John Smith Was Assaulted on the Loading Dock by a Coworker

question 8

Multiple Choice

John Smith was assaulted on the loading dock by a coworker, Jim Jones, at the Acme Widget Company. The attack was unprovoked by Smith. After the physical assault, there was an angry verbal exchange between the parties. The incident ended when Jones yelled that Smith was a "sissy" and "everybody knows you're queer as a three dollar bill." Which of the following statements best describes the outcome of the harassment lawsuit filed by Smith under The Civil Right Act of 1964?
I. Sex discrimination is prohibited by federal law (The Civil Right Act of 1964) .
II. Sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by federal law (The Civil Right Act of 1964) .
III. Suits based on harassment due to sexual orientation cannot prevail when based on local or state laws.
IV. Sexual orientation discrimination is not prohibited by federal law (Title VII) .

• A) I only
• B) II only
• C) III only
• D) I and IV

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Definitions:

Frequencies

The rate at which a repeated event occurs, often used in the context of how often different values appear in a dataset.

Stacked Bar Chart

A graphical representation of data where bars divided into sub-parts represent the whole and its segments.

Relative Frequency

The proportion of times a value occurs in relation to the total number of outcomes, often expressed as a percentage.

Categorical Variables

Variables that represent types or categories, where the data can be divided into groups with no inherent numerical ordering.