Very Large Random Samples of Catholics and Protestants Have Been

question 31

Multiple Choice

Very large random samples of Catholics and Protestants have been questioned about their opinions on cohabitation. Forty-six percent of the Protestant and 47% of the Catholics approve of males and females living together without being married. The difference has been tested and found to be statistically significant. What is the most reasonable conclusion?

• A) This is a statistically significant and important difference.
• B) This difference may be statistically significant but it seems unimportant.
• C) This difference is due to random chance.
• D) The researcher should have used sample means rather than proportions in this situation.

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Definitions:

Attitudinal Structuring

Efforts made in negotiations or in the workplace to shape or influence attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions among employees or negotiation parties.

Social Contract

A theoretical framework suggesting an implicit agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, such as sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.

BATNA

Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement; the most advantageous alternative course of action a party can take if negotiations fail.

Industrywide Bargaining

The process of negotiating labor contracts that cover all the workers in a particular industry, rather than just those in a single company or location.