A management consulting company is interested in how managers look at the prospects for the economy in this country. Questionnaires were sent to 2,000 managers in different areas of the country. The responses were:

(a) Does the evidence suggest that middle managers are equally split among the three different opinions? Do a 5 % test.

(b) Does the evidence suggest that middle management’s opinion pattern is similar to that of top-level management? Do a 5 % test.

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Top-level managers Middle managers Future prospects Optimistic 300 200 Pessimistic 250 200 No change 100 220