A manager wants to study the employees' absence behaviour in his company. He wishes to find the average number of days an employee absence last year. He randomly selected 25 employees from different departments and recorded the number of days they absent from work as follows: 3 17 5 7 8 2 10 14 11 25 15 5 18 14 7 12 15 7 20 21 (i) State the population and sample. (ii) Determine the variable of interest and state its level of measurement.
A manager wants to study the employees' absence behaviour in his company. He wishes to find the average number of days an employee absence last year. He randomly selected 25 employees from different departments and recorded the number of days they absent from work as follows: 3 17 5 7 8 2 10 14 11 25 15 5 18 14 7 12 15 7 20 21 (i) State the population and sample. (ii) Determine the variable of interest and state its level of measurement.
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Transcribed Image Text:A manager wants to study the employees' absence behaviour in his company. He wishes to find
the average number of days an employee absence last year. He randomly selected 25 employees
from different departments and recorded the number of days they absent from work as follows:
3
17
5
8
7
10
12
15
7
20
21
14
15
14
11
5
7
25
18
(i)
State the population and sample.
(ii)
Determine the variable of interest and state its level of measurement.
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