What Variables Might Explain Gender Segregation in Occupations

question 10

Multiple Choice

What variables might explain gender segregation in occupations?

• A) Women and men have different social connections or relationships.
• B) Women and men have different training.
• C) Women would prefer to stay home.
• D) Men work harder in their jobs than women.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis Testing

A statistical method used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.

Population Parameters

Numerical characteristics that summarize or describe aspects of a population, such as mean, variance, or standard deviation.

Test Statistic

A measure calculated from a sample data to perform a hypothesis test.

P-Value

The likelihood of getting findings from tests that are at least as extreme as what was observed, assuming the correctness of the null hypothesis.