Economists at USF Are Researching the Problem of Absenteeism at U.S

question 38

Multiple Choice

Economists at USF are researching the problem of absenteeism at U.S. firms. A random sample of 100 U.S. organizations was selected to participate in a 1-year study. As part of the study, the
Economists had collected data on the following two variables for each company: shiftwork
Available (Yes or No) , and union-management relationship (Good or Poor) . As part of their
Analyses, the economists wanted to determine whether or not a company makes shiftwork
Available depends on the relationship between union and management. The collected data are
Shown below:

Use the chi-square distribution to determine the rejection region for this test when testing at $\alpha =$ $0.05$ .

• A) Reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) if \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 3.84146\)
• B) Reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) if \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 5.02389\)
• C) Reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) if \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 7.81473\)
• D) Reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) if \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 5.99147\)

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories, often observed in learning and memory studies.

Retroactive Interference

occurs when newly learned information interferes with and impedes the recall of previously learned information.

Cue-dependent Forgetting

A type of memory loss where the information is not forgotten but cannot be retrieved without specific cues or triggers.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.