Which Court Case Resulted in the Creation of Disparate Impact

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which court case resulted in the creation of disparate impact?

• A)Brown v.Topeka Board of Education
• B)McDonald v.Santa Fe Transportation Company
• C)Ledbetter v.Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
• D)Griggs v.Duke Power Company

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Definitions:

Sample Correlation Coefficient

measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables in a sample.

P-Value

A measure in statistical hypothesis testing representing the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Significant Level

The likelihood of incorrectly dismissing the null hypothesis, often represented by the symbol alpha (α).

Standard Error Of Estimate

The standard deviation of the observed values from the regression line, indicating the precision of the regression estimate.