An Advocacy Group Is Interested in Determining If Gender (1

question 7

Multiple Choice

An advocacy group is interested in determining if gender (1 = Female, 2 = Male) affects executive level salaries.They take a random sample of executives in three different industries: (1 = Consumer Goods, 2 = Financial, 3 = Health Care) .Salary data are collected.
Which of the following statements is true?
I.This is an experimental study.
II.This is an observational study.
III.This is a randomized block design.

• A)I only
• B)II only
• C)III only
• D)Both I and III
• E)Both II and III

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Definitions:

Safety

The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury, often referenced in the context of health, environment, and work.

Control Group

A group in an experiment or study that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Experimental Group

In research, a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under investigation, as opposed to the control group which is not.

Comparisons

The act of evaluating two or more items to highlight their similarities and differences.