The Number of Discrimination Charges Filed with the EEOC Averages

question 19

True/False

The number of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC averages nearly 500,000 per year.

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Definitions:

Retaining Null Hypothesis

The decision in hypothesis testing that there is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, implying the observed data does not significantly differ from what was expected.

Alpha (α)

Alpha (α) represents the level of significance in hypothesis testing, defining the threshold for rejecting the null hypothesis.

Critical Value

A critical value is a point on the distribution that represents a threshold above which significant results are considered to occur.

Statistical Hypotheses

Statements made for statistical testing, including a null hypothesis and possibly an alternative hypothesis, concerning the parameters or distribution of a population.