Which of the Following Candidates Has the Highest Probability of Being

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following candidates has the highest probability of being rejected by a U.S. organization that follows ethical HR practices and recruits nontraditional diverse workers?

• A) A 40-year-old African American who was unemployed for 15 years
• B) A 30-year-old woman with a hearing impairment
• C) A 45-year-old single mother
• D) A 24-year-old Danish woman without a U.S. visa

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Definitions:

Type II Error

An error resulting from failing to reject an incorrect null hypothesis.

Sample Size

The number of observations or elements chosen from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Significance Level

A threshold within which the p-value of a hypothesis test must fall for the result to be deemed statistically significant, typically set at 0.05 or 5%.

Test Power

The likelihood that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, identifying an effect when it is present.