Manalo, Cristian James P.

January 22, 2021

BSA 2-11 SAWSA

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS with SOFTWARE APPLICATION

ASSESSMENT NO. 3

1. The management of Discount Furniture, a chain of discount furniture stores in the Metro, designed an
incentive plan for salespeople. To evaluate this innovative plan, 12 salespeople were selected at
random, and their weekly incomes before and after the plan were recorded:

SALESPEOPLE WEEKLY INCOME

BEFORE AFTER
A 32,000 34,000
B 29,000 28,500
C 42,100 47,500
D 51,000 51,000
E 21,000 21,000
F 40,200 50,000
G 62,500 63,100
H 56,000 56,000
I 36,000 36,500
J 43,100 43,100
K 50,600 52,500
L 50,500 61,900

Was there a significant increase in the average salesperson’s weekly income due to the innovative
incentive plan?

Answer:

t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances

Weekly Income
Before After
Mean 42,833.333 45,425
Variance 144,144,242.4 172,787,500
Observations 12 12
Pearson Correlation 0.951393123
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
df 11
t Stat -2.200928618
P(T<=t) one-tail 0.025002469
t Critical one-tail 1.795884814
P(T<=t) two-tail 0.050004938
t Critical two-tail 2.200985159

Table 1. t-Test of dependent-samples.

“a=0.05, df=11”

Mean Mean Difference t-Test Value p-Value Interpretation

Before 42,833.333
2,591.667 -2.201 0.05 Significant
After 45,425

Table A. The mean comparison from the weekly income of 12 salespeople in the discount furniture
before and after the incentive plan.

We conducted a t-test for dependent-samples to figure out if there is a significant increase in the
average salesperson’s weekly income due to the innovative incentive plan. The results showed that the
mean salary, after the incentive plan (Mean= 45,425), was greater than the mean salary before the plan
(Mean= 42,833.333), t (11) = -2.201, p= 0.05. The difference between the means was P2, 591.667. These
results show that there is a significant increase in the average salesperson’s weekly income due to the
incentive plan.
2. The manager of XXX Supermarket is making a study of the amount’s customers spend in the
supermarket. A sample of 10 weekday morning shoppers and 15 Saturday morning shoppers revealed the
following amounts spent:

WEEKDAY: P1888, 2433, 2726, 3579, 4231, 5377, 6294, 7359, 7651, 8809

SATURDAY: P2154, 3476, 4578, 4687, 5678, 6604, 6845, 7098, 7267, 7689, 8165, 8561,
9187, 9471, 9580

The owner contends that Saturday morning shoppers spend more than weekday shoppers. Do these
data substantiate his claim?

Answer:
t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances
Weekday Saturday
Mean 5,034.7 6,736
Variance 5,884,599.789 4,992,585.714
Observations 10 15
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
df 18
t Stat -1.772476949
P(T<=t) one-tail 0.04662002
t Critical one-tail 1.734063592
P(T<=t) two-tail 0.093240039
t Critical two-tail 2.100922037

Table 3. t-Test of independent-samples.

“a=0.05, df=18”

Mean Mean Difference t-Test Value p-Value Interpretation

Weekday 5,034.7
1,698.3 -1.772 0.093 Not Statistically Significant
Saturday 6,736

Table B. The mean comparison of the amount of weekday morning shoppers and Saturday
morning shoppers spending in the supermarket.

A conducted t-test for independent samples was used to evaluate the claim of XXX Supermarket’s
owner that the mean amount spend of Saturday morning shoppers in the supermarket is greater than the
Weekday shoppers. From the results, the test was not statistically significant, t (18) = -1.772, p= 0.093 and
it failed to reject the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference between the two group. The mean
amount Saturday morning shoppers spend (Mean= 6,736) is greater than the amount Weekday shoppers
spend (Mean =5,034.7). The mean difference was P1, 698.3. The results indicate these data do not
substantiate the manager’s claim that Saturday morning shoppers spend more than the weekday shoppers
in their supermarket.
3. The case at hand involves the average faculty salaries at XYZ University. The Chair of the
Humanities department has learned that the average salary for Assistant Professors in her department is
much lower than the average salary for Assistant Professors in the Business department. The Humanities
chair fears that this may be reflective of a shift in the priorities of the university. Perhaps the university is
de-emphasizing its traditional commitment to the liberal arts and is moving toward a pre-professional
orientation. The chair wants to know if the magnitude of the difference between the average salaries of
Humanities and Business Assistant Professors is large enough to attribute it to more than common or
randomly occurring differences between the two groups. In the course of investigating the situation, the
Humanities chair learns that the average salary for Assistant Professors in the Natural Sciences department
is also higher than for the Humanities. At first glance, this seems to further confirm her notion that the
university is moving towards a pre-professional orientation. She now wants to know whether the Natural
Science salaries differ significantly from those in the Humanities. Table 1 shows the salary of each assistant
professor in their respective department. Verify the claims using hypothesis testing.

Table 1
Salaries of Assistant Professors in their Respective Department

Faculty Salary Department

1 P 45,000 1
2 56,000 2
3 48,000 1
4 50,000 3
5 55,000 3
6 64,500 2
7 40,000 1
8 56,000 2
9 44,000 3
10 50,000 1
11 65,000 3
12 42,000 1
13 43,000 1
14 53,500 2
15 54,200 3
16 58,400 2
17 60,800 2
18 49,800 3
19 52,300 2
20 48,000 3
21 49,600 2
22 54,300 1
23 60,300 3
24 56,800 2
25 57,900 2
26 49,800 3
27 50,600 3
28 47,500 1
29 54,700 1
**(1) Humanities (2) Business (3) Natural Sciences
Answer:

t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances

Humanities Business
Mean 47,166.667 56,580
Variance 27,072,500 18,092,888.89
Observations 9 10
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
df 16
t Stat -4.288837462
P(T<=t) one-tail 0.000281812
t Critical one-tail 1.745883669
P(T<=t) two-tail 0.000563624
t Critical two-tail 2.119905285

Table 5. t-Test of independent-samples.

“a=0.05, df=16”
Mean Mean Difference t-Test Value p-Value Interpretation
Humanities 47,166.667
9,413.333 -4.289 0.0005 Significant
Business 56,580

Table C. The mean comparison of assistant professors’ salaries in Humanities Department and
Business Department

The t-test for independent samples was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that the mean salaries
of assistant professors between the Humanities and Business Departments are the same. The test was
significant, t (16) = -4.289, p=0.0005, but the results were counter to the research hypothesis. The salaries
of assistant professors from Business on the average (M=56,580) is greater than the salaries from
Humanities (Mean=47,166.667). Table C shows the comparisons of the two groups.
 t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances
Humanities Natural Sciences
Mean 47,166.667 52,670
Variance 27,072,500 38,097,888.89
Observations 9 10
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
df 17
t Stat -2.107668352
P(T<=t) one-tail 0.025104275
t Critical one-tail 1.739606716
P(T<=t) two-tail 0.05020855
t Critical two-tail 2.109815559

Table 7. t-Test of independent-samples.

“a=0.05, df=17”

Mean Mean Difference t-Test Value p-Value Interpretation

Humanities 47,166.667
5,503.333 -2.108 0.050 Significant
Natural Sciences 52,670

Table D. The mean comparison from assistant professors’ salaries in Humanities Department and
Natural Sciences Department.

This t-test for independent samples was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that the mean salaries
of assistant professors between the Humanities and Natural Sciences Departments are the same. The test
was significant, t (17) = -2.108, p=0.050, but the results were counter to the research hypothesis. The
salaries of assistant professors from Natural Sciences Department on the average (M=52,670) is greater
than the salaries from Humanities Department (Mean=47,166.667). Table D shows the comparisons of the
two groups.

The result presented in the both Table C and D indicates that there is a significant difference
between the salaries of assistant professors in Business and Natural Sciences Department from the assistant
professors in Humanities Department.