Fact Pattern 12-1 Craig Applies for a Job at Dispatch Transportation, Inc., for Transportation

question 71

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 12-1
Craig applies for a job at Dispatch Transportation, Inc., for which he is well qualified. He passes a test to determine which applicants are eligible for hiring, but the employer discards the results, and Craig is rejected. Dispatch continues to seek applicants.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 12-1.To successfully defend itself against Craig's suit, Dispatch must show that

• A) ​the practice in question was justified.
• B) ​the employer feared it would be sued if it used the test results.
• C) ​any discriminatory effect was unintended.
• D) ​statistically the practice in question is discriminatory in effect.

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Definitions:

Data Collection

The process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes.

Natural Experiment

An empirical study in which individuals or groups are exposed to conditions that are determined by nature or by other factors outside the control of the researchers.

Confounding Variables

External factors that can affect the results of an experiment or study by being intertwined with the independent variable.

Correlational Study

Research design intended to discover whether a statistical relationship between variables exists.