A Personnel Manager Is Concerned About Absenteeism

question 31

Multiple Choice

A personnel manager is concerned about absenteeism. She decides to sample employee records to determine if absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the six-day workweek. The null hypothesis is: Absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the week. The 0.01 level is to be used. The sample results are: What is the critical value of chi-square with α = 0.05?

• A) 11.070
• B) 12.592
• C) 13.388
• D) 15.033

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