Question 137285
A study regarding the relationship between age and the amount of pressure sales personnel feel in relation to their jobs revealed the following sample information. At the .01 significance level, is there a relationship between job pressure and age.
Degree of Job Pressure
Age (years)... Low Medium High
Less than 25.. 20.. 18... 22
25 up to 40... 50.. 46... 44
40 up to 60... 58.. 63... 59
60 and older.. 34.. 43... 43
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Ho: rows and column factors are independent
Ho: they are not independent
alpha = 1%
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Run a Che-Sq Test on this 4 x 3 matrix
Test Statistis: Chi-Sq = 282.26...
p-value = 5.15(10^-58) which is practically zero.
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Conclusion: Since p-value is less than 1%, Reject Ho.
Age and job pressure are not independent factors.
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Cheers,
Stan H.