1. Job-sharing is an innovative employment alternative that originated in Sweden

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1. Job-sharing is an innovative employment alternative that originated in Sweden and is becoming popular in the United States (for example, in 2001, 26% of companies in the U.S. oered it as a flexible work option). Firms that oer job-sharing plans allow two or more persons to work part-time, sharing one full-time job. For example, two job-sharers might alternate work weeks, with one working while the other is o. Job-sharers never work at the same time, and may not even know each other. Job-sharing is particularly attractive to working mothers and to people who frequently lose their jobs due to fluctuations in the economy. In a recent survey of 1,035 major U.S. firms, approximately 22% oer job-sharing to their employees.

For each of the questions, select the correct answer from choices i. through xi. listed below.

(a) What is the population of interest?

(b) What is the variable measured?

(c) What is the sample selected?

(d) What is the parameter?

(e) What is the statistic?

Answer choices:

i. All major U.S. firms

ii. All major firms in the world

iii. All U.S. firms

iv. Job-sharing availability

v. Proportion of employees who are working mothers

vi. The 1,035 firms surveyed

vii. The percentage of all U.S. major firms which oer job-sharing to their employees

viii. The percentage of the 1035 major firms surveyed which oer job-sharing to their employees

ix. 25%

x. The percentage of all U.S. major firms which employ working mothers

xi. All workers in the U.S. who have participated in he job-sharing program

Explanation / Answer

(a) What is the population of interest? - The population is the overall group for whom the survey is being done. Hence, it is (i) All major U.S. firms

(b) What is the variable measured? - (iv) Job-sharing availability

(c) What is the sample selected? - The sample is a smaller group of the population selected for the survey. Hence, it is (vi) The 1,035 firms surveyed

(d) What is the parameter? - The parameter is a characteristic of the entire population. Hence, it is (vii) The percentage of all U.S. major firms which oer job-sharing to their employees

(e) What is the statistic? - The statistic is a characteristic of the sample. Hence, it is (viii) The percentage of the 1035 major firms surveyed which oer job-sharing to their employees

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