Question

Diana M. Bailey conducted a study to examine the causes by which occupational therapists leave the field of occupational therapy (A-IS). The sample consists of women certified occupational therapists who left the profession temporarily or permanently. Of the 696 individuals who responded to a survey to collect data, 63 percent decided to leave their jobs to dedicate themselves to having and taking care of their own children. Based on these data, is it possible to conclude that, in general, more than 60 percent of the individuals in the sampled population decided to leave their jobs to dedicate themselves to taking care of their own children? Be alfa -0.05

a. What is the population sampled?

b. What assumptions are necessary for the procedure to be valid?

Answer 1

(a)

Population:

Occupational therapists who leave the field of occupational therapy

(b) Assumptions that are necssary for the procedureto be valid:

   (i) The Sampling should be Simple Random Sample (SRS). Each individual is chosen entirely by chance and each occupational therapist who were contacted for the survey has an equal chance of being selected.

   (ii) Occupational therapists who are hard - to -reach are not omitted.

   (iii) It is assumed that all precautionary measurs have been taken to avoid non-response bias: like making the survey questions simple and straight forward, convincing the occupatinal theraphistst that their response to the survey will be kept confidentail and the same will be used only for the survey purpose, giving them incentives for timely response and avoiding questions on personal matters which can embarass the occupational theraphists