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Name Instructor Course Date Factors considered in determining presence of gender bias in the fire-fighter promotion The assistant chief ought to put into consideration numerous factors that will transpire to manifest gender bias in the fire-fighter promotion. The assistant chief will examine and consider the gender of the promotion department responsible for selecting the promoted fire-fighters. Secondly and equally important is the social and political Work cited MacNell Lillian Adam Driscoll and Andrea N. Hunt. "What’s in a name: exposing gender bias in student ratings of teaching." Innovative Higher Education 40.4 (2015): 291-303. McHugh Mary L. "The chi-square test of independence." Biochemia medica: Biochemia medica 23.2 (2013): 143-149. Paustian-Underdahl Samantha C. Lworkisa Slattery Walker and David J. Woehr. "Gender and perceptions of leadership effectiveness: A meta-analysis of contextual moderators." Journal of applied psychology 99.6 (2014): 1129. [...]
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Please read the attached rubric this is a 1 page paper with references you are only doing scenario 8 only. 8-2 Scenario Analysis: Promotion You volunteer some of your spare time to your local fire department and have been asked by an assistant chief to analyze data on firefighters who applied for promotion. The assistant chief wants to ensure that gender bias is not a concern in the promotion of firefighters. Shown below is data for 50 firefighters who applied for promotion and the results of a chi-square analysis of the data. Male Female Promoted 13 22 Not Promoted 10 5 Chi-Square Statistic 3.6845 P value 0.054919 What factors should the assistant chief consider in determining the presence of gender bias in firefighter promotion? Is the promotional status of recently promoted firefighters independent of their gender? What reasons should the assistant chief convey to the fire chief to justify the absence of gender bias in the most recent class of firefighters who were promoted? How might the presence of gender bias in promotions impact the fire department?
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