Which of the Following Statements/statistics About Women in the Workforce

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements/statistics about women in the workforce is incorrect?

• A)The number of women in the labor force increased from 31.5 million in 1970 to 65 million in 2008.
• B)Women earn 49 percent of all doctorates and 60 percent of master's degrees.
• C)There has been little increase in the number of women CEOs.
• D)On average, women earn 90% of what men earn from work.

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Definitions:

Interval-Level

A type of data measurement that includes meaningful and equal distances between measurements but lacks a true zero, allowing for the calculation of differences and averages.

Pearson's Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure of the linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure, often represented as R^2, that represents the proportion of variance for a dependent variable that's predictable from an independent variable(s).

Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables where both variables move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, the other also increases.