In a Recent Hiring Period, XYZ Corporation Hired 23% of the Males

question 33

Multiple Choice

In a recent hiring period, XYZ Corporation hired 23% of the males who applied and 11% of the females. A lawsuit was contemplated because these numbers seemed to indicate that there was gender discrimination. On closer examination, it was found that XYZ was hiring for only two of its divisions: engineering and secretarial. Applicants applying by gender per department are given in the following table: What can be observed about the percentage of males hired compared to the percentage of females hired in the engineering division?

• A)A higher percentage of males were hired.
• B)A higher percentage of females were hired.
• C)The same percentage of males and females were hired.
• D)Not enough information to make an observation.

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Definitions:

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