Employee Exerciser Rating

1 Yes 14
2 No 7 Q
3 No 15 Many companies have installed exercise facilities at their plant. The
4 Yes 15 the employees more productive by getting them in better shape. On
5 No 13 year ago. To check whether it has had a beneficial effect on employ
6 No 16 the ages of 30 and 40 and all with similar job titles and duties. The c
7 No 19 average). They were asked whether exercise regularly and the data
8 No 14 The comparison was based on the employees productivity over the
9 Yes 14 of the study, neither the employees nor the supervisors were told th
10 No 9 or which were exercisers. Do these data support the company's (alt
11 Yes 23 between the two groups is due to exercise?
12 No 23
13 No 15
14 Yes 8
15 No 24
16 No 18
17 Yes 12
18 No 19
19 Yes 16
20 Yes 14
21 No 19
22 No 20
23 No 16
24 No 20
25 No 18
26 No 6
27 Yes 20
28 Yes 14
29 No 14
30 No 13
31 Yes 15
32 No 20
33 Yes 20
34 Yes 15
35 Yes 19
36 No 23
37 No 22
38 No 5
39 Yes 13
40 No 6
41 No 19
42 Yes 19
43 Yes 23
44 Yes 16
45 Yes 19
46 No 11
47 Yes 20
48 No 5
49 No 9
50 Yes 22
51 No 10
52 No 10
53 No 9
54 Yes 13
55 No 5
56 No 9
57 Yes 23
58 No 11
59 Yes 10
60 No 11
61 No 19
62 No 22
63 No 6
64 No 14
65 Yes 15
66 No 21
67 Yes 24
68 Yes 17
69 No 12
70 No 11
71 No 15
72 No 14
73 No 12
74 Yes 20
75 Yes 16
76 No 15
77 No 13
78 No 13
79 No 19
80 No 12
acilities at their plant. The goal is not only to provide bonus (free use of exercise equipment) for their employees, but to make
g them in better shape. One such fictional company, Informatrix Software Company, installed exercise equipment on site a
eneficial effect on employee productivity, the company gathered data on a sample of 80 randomly chosen employees, all between
ob titles and duties. The company observed which of these employees use the exercise facility regularly (at least three times per week on
se regularly and the data is provided besides.
ees productivity over the year, as rated by their supervisors. Each rating was on a scale of 1 to 25, 25 being the best. To increase the validi
he supervisors were told that a study is in progress. In particular, the supervisors did not know which employees were involved in the study
upport the company's (alternative) hypothesis that exercisers outperform non-exercisers on average? Can the company infer that any diffe
yees, but to make
ment on site a
mployees, all between
east three times per week on

he best. To increase the validity

ees were involved in the study
e company infer that any difference