6-2 Scenario Analysis: Vacation Time
Instructions
The vice-president of administration at your company wonders whether employees are taking adequate amounts of vacation time. Employee burnout is a concern. Research suggests that an employee taking less than 1.4 weeks of vacation annually is very likely to experience burnout. You are asked to analyze the employee vacation data and conduct a hypothesis test with the following results:
t = 2.93
p = 0.0084
What factors should the vice-president consider in determining the presence of employee burnout?
Do employees take more than 1.4 weeks of vacation?
What reasons should the vice-president provide to the president to justify the recommendation on employee burnout?
Based on the data, is the presence of employee burnout an issue that may negatively impact the company?