Miclat, Ann Krizelle Y.

A-221

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
Grand Mean: (13.75+10.2+16+8.5)/4 = 12.11

Answers:
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 a 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: =
18 - 4 14

Critical value: 5.56

Decision rule: Reject the null hypothesis if, F > 5.56; otherwise do not reject the null
hypothesis

Computation:
SSA = 4(13.75 – 12.11)2 + 5(10.2 – 12.11)2 + 5(16 – 12.11)2 + 4(8.5 – 12.11) 2
= 156.79

SSW = 3(12.25) + 4(0.70) + 4(2.50) + 3(1.67)

= 54.56

SST = 156.79 + 54.56

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= 211.35
156.79
MSA = = 52.26
4-1

54.56
MSW = = 3.90
18-4

52.26
F= = 13.40
3.90

Conclusion: Reject the null hypothesis, 13.40 > 5.56; which means there is a
significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of employees from
the four branches.

Recommendation: Based on the results, it was seen that there was a significant
difference on the number of sick leaves availed by employees per branch, most
notable is Branch C. It was seen that the employees there have used more sick
leaves than the rest. It is recommended that the managers talk to their employees to
know why they are using their sick leaves so much, especially in Branches A, B, C. It
is important to find the cause first before doing anything as the employees may have
a valid reason. After talking to the employees, you can now formulate an action. If it
was because they were abusing it, put up necessary sanctions if proven that they
were not actually sick. If they have valid reasons, it is best that they must ensure that
their work is being done properly even if they avail of sick leaves frequently.

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
Grand Mean: (3.7+3.4+4.0+3.5)/4 = 3.65

Answers:
Null hypothesis: There is no significant difference on the mean daily coffee
consumptions of the people from the four places.

Alternative hypothesis: There is a significant difference on the mean daily coffee

consumptions of the people from the four places.

Level of significance: 0.05

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4-1 3
Degree of freedom: =
124 - 4 120

Critical value: 2.68

Decision rule: Reject the 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(4.0 – 3.65)2 + 24(3.5 – 3.65) 2
= 7.69

SSW = 29(4.2) + 24(4.1) + 44(3.9) + 23(3.3)

= 464.70

SST = 7.69 + 464.70

= 211.35

7.69
MSA = = 2.56
4-1

464.70
MSW = = 3. 87
124 -4

2.56
F= = 0.66
3. 87

Conclusion: Do not reject the null hypothesis, 0.66 < 2.68; which means there is
no significant difference on the mean daily coffee consumptions of the people from
the four places.

Recommendation: Based on the results, the mean coffee consumptions of

customers from four different places are not significantly different, which can mean
that the people in the number of coffee drinkers in that area are fairly the same. If
you are a businessman and you are planning to put up a café, you can do it in any of
the mentioned places as they have almost the same number of coffee consumption.
If you are a big name brand of instant coffee, you may also want to target these
areas for your marketing.