motivate individual behavior.