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Shared leadership in airplane crews. Human Factors (March 2014) published a study that examined the effect of shared leadership by the cockpit and cabin crews of a commercial airplane. Simulated flights were taken by 84 six-person crews, where each crew consisted of a two-person cockpit (captain and first officer) and a four-person cabin team (three flight attendants and a purser.) During the simulation, smoke appeared in the cabin and the reactions of the crew were monitored for teamwork. Each crew was rated as working either successfully or unsuccessfully as a team. Also, each individual member was evaluated for leadership (measured as number of leadership
- a. Consider the data for captains. Interpret the p-value for testing (at α = .05) whether the mean leadership values for captains from successful and unsuccessful teams differ.
- b. Consider the data for flight attendants. Interpret the p-value for testing (at α = .05) whether the mean leadership values for flight attendants from successful and unsuccessful teams differ.
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