Are Japanese Managers More Motivated Than American Managers? a Randomly

Multiple Choice

Are Japanese managers more motivated than American managers? A randomly selected group of 100 managers from each group were administered the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL) , which measures motivation for upward mobility. The average and standard deviation of the SSATL scores are computed. The standard deviations of the SSATL scores suggest that the standard deviation from the two groups is very different. Which of the following tests will be the most appropriate?

A) pooled-variance t test
B) Z test for proportion
C) separate-variance t test
D) t test for mean