Managerial Economics and Capstone Research Methods Questions

Assignment​ ​2 Part​ ​1:​ ​(5​ ​points)

1. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​annual​ ​payroll​ ​in​ ​Delaware​ ​in​ ​Agriculture? 2. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​total​ ​employment​ ​in​ ​Construction? 3. Which​ ​state​ ​has​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​total​ ​employment? 4. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​range​ ​for​ ​number​ ​of​ ​firms​ ​in​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​and​ ​Social​ ​Assistance?

a. Min:​ ​​ ​​ ​………………………… Max:​ ​………………..…. 1. What​ ​industry​ ​has​ ​the​ ​widest​ ​range​ ​in​ ​number​ ​of​ ​firms?

Part​ ​2:​ ​(5​ ​points) 1. Complete​ ​the​ ​following​ ​table

Average Employment

Median Employment

Agriculture

Construction

Education

Finance

Health

2. In​ ​which​ ​industry​ ​do​ ​you​ ​see​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​difference​ ​between​ ​Mean​ ​and​ ​Median​ ​employment?​ ​Why do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​there​ ​is​ ​such​ ​as​ ​difference​ ​between​ ​Mean​ ​and​ ​Median​ ​employment​ ​for​ ​this​ ​industry? Assignment​ ​3 Choose​ ​a​ ​construct​ ​of​ ​interest​ ​(either​ ​from​ ​examples​ ​given​ ​in​ ​the​ ​class​ ​–​ ​see​ ​lecture slides​ ​-​ ​or​ ​one​ ​you​ ​are​ ​interested​ ​in)​ ​(Total​ ​of​ ​20​ ​points)

1. Write​ ​up​ ​a​ ​purpose​ ​for​ ​a​ ​study​ ​involving​ ​this​ ​construct​ ​(2​ ​points) 2. Write​ ​up​ ​research​ ​questions​ ​for​ ​this​ ​study (3​ ​points) 3. Create​ ​a​ ​survey​ ​to​ ​measure​ ​this​ ​construct

1. Include​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5​ ​background​ ​or​ ​contextual​ ​questions​ ​(5​ ​points) 2. Create​ ​a​ ​construct​ ​map​ ​(5​ ​points) 3. Include​ ​at​ ​least​ ​6​ ​questions​ ​measuring​ ​dimensions​ ​and​ ​elements​ ​of​ ​the​ ​construct

(5​ ​points) Assignment​ ​4

Use​ ​data​ ​gathered​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following​ ​survey:

Question​ ​1:​ ​What​ ​type​ ​of​ ​smart-phone​ ​do​ ​you​ ​own?

(1)​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Iphone 2)​ ​Samsung​ ​Galaxy

Question​ ​2:​ ​Which​ ​is​ ​your​ ​cell​ ​phone​ ​provider?

1)​ ​Verizon 2)​ ​AT&T 3)​ ​T-Mobile 4)​ ​Sprint

​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​1.Strongly​ ​Disagree​ ​​ ​​ ​2:​ ​Disagree 3:​ ​Agree​ ​​ ​​ ​4:Strongly​ ​Agree

Question​ ​3:​ ​I​ ​am​ ​satisfied​ ​with​ ​the​ ​overall​ ​quality​ ​of​ ​my​ ​smart-phone

Question​ ​4:​ ​I​ ​would​ ​choose​ ​another​ ​smart-phone​ ​if​ ​I​ ​had​ ​the​ ​chance

Question​ ​5:​ ​My​ ​smart-phone​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​its​ ​class​ ​in​ ​the​ ​market

Question​ ​6:​ ​I​ ​would​ ​recommend​ ​my​ ​smart-phone​ ​to​ ​my​ ​friends

Question​ ​1. a.​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Complete​ ​the​ ​frequency​ ​distribution​ ​below​ ​(2​ ​points)

Iphone Samsun g​ ​Galaxy

Verizon

AT&T

T-Mobile

Sprint

b.​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Complete​ ​the​ ​mean​ ​and​ ​median​ ​for​ ​each​ ​question​ ​below​ ​(3​ ​points)

Mean Median

Question​ ​3:​ ​I​ ​am​ ​satisfied​ ​with​ ​the​ ​overall​ ​quality​ ​of​ ​my smart-phone

Question​ ​4:​ ​I​ ​would​ ​choose​ ​another​ ​smart-phone​ ​if​ ​I​ ​had​ ​the chance

Question​ ​5:​ ​My​ ​smart-phone​ ​is​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​its​ ​class​ ​in​ ​the market

Question​ ​6:​ ​I​ ​would​ ​recommend​ ​my​ ​smart-phone​ ​to​ ​my friends

Question​ ​2. a.​ ​Compute​ ​a​ ​total​ ​Customer​ ​Service​ ​score.​ ​(3​ ​points)​ ​(note:​ ​review​ ​“Attitude​ ​Toward​ ​School” example​ ​in​ ​October​ ​21​ ​lecture) b.​ ​Compute​ ​the​ ​mean​ ​Customer​ ​Service​ ​score​ ​by​ ​brand​ ​by​ ​provider​ ​(5​ ​points)

Iphone Galaxy

Verizon

AT&T

T-Mobile

Sprint

c.​ ​List​ ​two​ ​observations/conclusions/inferences​ ​based​ ​on​ ​table​ ​above​ ​(3​ ​points) Question​ ​3​.​ ​(4​ ​points) A​ ​researcher​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​identifying​ ​factors​ ​that​ ​lead​ ​to​ ​absenteeism​ ​at​ ​a​ ​high​ ​school administers​ ​a​ ​survey​ ​questionnaire​ ​to​ ​the​ ​students​ ​on​ ​school​ ​campus. a.​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​What​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​bias​ ​is​ ​a​ ​potential​ ​risk​ ​in​ ​this​ ​research? b.​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​What​ ​other​ ​data​ ​collection​ ​method​ ​would​ ​you​ ​use​ ​in​ ​conducting​ ​this​ ​study​ ​to​ ​minimize​ ​this bias?