An Australian Firm Has Been Accused of Engaging in Prejudicial

question 108

Essay

An Australian firm has been accused of engaging in prejudicial hiring practices against women who have young children, where a young child is defined to be a child less than 12 years of age. According to the most recent census, the percentages of men, women without young children and women with young children in a certain community are 72%, 10% and 18%, respectively. A random sample of 200 employees of the firm revealed that 165 were men, 14 were women without young children and 21 were women with young children. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude at the 10% level of significance that the firm has been engaged in prejudicial hiring practices?

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