An Investigator Hired by a Client Suing for Sex Discrimination

question 46

Multiple Choice

An investigator hired by a client suing for sex discrimination has developed a multiple regression model for employee salaries for the company in question.In this multiple regression model,the salaries are in thousands of dollars.For example,a data entry of 35 for the dependent variable indicates a salary of $35,000.The indicator (dummy) variable for gender is coded as X₁ = 0 if male and X₁ = 1 if female.The computer output of this multiple regression model shows that the coefficient for this variable (X₁) is -4.2.The t test showed that X₁ was significant at α = 0.1.This result implies that for male and female workers of the company,

• A)On the average,females earn $4200 less.
• B)On the average,males earn $4200 less.
• C)On the average,salaries do not differ.
• D)On the average,males have 4.2 more years of experience.
• E)On the average,females have 4.2 more years of experience.

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