A rural bank analyzed sick leave data from four branches and found no significant difference in the mean number of sick leave days taken between branches based on an ANOVA analysis. The bank president was concerned employees were taking advantage of the sick leave policy.
A rural bank analyzed sick leave data from four branches and found no significant difference in the mean number of sick leave days taken between branches based on an ANOVA analysis. The bank president was concerned employees were taking advantage of the sick leave policy.
The bank president was anxious that employees were
taking advantage of the bank’s substantial sick leave policy; and he alleged that it might be associated with the branch where employees work. He requested each branch manager to submit the records of sick leave (in days) availed of randomly select employees the previous year. The table below shows the results. At a .01 alpha, is there significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of employees from the four branches? Branch A Branch B Branch C Branch D 12 10 18 10 18 9 16 7 15 11 15 8 10 10 17 9 11 14 Total 55 51 80 34 Mean 13.75 10.2 16 8.5 Variance 12.25 0.7 2.5 1.67 Grand Mean 12.11 There is no significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of Null Hypothesis: employees from the four branches? Alternative There is a significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of Hypothesis: employees from the four branches? Level of significance: .01 Degree of Freedom: k - 1 = 4-1 = 3 N - k = 18 - 4= 14 Critical Value: 5.56 Decision rule: Reject null hypothes is if F > +5.56; otherwise ,do not reject the null hypothesis. Computation: SSA = 4*(13.75 - 12.11)² + 5*(10.20 - 12.11)² + 5*(16 -12.11)² + 4*(8.5 - 12.11)² SSA = 156.78 SSW = 3*(12.25)+4*(.7)+4*(2.5)+3*(1.67) SSW = 54.56 SST = 156.78 + 54.56 SST = 211.34 SSA 156.78 156.78 MSA = 52.26 k-1 (4-1) 3 SSW 54.56 54.56 MSW = 3.90 N-k (18 - 4) 14 MSA 52.26 F= 13.40 MSW 3.90 Conclusion and Recommendation from Ms. Sanchez. A student researcher studied the daily coffee consumptions (in ounces) of people from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon. The table next page shows the summary results. At a .05 alpha, is there significant difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the people from the four places?
There is no significant difference on the mean daily coffee
Null Hypothesis: consumptions of the people from the four places There is a significant difference on the mean daily coffee Alternative Hypothesis: consumptions of the people from the four places Level of significance: .05 Degree of Freedom: k - 1 = 4-1 = 3 N - k = 124 - 4= 120 Critical Value: 2.68 Decision rule: Reject null hypothes is if F > +5.56; otherwise ,do not reject the null hypothesis. Computation: SSA = 30*(3.7-3.65)^2+25*(3.4-3.65)^2+45*(4-3.65)^2+24*(3.5-3.65)^2 SSA = 7.69 SSW = 29*(4.2)+24*(4.1)+44*3.9)+23*(3.3) SSW = 467.7 SST = 156.78 + 54.56 SST = 475.39 SSA 7.69 7.69 MSA = 2.56 k-1 (4-1) 3 SSW 467.7 467.7 MSW = 3.90 N-k (124 - 4) 120 MSA 2.56 F= 0.66 MSW 3.90