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 represent the actual count of absenteeism on each day of the week, and are therefore considered observed frequencies.

A Personnel Manager Is Concerned About Absenteeism