Business Management 2320 Assignment 2 Instructions 1 A file identifying your group number and team mates for Case 2 will be posted on Carmen by your instructor Each recitation class will have a separate list of groups read the file carefully For example if the groups are identified in an Excel file it might contain a separate worksheet for each recitation section The tabs on the worksheets in the Excel file will identify the recitation class a You may not change groups without express permission from your instructor If you unilaterally decide to work with a group other than the one assigned to you by your instructor you will receive 0 points for this case b All members of the group are responsible for communicating with each other to arrange meetings Be professional and considerate and respond to your team mates regarding group meetings even if the case isn t your immediate priority 2 An outline summarizing your group s plan for responding to the problems in Parts I and II is due in the Carmen Drop Box by 11 59 PM on Sunday 10 12 14 a You will not include any computer results or written conclusions in the outline b The outline will 1 identify the analysis method you intend to use 2 explain list the required conditions that must be verified 3 state how the required conditions will be verified c A template is posted on Carmen Content Assignments Assignment 2 d In addition to submitting a copy via Drop Box bring 1 hard copy for the group with you to recitation e Your outline should only require 1 page but must not exceed 2 pages 3 Case 2 reports and peer evaluations are due at the start of your scheduled lecture on Thursday 10 23 4 Your case report must have the following format a Use the required cover page as page 0 of the document b Type all required information on the cover page except signatures Each member must sign the document Group member names must be listed alphabetically from A to Z in all places c Your case report must have page numbers Use the lower right hand corner d Use appropriate labeling and annotation See the general instructions document and the sample case report for further explanation demonstration e Secure all pages of the report together with a staple in the upper left hand corner Instructors do not carry staplers to class 5 Every student must submit the peer evaluation of the other members of his her group The peer evaluation form is posted on Carmen Content Assignments Cover Page Peer Eval Other a Every student has the right to complete his her peer evaluations confidentially b Each student s evaluations should accurately reflect the effort given and contribution made by each member of the group You may be penalized for not providing an accurate evaluation of your team members c No student s evaluations should be influenced by the opinions of other team members d Type all required information in the peer evaluation e Do not staple peer evals to the case Peer evaluations and cases are processed graded by different people 1 Business Management 2320 Assignment 2 OBJECTIVES FOR PART I Practice the three major components of problem solving Plan Do Report by applying what you ve learned about inference REQUIREMENTS For Both Problems in PART I The data required for the Part I are saved in the Excel file titled Assignment 2 Data that is posted on Carmen Assignments Assignment 2 Use Excel Data Analysis StatTools or other suitable statistical software to complete as much of your work as possible 1 PLAN Select procedure and investigate the required data conditions for that method Complete the analysis for each part even if you determine that the data do not meet all requirements Qualify your conclusions with whatever reservations you have Include all supporting graphs numerical summaries rules etc used to support justify your selection of analysis method in your report 2 DO Once you have chosen and justified the procedure obtain the confidence interval or hypothesis test results needed to answer the question Computer instructions have been posted on Carmen Each of the software choices provides HELP opportunities If you have difficulty filling out the dialogue boxes go to HELP In addition your text book provides instructions for both Excel and Minitab at the end of each chapter If no is specified for a problem let it be 0 05 Include all computer generated results in your report 3 REPORT Communicate your findings for each problem in an executive summary Paragraph 1 of your executive summary is a brief summary of the problem statement including the null and alternative hypotheses expressed in proper form where appropriate Paragraph 2 is a brief justification of the analysis method Paragraph 3 is a brief summary of suitability of the data required conditions Paragraph 4 summarizes your findings and any reservations you have about the veracity of those findings Appendix contains all supporting statistical information generated with StatTools or other suitable statistical software 2 Business Management 2320 Assignment 2 Part I Problem 1 A prominent man in Michigan let s not make it obvious we ll call him Brody Hake is looking to update his resume but he doesn t have a lot of time it s getting close to firing time at The Big House Before filling out his resume he is seeking the simplest template that will be easy enough for him to understand He found four resume templates and a study that measures how long it takes for 30 random people to fill them out One hundred twenty people volunteered for the study and were split into 4 groups of 30 people Each group was randomly assigned one of the forms and the time to complete the resume was measured Your task is to help Brody determine if less time is required to complete a resume with one of the templates than the others on average While we will introduce other methods to accomplish this for this assignment you are to run six separate t tests comparing each pair of templates to learn about any differences in average completion times In your executive summary Include a table that summarizes the pertinent information used to reach your conclusions Comment on how the average times are different for the various forms if at all Comment on the family wise error rate for all 6 tests simultaneously Discuss your results clearly enough for someone with limited knowledge of statistics to understand Part I Problem 2 Market Research Associates wants to test how it can influence the proportion of questionnaires returned from surveys In the