Which of the Following Is an Example of Statistical Discrimination

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of statistical discrimination?

• A) A firm will not hire any laborer over the age of 50 because of the firm's belief that most workers over 50 are not able to do the job.
• B) A restaurant will not hire a Black server because it fears that its customers are discriminatory.
• C) A worker chooses not to accept a job offer because the owner of the firm is an expatriate.
• D) A school hires only teachers who pass a PRAXIS test of pedagogical knowledge.
• E) Only applications from college-educated workers are considered for an opening for CFO.

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Definitions:

ΣD

Symbolizes the sum of differences, often used in statistical formulas to denote the aggregate of specific differences.

Differences Between Groups

A concept in research that refers to the observable or measurable disparity in outcomes across separate groups.

Sum of Differences

The total sum calculated by subtracting each value in a dataset from a specific value (often the mean), used in various statistical computations.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect, serving as the default or starting assumption in hypothesis testing.