SCENARIO 10-1
Are Japanese managers more motivated than American managers? A randomly selected group of each
were administered the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL), which measures motivation
for upward mobility.The SSATL scores are summarized below.
-Referring to Scenario 10-1, judging from the way the data were collected, which test would likely
Be most appropriate to employ?
A) Paired t test
B) Pooled-variance t test for the difference between two means
C) F test for the ratio of two variances
D) Z test for the difference between two proportions

Question

SCENARIO 10-1
Are Japanese managers more motivated than American managers? A randomly selected group of each
were administered the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL), which measures motivation
for upward mobility.The SSATL scores are summarized below. 
-Referring to Scenario 10-1, judging from the way the data were collected, which test would likely
Be most appropriate to employ?
A) Paired t test 
B) Pooled-variance t test for the difference between two means 
C) F test for the ratio of two variances 
D) Z test for the difference between two proportions

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The pooled-variance t test for the difference between two means is appropriate when comparing the means of two independent samples, assuming equal variances.

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