Research Methods B

I’m studying for my Management class and need an explanation.

In an attempt to learn more about forklift accidents, your research team conducted some descriptive research by randomly observing several drivers during their shifts and talking with warehouse team leaders about this problem. Your observations and discussions seemed to indicate that older drivers who were less educated had more safety violations and were involved in more accidents. To follow up on these findings, you gathered additional data about these and other forklift driver characteristics to see whether age, education level, or other variables predicted on-the-job accidents. These data are displayed in the table below.

Driver (Gender)	Incidents (Last 2 years)	Age (Years)	Experience (Years)	Annual Hours of Training (Mean)	Post-H.S. Education (Years)	3rd Shift (% of hours last 2 years)	Sleep (Reported daily mean in hours)	Caffeine Intake (reported daily mean in mg)
CH (M)	0	27	3	29	2	20	6.5	400
VB (M)	4	41	2	36	0	40	8.0	350
PP (F)	1	38	4	24	1	50	9.0	250
IW (M)	2	32	4	38	0	50	5.5	55
JS (M)	2	26	1	41	0	30	6.0	600
RF (M)	0	45	7	35	4	10	7.5	250
JS (F)	1	37	1	30	4	20	7.0	300
RA (M)	2	53	6	75	2	20	8.0	400
TL (M)	3	39	2	94	0	40	8.5	180

1. Use Excel to calculate correlation coefficients between the number of safety incidents over the last two years for this sample of drivers to each other variable for which a correlation coefficient is an appropriate measure.

2. Write one sentence that summarizes the relationship you found between number of incidents and each other variable you examined.

3. Based on your results, describe an experiment you would conduct in an attempt to identify a cause of safety incidents. Be sure to state your research hypothesis and identify the IV and DV in your proposed experiment.

Written Assignments (1) (4) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeData Analysis	20.0 pts Excellent Submission includes at least 5 accurate correlation coefficients, and at least 5 appropriate summary statements that address both the direction and strength of the observed correlations. 16.0 pts Satisfactory At least 5 correlations are addressed, but one correlation coefficient is inaccurate and/or one summary statement is inaccurate with regard to either strength or direction of the observed correlation. 12.0 pts Unsatisfactory Submission is missing at least one correlation coefficient, or more than one coefficient is inaccurate, or more than one summary statement is inaccurate with regard to either strength or direction of the observed correlation.	20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeExperiment	20.0 pts Excellent Experiment is logically based on correlational results, accurately states research hypothesis, contains an IV that is carefully controlled, and the IV and DV are accurately labeled. 16.0 pts Satisfactory One of the elements from the Excellent category is missing. 12.0 pts Unsatisfactory More than one element from the Excellent category is missing.	20.0 pts
Total Points: 40.0