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FINAL EXAMINATION
COURSE: BBA1033 / UPS1014
COURSE CODE: Business Statistics / Probability and Statistics Release Date: 16 March 2022
Submission Date: 16 March 2022
Time: 9.00- 13.00
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Elizabeth A/P
B21100083 Arasilankumaran
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B21100083
CONTENTS
1 Introduction ( Question 1) 3
2 Hypotesis Testing 4
3 Conclusion 5
4 Introduction ( Question 2) 6
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8 Multiple Regression analysis (d)
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9 Multiple Regression analysis (e)
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10 Multiple Regression analysis (f)
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11 Multiple Regression analysis (g)
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12 Conclusion
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13 Refrences
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INTRODUCTION
Question 1:
The Excel file Unions and Labor Law Data reports the percentage of public‐ and
private‐sector employees in unions in 2020 for each state, along with indicators
whether the states had a bargaining law that covered public employees or right‐to‐
work laws.
a. Develop and test the hypothesis that the percentage of employees in unions
for both the public sector and private sector is the same for states having
bargaining laws as for those who do not.
b. Test the hypothesis that the percentage of employees in unions for both the
public sector and private sector is the same for states having right‐to‐work
laws as for those who do not.
CONCLUSION
Only when employees possessed high talents, and there were few workers with those skills,
were unions successful in solving their problems. Unions, on the other hand, aided other
workers by drawing attention to their low pay and poor working conditions.
INTRODUCTION
Salary surveys are instruments for determining the pay levels for employees in one or more
jobs. Salary data from a variety of employers is reviewed in order to determine the amount
of pay paid. One or more job titles, job grades, geographic regions, employer size, and/or
sectors may be the topic of a survey. Survey vendors or HR consultants are typically hired
to perform salary surveys. Some employers do it themselves, but it is unreliable.
Data from surveys is frequently time-sensitive and can soon become out-of-date. Surveys
are frequently identified by the year or quarter in which the data was collected, due to the
time-sensitive nature of the information. Monthly or quarterly surveys perform best in high-
inflationary contexts, because many companies will alter their salary to keep up with
inflation.
Questions 2:
The Excel file Salary Data provides information on current salary, beginning salary,
previous experience (in months) when hired, and total years of education for a
sample of 100 employees in a firm. Develop a multiple regression model for
predicting current salary as a function of the other variables. Hint: You are required
to include the full result as part of your report
a. Develop a multiple regression model for predicting current salary as a function of the other
variables. Hint: You are required to include the full result as part of your report.
The multiple regression analysis for predicting current salary is given below
That is, the coefficient of Beginning Salary do not change from zero
That is, the coefficient of previous experience do not change from zero
P – Value: 0.164
e. Interpret the R2
The coefficient of determination is 0.803 indicating that 80.3% of the dependent variable current salary
is predicted by the independent variables in the regression model. That is, 80% of the data fits the
regression model
f. Find the best model for predicting current salary using the p‐value criterion. Hint: You are required to
report the result for each stated hypothesis based on the results.
The p – value falls well below 0.05 indicating that the Beginning salary significantly predicts current
salary
The p – value 0.164 > 0.05 indicating that the previous experience is not a significant predictor current
salary
The p – value 0.044 < 0.05 indicating that the education significantly predicts current salary
Here, we see that Beginning Salary and Education significantly predicts current salary. Thus, we can
conclude that the best model to predict current salary is the model that uses Beginning Salary and
Education as independent variables
g. Based on these results, what would be your piece of advice for a job seeker?
The regression analysis clearly shows that Beginning Salary and Education significantly predicts
current salary while the p – value of previous experience falls above 0.05 (insignificant predictor of
current salary). Thus, a job seeker with high beginning salary and good education qualification has
higher chance of getting high current salary.
CONCLUSION
SALARY IS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD IGNORE, despite the fact that many of us don't
want to spend too much time thinking about money or worrying about not making enough. The
widely recognised rule that it is not permissible to disclose pay information with coworkers has
solid justification—too much knowledge could foster an environment of jealousy or apparent
injustice—but not knowing how much one should earn causes plenty of confusion and
unfairness. Knowing roughly what the employee should make benefits both the business and
the employee.
REFERNCES
Urdan, T., 2015. Statistics in plain english, third edition. [Place of publication not identified]:
Routledge.
Efron, B. and Hastie, T. (2021) Computer Age Statistical Inference, Student Edition:
Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Institute of
Mathematical Statistics Monographs). doi: 10.1017/9781108914062