An Advocacy Group Is Investigating Whether Gender Has an Effect

question 15

Multiple Choice

An advocacy group is investigating whether gender has an effect on job category
In large investment firms. She surveyed a sample of firms with the results shown below.
The most appropriate display for these data is a $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Job Category } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } \\\hline \text { Clerical / Technical } & 85 & 215 \\\hline \text { Professional Staff } & 720 & 480 \\\hline \text { Executive / Managerial } & 400 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) histogram.
• B) stem and leaf display.
• C) boxplot.
• D) segmented bar chart.
• E) frequency table.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal

The principle that the marginal benefit of using or consuming one more unit of a good or service decreases as its quantity increases.

Rate

The speed at which a certain event occurs, often expressed as a quantity over time.

Substitution

The act of replacing one thing with another, especially a similar item, in response to changes in market conditions or personal preferences.

Convex Preferences

In microeconomics, a condition where consumers prefer a mix of goods over having only one good, illustrated by a convex shape of their indifference curves.