Which of the Following Would Not Be an Explanation as to Why

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be an explanation as to why environmental crimes are more strictly enforced and prosecuted than workplace safety?

• A) the public is more supportive of environmental concerns
• B) Congress has been more willing to address environmental concerns
• C) workers believed to be partially responsible for understanding the risks of their job
• D) workplace safety has received continual coverage from the media

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Definitions:

Stratified Random Sample

A sampling method that divides the population into strata, or subgroups, and selects random samples from each stratum to ensure representation.

Statistic

A numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample, used to infer properties of the population from which it was drawn.

Parameter

A quantity that defines certain characteristics of a system or function, often used in mathematical or statistical models.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.