What Lesson Is the Text Trying to Convey by Relating

question 36

Multiple Choice

What lesson is the text trying to convey by relating the example of ignition switch malfunctions in General Motors cars?

• A) Failure to report unethical behavior can be extremely costly.
• B) People fail to report unethical behavior mainly out of concern for the person doing the action.
• C) Most unethical behaviors are intentional in nature.
• D) Failure to report unethical behavior is usually due to valuing short-term benefits over long-term benefits.

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Definitions:

Outliers

Outliers are data points that differ significantly from other observations, potentially indicating a measurement variation or error.

Symmetrical

A characteristic of a shape or distribution where one half is a mirror image of the other half, usually about a central point or axis.

Unimodal Distribution

A type of distribution that has a single peak or mode, showing one predominant frequency of data points.

Negatively Skewed Distribution

A distribution shape where the tail is on the left side, indicating that the bulk of values are concentrated on the right.