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Question 2 Read the following case extract and answer ALL questions that follow. A management researcher is compiling a list of practices of managers that
Question 2
Read the following case extract and answer ALL questions that follow.
A management researcher is compiling a list of practices of managers that he thinks correlate with improved return on shareholders' equity. He suspects that the average number of peer-reviewed articles read weekly by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a JSE-listed company could predict the return on shareholders' equity (ROE, measured in %). To test the veracity of his suspicion, he e-mailed a validated questionnaire to 200 CEOs of JSE-listed companies and received back 127 questionnaires of which 120 were usable (see Table 2.1, below). Table 2.1, below, is an excerpt of the data gathered from the 120 CEOs. Each row in the table shows the number of peerreviewed articles read weekly by CEO and the return on shareholders' equity of the JSE-listed companies of which the CEO is the leader. Table 2.1: Excerpt of data gathered from 120 CEOs of JSE-listed firms.
Respondents'# | Average of peer-review article read weekly by CEO | Return on Shareholder's equity (REO in, %) |
1 | 4 | 12,50 |
2 | 1 | 10,42 |
3 | 5 | 18,0 |
4 | 6 | 22,75 |
5 | 8 | 27,16 |
6 | 3 | 17,85 |
7 | 2 | 9,21 |
8 | 7 | 31,8 |
9 | 1 | 6,62 |
10 | 3 | 12,22 |
11 | 5 | 14,8 |
12 | 3 | 9,50 |
13 | 4 | 12,26 |
14 | 4 | 16,50 |
15 | 5 | 18,64 |
... | ... | ... |
120 | 6 | 19,5 |
With the help of a data analyst, the CEO conducted the analysis of the data using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25 and the following output was generated:
Table 2.2: Test of Normality of ROE
Table 2.2 Test of Normality of REO | ||||||
Tests of normality | ||||||
Kolmogorov-Smirnova | Shapiro-Wilk | |||||
Statistic | df | Sig. | Statistic | df | Sig. | |
ROE | 0.098 | 120 | 200 | 0.973 | 120 | 0.167 |
a. Lilliefors Significance Correction Table 2.3: Correlation of Average Number of Articles Read - ROE
Correlations | ||
Average number of articles read | ROE | |
Average number of articles read Pearson | 1000 | 799** |
Correlation | 000 | |
Sig.(2-tailed) | ||
N | 120 | 120 |
ROE Pearson | 799** | 1000 |
Correlation | 000 | |
Sig.(2-tailed) | ||
N | 120 | 120 |
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
Table 2.4: Regression Model Summary of Average Number of Articles - ROE
Model Summaryb | ||||
Model | R | R Square | Adjusted R square | Std Error of the |
1 | 0.799a | 0.638 | 0.624 | 6.992 |
a. Predictors: (Constant), Average number of articles read b. Dependent Variable: ROE
Table 2.5: Results of ANOVA for the Average Number of Articles Read - ROE model
ANOVAa | |||||
Model | Sum of squares | df | Mean Square | F | Sig |
1 Regression | 1089.416 | 1 | 1.089.416 | 153.919 | .000b |
Residual | 835.185 | 118 | 7.0778 | ||
Total | 1924.601 | 119 |
a. Dependent Variable: ROE b. Predictors: (Constant), Average number of articles read
Table 2.6: Regression Coefficients for the Average Number of Articles Read - ROE Model
Coefficients a | |||||
Unstandardized | Unstandardized | ||||
Coefficients | Coefficients | ||||
B | Std. Error | Beta | t | Sig. | |
1 (Constant) | 3.525 | 1.897 | 1.935 | .041 | |
Average number of articles read | 2.498 | 0.453 | .799 | 6.528 | .000 |
REQUIRED: 2.1 State the aim of the study. (2 marks) 2.2 Identify the Independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables implicit in the study. (2 marks) 2.3 Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses for the study. (2 marks) 2.4 Based on the output, comment on the strength, direction and significance of the correlation between the independent and dependent variables. Please quote the relevant statistic to substantiate your answer. (6 marks) 2.5 On the basis of the regression output and using the standard reporting format, comment on the relationship between "Average number of articles read" and "ROE". (6 marks) 2.6 State the regression equation of the 'Average number of articles - ROE' model. (2 marks)
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