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Multiple Choice Dr. Plummer has already alerted you that nonverbal “universals” don’t really exist across cultures since a given behavior may be widely produced but the interpretation & the meaning attributed to it often differ.  In other words, all humans communicate emotions through their nonverbals but what they are saying about their emotions will vary. Nevertheless, out of the list below, which nonverbal cue is the closest to being evident in similar ways across cultures?

Multiple Choice According to Gudykunst’s Anxiety Uncertainty Management Theory, an interpersonal relationship that is characterized by having: too-little-uncertainty  combined with too-much-predictability… ________.

Multiple Choice As with any other cultural group, organizations have value systems and exist in an environmental context. Often, they even have their own language systems.  Consequently, in many ways they function like a micro-culture.  With all of this in mind, consider this: When preparing to conduct business with persons from different geographical &/or ethnic cultures, you _______. Select the choice that is most accurate. 

Multiple Choice Languages are composed of different sounds. Some of the world’s languages are considered more “intonational” than others.  A language that is considered highly tonal is one where the uttered sounds   _______.  

Find the sample standard deviation.9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Find the sample standard deviation.12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Find the population mean or sample mean as indicated.Sample: 4, 11, 14, 16, 15

Find the population mean or sample mean as indicated.Sample: 6, 9, 13, 16, 16

Provide an appropriate response.An Excel printout of some descriptive statistics for a set of data is shown below. What is the IQR? 

Provide an appropriate response.A television station claims that the amount of advertising per hour of broadcast time has an average of 16 minutes and a standard deviation equal to 1.2 minutes. You watch the station for 1 hour, at a randomly selected time, and carefully observe that the amount of advertising time is equal to 20 minutes. Calculate the z-score for this amount of advertising time.