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Raymond Is Completing a Study on Discrimination in Which He

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Raymond is completing a study on discrimination in which he has noted that saleswomen who wear skirt suits make more sales than saleswomen who only wear pant suits. However, Raymond determined that his findings only pertained to those industries in which the purchasing decision maker is traditionally masculine. For example, the sales results were the same for all women selling to medical office managers, a female dominated field. Raymond used ________ variables to more accurately explain his results.


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Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis that asserts there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

µ

The population mean, representing the average value of a given population.

α

Denotes the level of significance in hypothesis testing, representing the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no statistical significance in a set of given observations, aiming to be either proven or disproven.

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