A Poll Was Taken of 13,863 Working Adults Aged 40-70

question 82

Multiple Choice

A poll was taken of 13,863 working adults aged 40-70 to determine their level of educatic The participants were classified by sex and by level of education. The results were as folls
$\begin{array}{cccc}\hline \text { Education Level } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { High School or Less } & 3043 & 2133 & 5176 \\\text { Bachelor's Degree } & 3428 & 4150 & 7578 \\\text { Master's Degree } & 554 & 423 & 977 \\\text { Ph.D. } & 72 & 60 & 132 \\\hline \text { Total } & 7097 & 6766 & 13,863\end{array}$
A person is selected at random. Compute the probability that the person is male or has a P .D.

• A) 0.516
• B) 0.512
• C) 0.521
• D) 0.010

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Replacement Status

A term indicating whether a position is being filled temporarily or permanently, especially in the context of employment or staffing.

Promotability

The potential or suitability of an employee for future promotion within an organization.

Present Performance

The current level of effectiveness or achievement of an individual or entity in executing assigned tasks or goals.

Human Resource Shortages

Human resource shortages occur when there is a lack of qualified, skilled workers available to fill job positions within an organization, industry, or geography.