The Activities of a Large Multinational Corporation Violated Federal and Provincial

question 5

Multiple Choice

The activities of a large multinational corporation violated federal and provincial environmental laws.It polluted a clean water source and caused illness among the people and wildlife inhabiting the affected area.What would the corporation's lawyers most likely suggest as the main reason for attempting to force resolution of the legal dispute through ADR?

• A) a desire to avoid establishing a common law precedent for damages arising from environmental infractions
• B) a need to sustain the operation based on the amount of capital resources committed to its business activities
• C) the ability to keep details of the contamination and of the settlement private and confidential
• D) the fact that an arbitrator's decision will be binding and likely be favourable to the corporation

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Distribution Aspects

Features and characteristics of how data points or values are spread across a range for a particular variable.

Frequency

Number of participants in a sample corresponding to a value of a variable.

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A method of instructing a new wave of professionals in a specific trade or profession through practical, on-the-job training complemented by some theoretical study.