EdwardsMBA: MBA Data Set from Edwards (1994)
In siRSM: Single-Index Response Surface Models

A real data set to illustrate single-index response surface models. Among a group of MBA students, job satisfaction is highest when preference for various kinds of work matches the extent to which they actually engage in those kinds of work.

1	data(EdwardsMBA)

A matrix containing 172 rows (observations) and 9 columns (variables):

`PCPRE`	preferences (PRE) for 'planning and coordinating' (PC) kind of work
`DMPRE`	preferences (PRE) for 'decision making' (DM) kind of work
`EIPRE`	preferences (PRE) for 'exchanging information' (EI) kind of work
`MRPRE`	preferences (PRE) for 'motivating and rewarding others' (MR) kind of work
`PCACT`	actual engagement (ACT) in 'planning and coordinating' (PC) kind of work
`DMACT`	actual engagement (ACT) in 'decision making' (DM) kind of work
`EIACT`	actual engagement (ACT) in 'exchanging information' (EI) kind of work
`MRACT`	actual engagement (ACT) in 'motivating and rewarding others' (MR) kind of work
`AVGSAT4`	a measure of job satisfaction

Edwards JR (1994), "The study of congruence in organizational behavior research: Critique and a proposed alternative," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 58, pp. 51-100 (erratum, 58, pp. 323-325).

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