I gather that you have a group of people who have NOT been involved
in pilots, and a group who have used pilots.
For each person, you can tell if they are using the technology in
their present work, or not. No partials, here - you can tell yes, or
no. Before you review the list.
Looking at each group, you can determine a percentage of the group
that uses technology in present work.
At this point, it looks to me like a comparison of two proportions.
A t test would do that job.
Enough information?
Suppose that you measure the _degree_ of using the new technology in
normal work. On say scale of say 0 to 10. Now you would have a
reasonable measure, and it (probably) would be close enough to use a
regular t test.
Jay
On Dec 6, 2008, at 1:51 AM, Ken Masters wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Please can I be advised on the right tests to run (in Excel, if
> possible).
>
> I have a small sample (176) that has been involved in using a
> particular
> technology.
>
> 40% have been involved in pilots of that technology
> 27% use that technology as part of their normal work
>
> I want to determine if there is any relationship between being
> involved
> in a pilot, and using the technology as part of their normal work,
> because I have a fair number of people who have been involved in
> pilots
> who do not use the technology as part of their work, and a fair number
> who use the technology as part of their normal work, but have never
> been
> involved in any pilots. The type of question I’m looking to have
> answers for is "Are people who have been involved in pilots more
> likely
> (than those who haven't been involved in pilots) to use the technology
> in their daily work?" If these tests can be run in Excel, that would
> really be useful.
>
> Any assistance will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken Masters
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