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Title:

Physical Strength and Job Performance

Url:

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/case_studies/physical_strength/index.htm...

Creator:

Lane, David M.

Publisher:

Rice University

Description: Created by David Lane of Rice University, this case study aims to answer the question, "How does one select employees to perform physically demanding jobs?" It examines the relationship between isometric strength tests and job performance for one hundred forty-seven workers. The author has structured the lesson to provide a background, methods and procedures, univariate statistics, scatter plots, correlations, regression and raw data. Some of the main concepts include: correlation, linear regression, multiple regression.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Graphic methods
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Multivariate analysis -- Regression analysis. Correlation analysis
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Correlation
Mathematics -- Graphs
Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Regression

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material -- Case Study
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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