Read the Following Scenario and Select the Correct Answer

question 30

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and select the correct answer. There is a large range of starting salaries among software engineers.Sample statistics have been collected to determine if patterns emerge that can help explain this variability.It was found that the mean starting income for men is $42,000 and the mean starting income for women is $52,000.What conclusions can you make from this information?

• A)The difference between mean starting salary for men and women is not random.
• B)Women are more qualified than men.
• C)Men are not compensated fairly.
• D)It would be inappropriate to draw conclusions without first formulating a hypothesis and testing that hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Likert

Relates to a psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaire-based research methods, used for measuring attitudes or opinions.

Semantic Differential

A scale used to measure attitudes that consists of pairs of adjectives opposite in meaning.

Ratio-Level Measurement

A quantitative measurement that includes a true zero point, allowing for meaningful comparisons of magnitude and calculations of ratios.

Zero

A numerical value representing the absence of any quantity or magnitude.