Reference no: EM13900879
The director of training for a company manufacturing electronic equipment is interested in determining whether different training methods have an effect on the productivity of assembly-line employees. She randomly assigns 42 recently hired employees into two groups of 21, of which the first receive a computer-assisted, individual-based training program and the other receive a team-based training program. Upon completion of the training, the employees are evaluated on the time (in seconds) it took to assemble a part. The results are as follows:
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Computer-Assisted, Individual-Based Program
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Team-Based Program
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19.4
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22.4
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20.7
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18.7
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21.8
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19.3
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14.1
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15.6
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16.1
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18
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16.8
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21.7
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14.7
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30.7
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16.5
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23.7
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16.2
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23.2
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16.4
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12.3
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18.5
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16
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16.7
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13.8
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19.3
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18
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16.8
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20.8
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17.7
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17.1
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19.8
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28.2
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19.3
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20.8
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16
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24.7
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17.7
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17.4
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17.4
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20.1
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16.8
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15.2
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1. Using a .05 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference in the average time to assemble a part between the two programs?
1. Reject, -2.15 < -2.02
2. Fail to reject, -2.15 < -2.02
3. Reject, -2.42 < -2.02
4. Fail to reject, -2.42 < -2.02
2. Using a 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference in the variances between the two programs?
1. Reject, 4.63 > 2.88
2. Fail to reject, 4.63 > 2.88
3. Reject, 5.60 > 2.46
4. Reject, 5.63 > 2.88
3. Please write the null and alternative hypotheses for both 1 and 2.