In a survey on corporate ethics, a poll split a sample at random, asking 526 faculty and corporate recruiters the question: "Generally speaking, do you believe that MBAs are more or less aware of ethical issues in business today than five years ago?" The other half were asked: "Generally speaking, do you believe that MBAs are less or more aware of ethical issues in business today than five years ago?" These may seem like the same question, but sometimes the order of the choices matters. In response to the first question, 55% thought MBA graduates were more aware of ethical issues, but when the question was phrased differently, this proportion dropped to 44%. Complete parts a through c. a) What kind of bias may be present here? A. Nonresponse bias B. Voluntary response bias C. Response bias b) Each group consisted of 526 respondents. If we combine them, considering the overall group to be one larger random sample, what is a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of the faculty and corporate recruiters that believe MBAs are more aware of ethical issues today? left parenthesis nothing % comma nothing % right parenthesis (Round to one decimal place as needed.) c) How does the margin of error based on this pooled sample compare with the margins of error from the separate groups? Why? A. The margin of error based on the pooled sample is smaller since the sample size is larger. B. The margin of error based on the pooled sample is larger since the sample size is larger. C. The margin of error based on the pooled sample falls between the margins of error for the separate groups since its sample proportion is the mean of the two separate groups' sample proportions.
In a survey on corporate ethics, a poll split a sample at random, asking 526 faculty...
(18.31) The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 326 individuals in its random sample of 1216 Ohio high school students said that they had had multiple sexual partners or cheated on thier partners during their life. That's 27% ofthe sample. eBook Step 1: Why is this estimate likely to be biased? 1. Because people might fear to admit that they cheat on their partners 3. Because this estimate is based on the answers of only 27% of the sample....
1. When conducting a survey, it is important to use a random sample: to get a significant result. to avoid bias and to get a representative sample. so that we can make causal conclusions. to ensure truthful answers to the survey's questions. none of the above. 2. In order to obtain a sample of undergraduate students in the United States, a simple random sample of 10 states is selected. From each of the selected states, 10 colleges or universities are...
First, read the article on "The Delphi Method for Graduate Research." ------ Article is posted below Include each of the following in your answer (if applicable – explain in a paragraph) Research problem: what do you want to solve using Delphi? Sample: who will participate and why? (answer in 5 -10 sentences) Round one questionnaire: include 5 hypothetical questions you would like to ask Discuss: what are possible outcomes of the findings from your study? Hint: this is the conclusion....
Subject: HRM
Introduction and Instructions
You have recently been hired as the Director of Human Resources
for Wilson Brothers Canada and have HR responsibility for all of
the company’s Canadian operations. Bob and John Wilson have asked
you to prepare a report for their review focusing specifically on
organizational behavior within the company. Review the Wilson
Brothers Case Scenario in depth and address the required topic
listed below in your analysis report. Marks are allocated for
thoroughness of coverage of...
What are the differentiating features of banks that target ethnic communities? (Bullet point answers please). United Commercial Bank and El Banco17CASE 2.1 This telling of the story of two special banks originally was prepared by students in 2007 who were engaged by the notion of two banks that had developed separate strategies for serving two niche markets. As you first read the students’ story, ask yourself, what could have gone wrong with each bank? Also, as you read, keep a...
Case: Enron: Questionable Accounting Leads to CollapseIntroductionOnce upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant “E,” slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm laid off 4,000...
CASE 20 Enron: Not Accounting for the Future* INTRODUCTION Once upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant "E" slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm...
SYNOPSIS The product manager for coffee development at Kraft Canada must decide whether to introduce the company's new line of single-serve coffee pods or to await results from the product's launch in the United States. Key strategic decisions include choosing the target market to focus on and determining the value proposition to emphasize. Important questions are also raised in regard to how the new product should be branded, the flavors to offer, whether Kraft should use traditional distribution channels or...