Absentees In The Workplace
UNIT OFDATA OBSERVATIONSUMMARY
The unit of observations were random samples of twenty-five various employees divided into two distinct, independent populations, smokers and non-smokers. Then data on their absences from work for the previous year were obtained and used in this statistical inference. Because of a strong association between smoking and ill-health, it is generally accepted that smokers miss more work than their non-smoking counterparts. Does the smoker miss more work than the non-smoker? Data from these random samples were used to draw a conclusionÂ….
SMOKERSDATA **VERSUS**DEFINITION NON-SMOKERSTABLE
Unit of Observation: Smoking and Non-Smoking Employees
Variable Name: Definition: Unit of Measurement: Data Source:
Smoker Employee Days Absent in Past Year http://lad.org/issues/4/horizon.html;
Smokes July 11, 2000
Non-Smoker Employee Does Days Absent in Past Year http://lad.org/issues/4/horizon.html;
NOT Smoke July 11, 2000
RANDOMDATA SAMPLESLISTING
Smokers: Absentees: Non-Smokers: Absentees:
Employee 1 10 Employee 1 5
Employee 2 8 Employee 2 9
Employee 3 18 Employee 3 2
Employee 4 8 Employee 4 10
Employee 5 11 Employee 5 12
Employee 6 17 Employee 6 11
Employee 7 19 Employee 7 6
Employee 8 21 Employee 8 9
Employee 9 16 Employee 9 12
Employee 10 2 Employee 10 8
Employee 11 4 Employee 11 4
Employee 12 12 Employee 12 7
Employee 13 11 Employee 13 13
Employee 14 6 Employee 14 6
Employee 15 9 Employee 15 7
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