Question

Your leader wants you to evaluate the difference in cycle time between three different offices. Describe the steps you would take in the evaluation in order to provide a report so the leader can take action.

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Answer 1

The dependent variable is three different offices and the independent variable is the difference in cycle time.

To evaluate the difference in cycle time between three different offices, the One-Factorial Between Subjects Test is necessary to check the difference in the mean cycle time.

The hypothesis being tested is:

H0: There is no significant difference in cycle time between three different offices

Ha: There is a significant difference in cycle time between three different offices

The between-subjects ANOVA table will give the test statistic and the corresponding p-value for the degree of freedom of the numerator and degree of freedom of the denominator.

If the p-value comes to be less than the significance level, we can reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a difference in cycle time between three different offices.

If the p-value comes to be greater than the significance level, we cannot reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that there is a difference in cycle time between three different offices.

If there is a difference in cycle time between three different offices, then the further steps have to be taken by the leader for the action.