The histogram shown below relates to a study undertaken by Baker et al. (2003) of the impact of roster changes on absenteeism and incident frequency in an Australian coal mine. The average monthly absenteeism rates in thethree specific work areas examined, according to collectionperiod. The authors state that 'there was a trend for increased rates during the second (3.11%) and third (3.72%) collection periods within the CPP sector, compared to the first (1.87%), F(2,24) = 2.441, p 0.05.' What does this result explain?

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The histogram shown below relates to a study undertaken by Baker et al. (2003) of the impact of roster changes on absenteeism and incident frequency in an Australian coal mine. The average monthly absenteeism rates in thethree specific work areas examined, according to collectionperiod. The authors state that 'there was a trend for increased rates during the second (3.11%) and third (3.72%) collection periods within the CPP sector, compared to the first (1.87%), F(2,24) = 2.441, p > 0.05.' What does this result explain?

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The result shows that there was a trend for increased absenteeism rates during the second and third collection periods in the CPP sector, but this trend was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Therefore, the best choice is B, which states that the trends were not significant.

The Histogram Shown Below Relates to a Study Undertaken by Baker