Aresearch company performed a study of Machiavellian traits in accountants. Mach

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Aresearch company performed a study of Machiavellian traits in accountants. Machiavellian describes negative character traits that include manipulation, cunning, duplicity, deception, and bad faith. A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 900 acccounting alumni of a large university; however, due to nonresponse and incomplete answers, only 252 questionnaires could be analyzed. Several variables were measured, including age, gender, level of education, income, job satisfaction score, and Machiavellian Mach rating score. The research findings suggest that Machiavellian behavior is not required to achieve success in the accounting profession. Complete parts a through f a. What is the population of interest to the researcher? O A. The 900 accounting alumni O B. All 252 accounting alumni who returned the questionnaire O C. All accounting alumni of the large university O D. All alumni of the large university b. What type of data (quantitative or qualitative) is produced by each of the variables measured? O A. The quantitative variables are gender, level of education, job satisfaction score, and Machiavellian rating. The qualitative variables are age and income O B. The quantitative variables are gender, level of education, and job satisfaction score. The qualitative variables are age, income, and Machiavellian rating. O C. The quantitative variables are age, income, job satisfaction score, and Machiavellian rating. The qualitative variables are gender and level of education O D. The quantitative variables are age, income, and gender. The qualitative variables are level of education, job satisfaction score, and Machiavellian rating c. Identify the sample. Choose the correct answer below. O A. The sample is all accounting alumni of the large university. O B. The sample is all alumni of the large university. O C. The sample is the 252 accounting alumni who returned the questionnaire O D. The sample is the 900 accounting alumni who returned the questionnaire. d. Identify the data-collection method used. Choose the correct answer below O A. The data were collected observationally O B. The data are from a survey O C. The data are from a published source. O D. The data are from a designed experiment.

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a) All accounting alumni of the large university.

b) The quantitaive variables age, income, job satisfaction score and Machiavellian rating. The qualitative variables are gender & level of education.

c)The sample size is 900 accounting alumni who returned the questionnaire

d) The data are from a survey

e) Machiavellian behaviour is not required to achieve success in accounting profession.

f) Nonresponses cause inaccuracies in the values of the data being recorded.

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