The Gilbreths Aimed to Increase Worker Efficiency by ________

question 42

Multiple Choice

The Gilbreths aimed to increase worker efficiency by ________.

• A) reducing the number of movements taken to accomplish a task
• B) enforcing minimum criteria for the types of workers hired for a job
• C) instituting the piece-rate system for remuneration
• D) understanding what motivates employees to complete a task
• E) encouraging teamwork rather than individual work

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The fraction or percentage of a total population that exhibits a particular characteristic or attribute.

Random Sample

A sample drawn from a population where each member has an equal chance of being selected, aiming for fair representation.

Confidence Bound

The upper or lower value that defines the range within which a given population parameter is estimated to lie, with a certain degree of confidence.

Independent Samples

Two or more groups of data that are collected from unrelated or non-matching subjects in an experiment or observational study.