Question

Chapin Manufacturing Company operates 24 hours a day, five days a week. The workers rotate shifts each week. Management is interested in whether there is a difference in the number of units produced when the employees work on various shifts. A sample of five workers is selected and their output recorded on each shift. At the 0.05 significance level, can we conclude there is a difference in the mean production rate by shift or by employee?

	Units Produced
Employee	Day	Afternoon	Night
Skaff	38	39	35
Lum	33	26	34
Clark	36	38	37
Treece	36	26	27
Morgan	28	19	22

1. What is your decision regarding H₀? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

2. What is your conclusion?

Answer 1