When Employers Sort Employment Applications into High-Ability and Low-Ability People

question 32

Multiple Choice

When employers sort employment applications into high-ability and low-ability people based on the attainment of a college degree (irrespective of major) ,they are providing evidence in support of the

• A)human-capital theory of education.
• B)signaling theory of education.
• C)principle that education enhances marginal productivity.
• D)principle that most business owners are more interested in discriminating against a particular group than in maximizing profits.

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Definitions:

Ratio Scale

A quantitative scale of measurement that has a true zero-point and units of equal intervals, allowing for the comparison of absolute magnitudes of numbers.

Interval Scale

A type of measurement scale that represents both the order of data points and the exact differences between them, but without a true zero point.

Histogram

A graphical representation using bars of various heights to show the distribution of data over a continuous interval or certain period of time.

Research Hypotheses

Proposed explanations or predictions that are based on limited evidence and can be tested through further investigation.