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
(13.75+10.2+16+ 8.5)
Grand Mean = =12.1125
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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 significant difference on the mean number of sick leave
availed of employees from the four branches.
Level of Significance: 0.01
4−1 3
Degree of Freedom = = =5.56
18−4 14
Decision Rule: Reject null hypothesis if F > +5.56; otherwise, do not reject the null
hypothesis
Computation:
SSA=4 ( 13.75−12.1125 )2+ 5 ( 10.2−12.1125 )2+5 ( 16−12.1125 )2 +4 ( 8.5−12.1125 )2
SSA=156.7778125
SSW =( 4−1 )( 12.25 ) + ( 5−1 )( 0.70 )+ ( 5−1 ) ( 2.50 ) + ( 4−1 ) ( 1.67 )
SSW =54.56
SST =156.7778125+ 54.56
SST =211.3378125
156.7778125
MSA= =52.25927083333
4−1
54.56
MSW = =3.89714285714
18−4
52.25927083333
F= =13.4096
3.89714285714
Conclusion: Reject the null hypothesis, 13.4096 > 5.56; which means there is significant
difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of employees from the four
branches.
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
(3.7+3.4 +4.0+ 3.5)
Grand Mean = =3.65
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Null Hypothesis: There is no significant difference on the mean daily coffee
consumptions of the people from the four places
Alternative Hypothesis: There is significant difference on the mean daily coffee
consumptions of the people from the four places
Level of Significance: 0.05
4−1 3
Degree of Freedom = = =2.68
124−4 120
Decision Rule: Reject null hypothesis if F > +2.68; otherwise, do not reject the null
hypothesis
Computation:
SSA=30 ( 3.7−3.65 )2 +25 ( 3.4−3.65 )2 +45 ( 4−3.65 )2+24 (3. 5−3.65 )2
SSA=7.69
SSW =( 30−1 )( 4.2 ) + ( 25−1 ) ( 4.1 ) + ( 45−1 ) ( 3.9 ) + ( 24−1 )( 3.3 )
SSW =467.7
SST =7.69+467.7
SST =475.39
7.69
MSA= =2.56333333333
4−1
467.7
MSW = =3.8975
124−4
2.56333333333
F= =0.6577
3.8975
Conclusion: Do not reject the null hypothesis, 0.6577 < 2.68; which means there is no
significant difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the people from the four
places
