Occupational Segregation by Gender Leads to a Devaluing of Occupations

question 38

True/False

Occupational segregation by gender leads to a devaluing of occupations more likely held by women.

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Definitions:

Expected Frequencies

Predicted counts of occurrences that are calculated for categories or intervals within a statistical analysis, serving as a basis for comparison against observed frequencies.

Categorical Variables

Variables representing categories, indicating the presence or absence of some characteristic or attribute, typically non-numeric.

Chi-square Goodness-of-fit

A statistical test that compares observed frequencies in a distribution to frequencies expected under a specific hypothesis.

Chi-square Statistic

A statistical measure used to assess the differences between categorical variables in a contingency table.