TABLE 12-15 The Director of the MBA Program of a State University

question 10

Multiple Choice

TABLE 12-15
The director of the MBA program of a state university wanted to know if a one week orientation would change the proportion among potential incoming students who would perceive the program as being good. Given below is the result from 215 students' view of the program before and after the orientation.

-Referring to Table 12-15, what should be the director's conclusion?

• A) There is sufficient evidence that the proportion of potential incoming students who perceive the program as being good is the same before and after the orientation.
• B) There is insufficient evidence that the proportion of potential incoming students who perceive the program as being good is the same before and after the orientation.
• C) There is sufficient evidence that the proportion of potential incoming students who perceive the program as being good is not the same before and after the orientation.
• D) There is insufficient evidence that the proportion of potential incoming students who perceive the program as being good is not the same before and after the orientation.

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Definitions:

Public Perceptions

The collective beliefs or opinions held by the general population about specific topics or issues.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process whereby behaviors are influenced by consequences, including reinforcement and punishment, as proposed by B.F. Skinner.

Fundamental Principle

A basic concept or underlying rule that is foundational to a system, theory, or scientific discipline, guiding thinking and action.

Favourable Consequences

Positive outcomes or rewards that are likely to encourage a particular behavior to be repeated.