Which of the Following Represents Cross-Sectional Data

question 185

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents cross-sectional data?

• A) indirect manufacturing labor costs for the past 5 years
• B) number of machine-hours used for the past 10 years
• C) personnel costs of a month at 10 different organizations
• D) maintenance cost of machine in a plant for the past 3 years

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Definitions:

Teamwork

The collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or complete a task in the most effective and efficient way.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group rather than alone.

Individual Accountability

The obligation of an individual to account for his/her activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony or conformity results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcomes.