Instructions:
Based on the content for week 4, we continue working on the case study ” NCRCC: Teeing Up a New Strategic Direction”.
Go to the survey attached to the case study:
Classification | Questions |
Open-ended | For instance: (1) Please, provide any comments and suggestions you may have regarding the future direction of the club. (2) (3) |
Closed questions | (1) (2) (3) |
Measurement questions | (1) (2) (3) |
Issue Category | Fundamental Issue | |||
Question one:
| Question two: | |||
Question content | YES | No | Yes | No |
Purposeful versus interesting | ||||
Incomplete and unfocused | ||||
Double-barreled question | ||||
Precision | ||||
Time for thought | ||||
Participation at the expense of accuracy | ||||
Presumed knowledge | ||||
Recall and memory decay | ||||
Balance | ||||
Objectivity | ||||
Sensitive information | ||||
Question Wording | ||||
Shared vocabulary | ||||
Unsupported assumption | ||||
Frame of reference | ||||
Biased wording | ||||
Personalization vs. projection | ||||
Adequate alternatives | ||||
Response Strategy Choice | ||||
Objective of the study | ||||
Level of information | ||||
Thoroughness of prior thought | ||||
Communication skill | ||||
Participant motivation |
After reading the Chapters 14 (Sampling), 15 (Analysis and Presentation of Data) and, 16 (Exploring, displaying and examining data), answer the questions below.
2.1. A lakefront resort is planning for its summer busy season. It wishes to estimate with 95% confidence the average number of nights each guest will stay for a consecutive visit. Using a sample of guests who stayed last year, the average number of nights per guest is calculated at 5 nights. The standard deviation of the sample is 1.5 nights. The size of the sample used is 120 guests and the resort desires a precision of plus or minus .5 nights. What is the standard error of the mean in the lakefront resort example? Within what range below can the resort expect with 95% confidence for the true population means to fall? Show the calculation; otherwise, the answer will not be accepted.
2.2. A local restaurant is planning a study on demand for meals over holiday weekends. In calculating the desired sample size for the study, the restaurant’s researcher decides to use a rule-of-thumb calculation for estimating the population dispersion. If the range of meals in the study is 0 to 30, what standard deviation does the rule-of-thumb method produce? Show the calculation; otherwise, the answer will not be accepted.
2.3. A microbrewery plans to conduct a study on beer consumption among men between the ages of 29 and 45. A pilot test indicated that men in this age category consume an average of 6 beers per week with a standard deviation of 2.3. If the microbrewery seeks a 95% confidence level and a precision of .5 beers, what size sample should be used in the study? Show the calculation; otherwise, the answer will not be accepted.
Once you have followed the steps aforementioned, do the following: Analyze the results obtained from steps 2 and 3, craft an executive report (Google “how to write down an executive report”) based on your findings from step 2 and 3. Do not forget to include the management question from the Mastering Teaching Leadership case.