Which of the Following Is an Example of Ratings and Rankings

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of ratings and rankings of the level of corporate social responsibility of companies?

• A)a Time Warner press release discussing advances in corporate citizenship
• B)The founder of Clif Bar, Inc. won the Business Ethics Award given by Business Ethics magazine.
• C)A regional heating fuel supplier performs a social audit of how resources such as funding and manpower have been applied to the goals of corporate social responsibility.
• D)The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, started by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, has begun an initiative for a malaria vaccine, which has had a positive impact on the public perception of Microsoft.

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Definitions:

Biased Sample

A sample that does not accurately reflect the population from which it was drawn, often due to overrepresentation or underrepresentation of certain groups.

Target Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is focused and to whom the results of the study are intended to be generalized.

Systematic Difference

Differences between groups or conditions that are consistent, predictable, and attributable to a specific cause or intervention in a study.

Population

In research, population refers to the entire group of individuals or instances about whom the study is making conclusions, from which a sample can be drawn for analysis.