What are differences between dependent and independent samples? Provide examples. What are implications for determining the tests used to analyze data?
- What are some concepts behind variance analysis? Why is it important to test for variances in your data? Explain. How is variance analysis used in your profession? Provide an example.
- What is the purpose of using nonparametric tests in operations management decisions? Provide examples of what you look for when conducting these tests.
- You observe female sales representatives having lower customer defections than male sales representatives. What concepts and constructs would you use to study this phenomenon? How might the concepts or constructs relate to explanatory hypotheses? Explain.