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 scenario involves comparing the SSATL scores of two groups (Japanese and American managers) and their means and variances are likely to be different. Therefore, a pooled-variance t-test for the difference between two means would be the most appropriate test to use.

SCENARIO 10-1 Are Japanese Managers More Motivated Than American Managers? a Randomly