Solution: b. What is your dependent variable? You will have to - #80163
1. You want to know if a new employee incentive program really works, so you set up a study.
a. What is your independent variable? (2 point)
b. What is your dependent variable? You will have to decide this – how could you measure whether an employee incentive program works? (Note that there are several ways to measure this – think up, or look up, a type of ratio variable you could use as a dependent variable). (3 points)
c. Decide whether you should use a research or a null hypothesis. Why did you choose this type of hypothesis? Choose carefully because the answer to a subsequent question depends on it! (4 points)
d. To set up a hypothesis testing procedure, what would be your comparison distribution and why? (3 points)
e. Decide on a probability to test your hypothesis. Why did you select this probability level? (2 points)
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