The XYZ Corporation is interested in possible differences in
The XYZ Corporation is interested in possible differences in days worked by salaried employees in three departments in the financial area. A survey of 23 randomly chosen employees reveals the data shown below. Because of the casual sampling methodology in this survey, the sample sizes are unequal. Research question: Are the mean annual attendance rates the same for employees in these three departments?
| The XYZ Corporation is interested in possible differences in days worked by salaried employees in three departments in the financial area. A survey of 23 randomly chosen employees reveals the data shown below. Because of the casual sampling methodology in this survey, the sample sizes are unequal. Research question: Are the mean annual attendance rates the same for employees in these three departments? |
Solution
applying one way ANOVA on above data:
| Groups | mean | n | std dev | Variance |
| Budgets (5 workers) | 261.2 | 5 | 11.95 | 142.70 |
| Payables (10 workers) | 238.0 | 10 | 21.24 | 451.11 |
| Pricing (8 workers) | 244.4 | 8 | 9.46 | 89.41 |
