SOL - Raw Data Representation and Interpretation
Problem Situation: The CEO of your company has asked you, the human resource manager, to conduct a study to determine whether or not male managers and female managers perceive leadership styles differently and, if differences are found, to develop a training program that will benefit gender differences in leadership. To this end you selected, randomly, 10 male managers and 10 female managers to participate in your study. To each manager a leadership style survey questionnaire was administered. The questionnaire chosen was the Blake & Mouton Managerial Grid as it assesses leadership behavior. The numeric raw data results of the 18 question
study are as follows:
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Raw Numeric Questionnaire Data
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Question
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Male
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4
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4.6
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3.2
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3.9
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4.2
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3.7
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4.1
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4.5
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3.5
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Female
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4.2
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4.1
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4.2
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4.6
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3.9
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4.1
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4.7
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4.1
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4.2
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Raw Numeric Questionnaire Data
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Question
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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Male
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4
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3.9
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4
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3
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4.5
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4.9
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3
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3.3
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3
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Female
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4
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4.2
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4.1
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4
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4.5
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4.3
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3.9
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4
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3.7
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Complete the following in a single MS Word or Excel document:
1. Calculate the mean, median, mode, variance, and standard deviation for the numeric data.
2. Construct a histogram, pie, or Stem-Leaf Display chart encompassing the mean leadership scores for both male and female managers. Use an online interactive program to formulate your histogram, pie charts, or Stem-Leaf Display.
3. Construct a histogram for median score values for male managers and female managers with respect to management style.
4. Analyze the data and present preliminary conclusions based on answers to questions #2 and #3 with respect to the leadership style differences between male and female managers.
5. Offer a brief 5-point summary of the training program you might use to strengthen the leadership deficiencies found in either or both the male and female manager leadership style.