Professor Perlman from question 3 found that textbook A contained the word "he" 80 times, whereas textbook B contained it 20 times. In addition, textbook A used the word "chairman" 16 times, whereas textbook B used it only 4 times. Perlman was correct in concluding that
A) textbook A was four times as sexist as textbook B.
B) textbook B was one-fourth as sexist as textbook A.
C) the words "he" and "chairman" appeared four times more in textbook A than in textbook B.
D) textbook A was more sexist than textbook B from the standpoint of latent content coding

Question

Professor Perlman from question 3 found that textbook A contained the word "he" 80 times, whereas textbook B contained it 20 times. In addition, textbook A used the word "chairman" 16 times, whereas textbook B used it only 4 times. Perlman was correct in concluding that​
A) ​textbook A was four times as sexist as textbook B.
B) textbook B was one-fourth as sexist as textbook A.​
C) the words "he" and "chairman" appeared four times more in textbook A than in textbook B.​
D) textbook A was more sexist than textbook B from the standpoint of latent content coding​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The words "he" and "chairman" appeared four times more in textbook A than in textbook B, as the counts for both words in textbook A are four times those in textbook B.

Professor Perlman from Question 3 Found That Textbook a Contained