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 0.7 2.5 1.67
Grand Mean 12.11
There is no significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of
Null Hypothesis:
employees from the four branches?
Alternative There is a significant difference on the mean number of sick leave availed of
Hypothesis: employees from the four branches?
Level of significance: .01
Degree of Freedom: k - 1 = 4-1 = 3
N - k = 18 - 4= 14
Critical Value: 5.56
Decision rule:
Reject null hypothes is if F > +5.56; otherwise ,do not reject the null hypothesis.
Computation:
SSA = 4*(13.75 - 12.11)² + 5*(10.20 - 12.11)² + 5*(16 -12.11)² + 4*(8.5 - 12.11)²
SSA = 156.78
SSW = 3*(12.25)+4*(.7)+4*(2.5)+3*(1.67)
SSW = 54.56
SST = 156.78 + 54.56
SST = 211.34
SSA 156.78 156.78
MSA = 52.26
k-1 (4-1) 3
SSW 54.56 54.56
MSW = 3.90
N-k (18 - 4) 14
MSA 52.26
F= 13.40
MSW 3.90
Conclusion and Recommendation from Ms. Sanchez.
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 24 124
Mean 3.7 3.4 4 3.5 3.65
Variance 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.3
There is no significant difference on the mean daily coffee
Null Hypothesis:
consumptions of the people from the four places
There is a significant difference on the mean daily coffee
Alternative Hypothesis:
consumptions of the people from the four places
Level of significance: .05
Degree of Freedom: k - 1 = 4-1 = 3
N - k = 124 - 4= 120
Critical Value: 2.68
Decision rule: Reject null hypothes is if F > +5.56; otherwise ,do not reject the
null hypothesis.
Computation:
SSA = 30*(3.7-3.65)^2+25*(3.4-3.65)^2+45*(4-3.65)^2+24*(3.5-3.65)^2
SSA = 7.69
SSW = 29*(4.2)+24*(4.1)+44*3.9)+23*(3.3)
SSW = 467.7
SST = 156.78 + 54.56
SST = 475.39
SSA 7.69 7.69
MSA = 2.56
k-1 (4-1) 3
SSW 467.7 467.7
MSW = 3.90
N-k (124 - 4) 120
MSA 2.56
F= 0.66
MSW 3.90
Conclusion and Recommendation from Ms. Miguel.
