8-2 Scenario Analysis: Promotion Assignment

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You volunteer some of your spare time to your local fire department and have been asked by an assistant chief to analyze data on firefighters who applied for promotion. The assistant chief wants to ensure that gender bias is not a concern in the promotion of firefighters. Shown below is data for 50 firefighters who applied for promotion and the results of a chi-square analysis of the data.

MaleFemale
Promoted1322
Not Promoted105
Chi-Square Statistic3.6845
P value0.054919
  1. What factors should the assistant chief consider in determining the presence of gender bias in firefighter promotion?
  2. Is the promotional status of recently promoted firefighters independent of their gender?
  3. What reasons should the assistant chief convey to the fire chief to justify the absence of gender bias in the most recent class of firefighters who were promoted?
  4. How might the presence of gender bias in promotions impact the fire department?

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QSO 510 Scenario Analysis Guidelines and Rubric Knowledge of statistics is important foundational knowledge for analyzing data. Equally important is what you can do with that information. An overarching goal of this course is to consider how statistics informs decision making, or data-based decision making. Throughout this course, you will be asked to make decisions and then to consider the impact of those choices. Whether in stock trading, in car sales, or on the production floor, the decisions you make as a business professional should be directly influenced by the data available to you. Careful analysis is the key to data-based decision making. Each module task below provides a scenario and a list of questions for you to answer using data-based decision making.       Module Two: Stock Options Module Four: Cars Sold Module Five: Computer Chips Module Six: Vacation Time Module Eight: Promotion Module Ten: Printing Equipment Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. II. III. IV. Main Elements Integration and Application Analysis Critical Thinking Guidelines for Submission: Your analysis of the scenario must be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing and 12-point Times New Roman font. Rubric Critical Elements Main Elements Integration and Application Analysis Critical Thinking Articulation of Response Exemplary (100%) Thoroughly addresses each of the main elements found in the individual prompts and guiding questions for each scenario All of the course concepts are correctly applied Meets “Proficient” and the quality of the statistical analysis is above minimum quality standards for competent Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with peer-reviewed evidence and examples Proficient (90%) Adequately addresses all of the main elements found in the individual prompts and guiding questions for each scenario Most of the course concepts are correctly applied Represents competency with respect to the statistical analysis Needs Improvement (70%) Addresses most but not all of the main elements found in the individual prompts and guiding questions for scenario Some of the course concepts are correctly applied Statistical analysis is evident, but does not meet standards Not Evident (0%) Addresses less than half of the main elements found in the individual prompts or guiding questions for each scenario Does not correctly apply any of the course concepts Statistical analysis is not evident Value 20 Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence based on peer-reviewed research Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence based on peer-reviewed research Does not draw logical conclusions 10 Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy to read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas Earned Total 10 20 40 100%
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You volunteer some of your spare time to your local fire department and have been
asked by an assistant chief to analyze data on firefighters who applied for promotion.
The assistant chief wants to ensure that gender bias is not a concern in the promotion
of firefighters. Shown below is data for 50 firefighters who applied for promotion and the
results of a chi-square analysis of the data.
Male

Female

Promoted

13

22

Not...


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