Ethical Theories

question 15

Multiple Choice

Ethical theories

• A) make general claims about what makes right acts right and wrong ones wrong.
• B) are applicable to all decisions made by engineers and everyone else, such as politicians, doctors, philosophy professors, and movie stars.
• C) should be to engineering ethics what math is to the engineering sciences: a solid foundation on which precise conclusions about real-world problems can be based.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A number derived from sample observations in a hypothesis test, essential for determining the rejection of the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, used as a starting point for statistical testing.

Type I Error

A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.

Rejecting

The act of not accepting or dismissing a statistical hypothesis based on the analysis of data.