A Manager of a Large Department Store Tries to Avoid

question 46

Multiple Choice

A manager of a large department store tries to avoid hiring people over the age of 65 because he believes they cannot handle the strain and take a very long time to learn the job.The belief of the manager is known as

• A) contextualism.
• B) socialization.
• C) ageism.
• D) dysthmia.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in a study or experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Residual Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation in a set of observed values that is not explained by a statistical model, representing the standard deviation of the differences between predicted and observed values.

Regression Model

A mathematical representation used to estimate the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Normally Distributed Residuals

Residuals (the differences between observed and predicted values) that are distributed according to a normal distribution, indicating a good fit for a linear model.