A Firm Offers Routine Physical Examinations as Part of a Health

question 1

Multiple Choice

A firm offers routine physical examinations as part of a health service program for its employees. The exams showed that 8% of the employees needed corrective shoes,15% needed major dental work,and 3% needed both corrective shoes and major dental work. What is the probability that an employee selected at random will need either corrective shoes or major dental work?

• A)0.20
• B)0.25
• C)0.50
• D)1.00

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Definitions:

Yea-Saying

A response bias in surveys or questionnaires where participants tend to agree with statements regardless of their actual opinions.

Probability

The likelihood that a given event (among a specific set of events) will occur.

Double-Barreled

Questions or statements that address more than one issue at a time, often leading to confusion or difficulty in answering.

Factual

Based on facts; representing information that is real or true and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings.