Which of the Following Statements Is Not an Accurate Representation

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not an accurate representation of employment statistics for Canadians?

• A) The unemployment rate for Aboriginal people is higher than that for other Canadians.
• B) When employed, Aboriginal people tend to earn less than other Canadians.
• C) The unemployment rate for new immigrants is higher than that for Canadian-born workers in Ontario.
• D) Recent arrivals who were African-born experienced higher unemployment rates than do domestic-born workers.
• E) Recent arrivals who were Asian-born experienced lower unemployment rates than do domestic-born workers.

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Definitions:

Contingency Table

A tabular method to represent and analyze the relationship between two or more categorical variables, showing the distribution of one variable across levels of the other variable(s).

Chi-square Test of Independence

A statistical analysis aimed at identifying a meaningful relationship between two variables that can be categorized.

Quantitative Variables

Variables that represent measurable quantities and can take on numerical values.

Chi-Square Test

A statistical method to assess the differences between categorical variables in a contingency table, comparing observed frequencies to expected frequencies.