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, find the p-value if we assume that the alternative hypothesis was a
Two-tail test.
A) Smaller than 0.01
B) Between 0.01 and 0.05
C) Between 0.05 and 0.10
D) Greater than 0.10

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, find the p-value if we assume that the alternative hypothesis was a
Two-tail test.
A) Smaller than 0.01 
B) Between 0.01 and 0.05 
C) Between 0.05 and 0.10 
D) Greater than 0.10

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The p-value for a two-tail test is twice the p-value for a one-tail test. Since the p-value for a one-tail test is 0.005, the p-value for a two-tail test is 0.01.

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