A Personnel Manager Is Concerned About Absenteeism

question 24

Multiple Choice

A personnel manager is concerned about absenteeism. She decides to sample the records to determine if absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the six-day workweek. The null hypothesis to be tested is: Absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the week. The 0.01 level is to be used. The sample results are: What is the calculated value of chi-square?

• A) 1.0
• B) 0.5
• C) 0.8
• D) 8.0

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