Scenario A: Use the Information in the Following Paragraph to Answer

question 11

Multiple Choice

Scenario A: Use the information in the following paragraph to answer the four questions below the paragraph. Carmela and Penny are colleagues who are experiencing problems in their jobs. They relate their experiences to each other because they are very concerned about their situations. Carmela speaks of a conversation with her immediate supervisor in which he (the supervisor) tells her that if she agrees to spend the weekend together with him the next time they take a business trip together, he will recommend her for a promotion. It was clear, Carmela says, that "spending the weekend together" included sleeping with her supervisor. Penny has a different situation. She works in an area of the office where there are few women during the day. Her male colleagues consistently make lewd remarks about her body and attempt to show her pornographic pictures.
-If Carmela and Penny were men, which of the following statements would be true?

• A) Sexual harassment would not have occurred.
• B) Sexual harassment case would be applicable as the standard also applies to male-on-male harassment.
• C) The company would not be liable for harassment.
• D) It would be a case of hostile environment but not a case of quid pro quo harassment.
• E) It would be a case of quid pro quo harassment but not of hostile environment.

---

Definitions:

Population Proportions

Refers to the share or percentage of a specific subgroup within the overall population.

Variance

Variance quantifies the spread of data points around the average value, showing the extent of their dispersion.

Sample Proportions

The percentage of times a characteristic occurs in a sample as compared to the total sample size.

Population Variances

A measure of dispersion that indicates how much individual members of a population deviate from the population mean.