An industrial psychologist is investigating the effects of different types of mo
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An industrial psychologist is investigating the effects of different types of motivation on the performance of simulated clerical tasks. The fifteen subjects in the “individual motivation” sample are told that they will be rewarded according to how many tasks they successfully complete. The fifteen subjects in the “group motivation” sample are told they will be rewarded according to the average number of tasks completed by all the subjects in their sample. The number of tasks completed by each subject is included in the data below.
ID
Gender
Age
Motivation
Highest Level
Of Education
Tasks
Completed
1
Female
23
Individual
High School
11
2
Female
25
Individual
College
17
3
Female
29
Individual
Graduate
14
4
Female
30
Group
High School
10
5
Female
25
Individual
High School
10
6
Female
21
Group
College
15
7
Male
22
Group
High School
14
8
Male
19
Group
High School
8
9
Male
32
Group
Graduate
9
10
Male
46
Individual
High School
11
11
Male
50
Individual
High School
15
12
Male
21
Individual
College
10
13
Female
23
Group
College
14
14
Female
27
Individual
Graduate
8
15
Female
24
Group
College
6
16
Female
22
Individual
College
12
17
Female
25
Individual
High School
15
18
Female
26
Group
College
13
19
Male
33
Individual
Graduate
12
20
Male
24
Group
College
7
21
Male
22
Group
College
11
22
Male
28
Group
Graduate
13
23
Female
31
Individual
High School
9
24
Female
30
Individual
High School
16
25
Female
28
Group
High School
4
26
Female
26
Individual
High School
17
27
Female
18
Group
High School
10
28
Male
18
Individual
High School
12
29
Female
20
Group
High School
13
30
Male
20
Group
High School
9
How would you describe the task completion activity based on gender, type of motivation, and Highest Level of School Completed?
Gender
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Female 18 60.0 60.0 60.0
Male 12 40.0 40.0 100.0
Total 30 100.0 100.0
Task Complety
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Low 11 36.7 36.7 36.7
moderate 13 43.3 43.3 80.0
high 6 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 30 100.0 100.0
Motivation
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Individual 15 50.0 50.0 50.0
Group 15 50.0 50.0 100.0
Total 30 100.0 100.0
Task Complety
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Low 11 36.7 36.7 36.7
moderate 13 43.3 43.3 80.0
high 6 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 30 100.0 100.0
Higherst Level of education
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid High School 16 53.3 53.3 53.3
College 9 30.0 30.0 83.3
Graduate 5 16.7 16.7 100.0
Total 30 100.0 100.0
Task Complety
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Low 11 36.7 36.7 36.7
moderate 13 43.3 43.3 80.0
high 6 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 30 100.0 100.0
ID
Gender
Age
Motivation
Highest Level
Of Education
Tasks
Completed
1
Female
23
Individual
High School
11
2
Female
25
Individual
College
17
3
Female
29
Individual
Graduate
14
4
Female
30
Group
High School
10
5
Female
25
Individual
High School
10
6
Female
21
Group
College
15
7
Male
22
Group
High School
14
8
Male
19
Group
High School
8
9
Male
32
Group
Graduate
9
10
Male
46
Individual
High School
11
11
Male
50
Individual
High School
15
12
Male
21
Individual
College
10
13
Female
23
Group
College
14
14
Female
27
Individual
Graduate
8
15
Female
24
Group
College
6
16
Female
22
Individual
College
12
17
Female
25
Individual
High School
15
18
Female
26
Group
College
13
19
Male
33
Individual
Graduate
12
20
Male
24
Group
College
7
21
Male
22
Group
College
11
22
Male
28
Group
Graduate
13
23
Female
31
Individual
High School
9
24
Female
30
Individual
High School
16
25
Female
28
Group
High School
4
26
Female
26
Individual
High School
17
27
Female
18
Group
High School
10
28
Male
18
Individual
High School
12
29
Female
20
Group
High School
13
30
Male
20
Group
High School
9
Explanation / Answer
1) According to gender - Average task completed for female is higher than male. So Female perfomring more tasks than male
2)According to the type of motivation : Individual has more tasks(average 12.6) completed than a group(average = 10.4) on an average. So tasks completed indivdually are more efficient
3)According to the type of high school completed ,tt is more or less the same as shown below:
Row Labels Average of Tasks College 11.66666667 Graduate 11.2 High School 11.5