Diane Is a Boss Who Seems to Be Obsessed with Control

question 42

Multiple Choice

Diane is a boss who seems to be obsessed with control, as every decision that is made in the department has to be approved by her. Diane is exercising

• A)referent power.
• B)legitimate power.
• C)personal power.
• D)coercive power.
• E)reward power.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure of the variability or dispersion of a sampling distribution, often used as an estimate of the accuracy of a sample mean.

Plus Four Method

A statistical method that adds four to the sample size and regards two successes and two failures in a binomial proportion confidence interval.

P-value

The probability of obtaining a test statistic at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true; used to determine statistical significance.

Hypothesis

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.