A _____ Is an Empirically Testable Though Yet Unproven Statement

question 4

Multiple Choice

A _____ is an empirically testable though yet unproven statement developed in order to explain phenomena.

• A) construct
• B) law
• C) sample statistic
• D) fact
• E) hypothesis

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Definitions:

BFOQ Defense

A legal justification used by employers to hire based on specific characteristics, like sex or age, that are normally prohibited by discrimination laws, when it's deemed reasonably necessary to the operation of the business or job.

Fair Labor Standards Act

United States federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

Minimum Wages

The lowest legal hourly rate of pay that employers can compensate workers, as mandated by federal or state law.

Defined Benefit Plans

A type of pension plan where an employer promises a specified pension payment upon retirement, based on an employee's earnings history, tenure of service, and age.