A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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A business journal presented a case in which a charge of gender discrimination was filed against a certain company. At the time, there were 299 employees (231 men and 68 women) who applied for promotion. Of the 72 employees who were awarded promotion, 5 were female. Make an inference about whether or not females at this company were promoted fairly. Choose the correct answer below. A. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very low, it seems that females at this company were not promoted fairly. B. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very low, it seems that females at this company were promoted fairly. C. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very high, it seems that females at this company were promoted fairly. D. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very high, it seems that females at this company were not promoted fairly.
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Transcribed Image Text:A business journal presented a case in which a charge of gender discrimination was filed against a certain company. At the time, there were 299 employees (231 men and 68 women) who applied for promotion. Of the 72 employees who were awarded promotion, 5 were female. Make an inference about whether or not females at this company were promoted fairly. Choose the correct answer below. A. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very low, it seems that females at this company were not promoted fairly. B. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very low, it seems that females at this company were promoted fairly. C. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very high, it seems that females at this company were promoted fairly. D. Since the probability that 5 or fewer females are promoted is very high, it seems that females at this company were not promoted fairly.
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