A personnel manager is concerned about absenteeism. She decides to sample employee records to determine if absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the six-day workweek. The null hypothesis is: Absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the week. The 0.01 level is to be used. The sample results are: What kind of frequencies are the numbers 12,9,11,10,9,and 9 called?
A)Acceptance frequencies
B)Critical frequencies
C)Expected frequencies
D)Observed frequencies

Question

A personnel manager is concerned about absenteeism. She decides to sample employee records to determine if absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the six-day workweek. The null hypothesis is: Absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the week. The 0.01 level is to be used. The sample results are:  What kind of frequencies are the numbers 12,9,11,10,9,and 9 called?
A)Acceptance frequencies 
B)Critical frequencies 
C)Expected frequencies 
D)Observed frequencies

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The numbers 12, 9, 11, 10, 9, and 9 are the actual frequencies of absenteeism observed in the sample, so they are called observed frequencies.

A Personnel Manager Is Concerned About Absenteeism