A Plaintiff Who Sues on the Basis of Disparate-Treatment Discrimination

question 64

True/False

A plaintiff who sues on the basis of disparate-treatment discrimination in hiring must make out a prima facie case of illegal discrimination.

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Definitions:

Cross-Sequential Design

Research design in which participants are first studied by means of a cross-sectional design but are also followed and assessed longitudinally.

Longitudinal

A type of study or analysis in which the same group of individuals is observed over a period of time.

Cross-Sectional

A type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Nature Versus Nurture

The debate concerning the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities versus personal experiences in determining or causing differences in physical and behavioral traits.