Essentials Of Statistics For Business & Economics
Essentials Of Statistics For Business & Economics
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ISBN: 9780357045435
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 11, Problem 33SE

Weekly Cost Reporting. Stable cost reporting in a manufacturing setting is typically a sign that operations are running smoothly. The accounting department at Rockwell Collins, an avionics manufacturer, analyzes the variance of the weekly costs reported by two of its production departments. A sample of 16 cost reports for each of the two departments shows cost variances of 2.3 and 5.4, respectively. Is this sample sufficient to conclude that the two production departments differ in terms of weekly cost variance? Use α = .10.

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