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Statistical Analysis With Software Application Module - 7

A bank president was concerned about employees taking advantage of generous sick leave policies. Sick leave data from four branches showed a significant difference in average days taken between branches. The researcher recommends stricter documentation requirements for sick leave. A study of daily coffee consumption in four regions found no significant difference between average intake. The researcher suggests using a more varied sample through stratified sampling for more diverse results.

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Statistical Analysis With Software Application Module - 7

A bank president was concerned about employees taking advantage of generous sick leave policies. Sick leave data from four branches showed a significant difference in average days taken between branches. The researcher recommends stricter documentation requirements for sick leave. A study of daily coffee consumption in four regions found no significant difference between average intake. The researcher suggests using a more varied sample through stratified sampling for more diverse results.

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Lagcao, Claire Ann M.

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1. A rural bank has four branches in a certain city. The bank president was anxious that
employees were taking advantage of the bank’s substantial sick leave policy; and he alleged
that it might be associated with the branch where employees work. He requested each branch
manager to submit the records of sick leave (in days) availed of randomly select employees
the previous year. The table below shows the results. At a .01 alpha, is there significant
difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of employees from the four branches?

Branch A Branch B Branch C Branch D

12 10 18 10

18 9 16 7

15 11 15 8

10 10 17 9

11 14

Total 55 51 80 34

Mean 13.75 10.2 16 8.5

Variance 12.25 0.70 2.50 1.67

Grande Mean 12.11

Null Hypothesis: There is no significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of
employees from the four branches.
Alternative Hypothesis: There is a significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of
employees from the four branches.
Level of Significance: 0.01
𝑘−1 4−1 3
Degree of Freedom: = =
𝑁−𝑘 18−4 14

Critical F Value: 5.56

Normal Curve:

5.56
Decision Rule: Reject the null hypothesis if F > 5.56; otherwise, do not reject the null hypothesis.

Computations:
SSA = ∑knj (xbarj - grand mean) ²

= 4 (13.75 - 12.11)² + 5 (10.20 - 12.11)² + 5 (16 - 12.11)² + 4 (8.5 - 12.11)²


= 156.79

SSW = (n1- 1) (S²1) + (n2- 1) (S²2) + (n3- 1) (S²3) + (n4- 1) (S²4)

= 3 (12.25) + 4 (0.7) + 4 (2.5) + 3 (1.67)


= 54.56

SST = SSA + SSW


= 156.79 + 54.56
= 211.35
𝑆𝑆𝐴 156.79 156.79
MSA = = = = 𝟓𝟐. 𝟐𝟔
𝑘−1 (4−1) 3

𝑆𝑆𝑊 54.56 54.56


MSW = = = = 𝟑. 𝟗𝟎
𝑁−𝑘 (18−4) 14

𝑀𝑆𝐴 52.56
F= = = 𝟏𝟑. 𝟒𝟎
𝑀𝑆𝑊 3.90

Conclusion: Reject the null hypothesis, 13.40 > 5.56; which means that there is a significant difference
on the mean number of sick leave availed of employees from the four branches.
Recommendation: Based on the findings, it was determined that there was a considerable disparity
in the average number of sick days taken by employees across the four branches. While it is an
employee's right to take time off when they are ill so that they can stay at home and take care of their
health needs without being penalized. Some employees, particularly those who are not closely
supervised, may take advantage of the bank's generous sick leave policy. Therefore, I recommend to
the bank president to instruct each branch’s manager to be stricter when it comes to having a record
and proof or evidence, however the type of evidence requested must always be reasonable in the
circumstances.
2. A student researcher studied the daily coffee consumptions (in ounces) of people from Cavite,
Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon. The table next page shows the summary results. At a .05
alpha, is there significant difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the people
from the four places?

Cavite Laguna Batangas Quezon

Sample 30 25 45 24

Mean 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.5

Variance 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.3

Grand Mean 3.65

Null Hypothesis: There is no significant difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the
people from the four places.
Alternative Hypothesis: There is a significant difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the
people from the four places.
Level of Significance: 0.05
𝑘−1 4−1 𝟑
Degree of Freedom: = =
𝑁−𝑘 124−4 𝟏𝟐𝟎

Critical F Value: 2.68

Normal Curve:

2.68

Decision Rule: Reject the null hypothesis if F > 2.68; otherwise, do not reject the null hypothesis.
Computations:

SSA = ∑knj (xbarj - grand mean) ²

= 30 (3.7 - 3.65)² + 25 (3.4 - 3.65)² + 45 (4 - 3.65)² + 24 (3.5 – 3.65) ²


= 7.69

SSW = (n1 - 1) (S²1) + (n2 - 1) (S²2) + (n3 - 1) (S²3) + (n4 - 1) (S²4)


= 29 (4.2) + 24 (4.1) + 44 (3.9) + 23 (3.3)
= 467.7

SST = SSA + SSW


= 7.69 + 467.7

= 475.39

𝑆𝑆𝐴 7.69 7.69


MSA = = = = 𝟐. 𝟓𝟔
𝑘−1 (4−1) 3

𝑆𝑆𝑊 467.7 467.7


MSW = = = = 𝟑. 𝟗𝟎
𝑁−𝑘 (124−4) 20

𝑀𝑆𝐴 2.56
F= = = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟔
𝑀𝑆𝑊 3.90

Conclusion: Do not reject the null hypothesis, 0.66 < 2.68; which means that there is no significant
difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the people from the four places.

Recommendation: Based on the results, it was determined that there is no statistically significant
difference in the average daily coffee intake of the people in the four locations. One factor that might
affected this result is that, the researchers collected data in places that are close in terms of proximity.
Moreover, the possibility that majority of the sample they got shared similar lifestyle, such as having
demanding jobs. With this, I recommend to the researchers to be more particular with their sample;
using stratified sampling, if they want more varied results.

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