A Good Business Reason for a Practice That Has a Discriminatory

question 64

True/False

A good business reason for a practice that has a discriminatory effect may permit an employer to avoid liability for discrimination.

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

A research hypothesis is a specific, testable prediction about the expected outcome of a study based on theoretical concepts or prior evidence.

Alpha Level

The threshold of probability set for rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test, often set at 0.05, indicating a 5% risk of concluding a difference exists when there is none.

Two-tailed Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between two groups in either direction.

Statistically Significant

A term indicating that the observed result in a study is unlikely to have occurred due to chance alone, often determined by a p-value less than a predetermined threshold.