TABLE 8-5 A Sample of Salary Offers (In Thousands of Dollars) Given

question 69

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TABLE 8-5
A sample of salary offers (in thousands of dollars) given to management majors is: 48, 51, 46, 52, 47, 48, 47, 50, 51, and 59. Using this data to obtain a 95% confidence interval resulted in an interval from 47.19 to 52.61.
-Referring to Table 8-5, the confidence interval obtained is valid only if the distribution of the population of salary offers is normal.

Identify factors that affect conformity.

Recognize the importance of social norms and roles.

Comprehend how opinion and behavior can be affected by minority and majority influence.

Analyze the impact of group dynamics on personal choices and opinions.

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