A Company Is Studying the Number of Monthly Absences Among

question 92

Multiple Choice

A company is studying the number of monthly absences among its 125 employees. The following probability distribution shows the likelihood that people were absent 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days last month. What is the mode of the distribution?

• A) 0.72 days
• B) 2.5 days
• C) 0 days
• D) 3 days

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Definitions:

Chilling Effect

A situation where speech or conduct is suppressed by fear of penalization at the interests of those who have the power to penalize.

Corporate Campaigns

Strategies employed by unions or activist groups targeting a company’s practices or policies in order to bring about change, often through public, media, and legal pressure.

NLRA

The National Labor Relations Act, a foundational statute in United States labor law that protects the rights of employees to engage in collective bargaining and other union activities.

Corporate Campaign

A strategy used by labor unions to put pressure on a company by mobilizing public, financial, and political support to achieve negotiating aims.