Paired Samples T-test Results Exam Section A: Q11-15 Research Scenario Kai is a member of the People Services team for an elite university in the I-JK. The university is struggling with turnover and retention, particularly in their administrative departments. Kai is concerned that the additional strain placed on administrative staff by the challenges over the last few years (e.g. Covid-19, increased student numbers, cost of living crisis) has resulted in a general decrease in satisfaction and morale. The university administers an annual staff survey to all employees. Kai asks permission to analyse the data from that survey, to try and identify relevant patterns that might be contributing to their turnover issues. They take data from following variables, from both the 2021 and 2022 staff surveys: 1. 2. 3. SAT: Job satisfaction 3 item composite, rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = very dissatisfied and 5 = very satisfied) PA: Self-reported Performance Appraisal single rating from 1 to 5 (1 = did not meet expectations, 2 = partly met expectations, 3 = generally met expectations, 4 = fully met expectations, 5 = exceeded expectations) ACC: Affective commitment towards the organisation 3 item composite, rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = very committed and 5 = very uncommitted) SA T t-test Mean Variance Observations Pearson Correlation Hypothesized Mean Difference df t Stat P(T