Question

Which of the following most resembles a case of statistical discrimination? Barney thinks that people who attended public high schools have better social skills than people who were home schooled, so he tends to hire those with public school educations as telemarketers. Due to interactions he had as a teenager, Marcel hates police officers and refuses to hire any retired cops as security guards for his legal marijuana co-op in Denver. Judy only hires military veterans because she believes it is her patriotic duty to do so. Penelope dislikes tattoos, so she only hires people with no visible body art.

Answer 1

Answer: Barney thinks that people who attended public high schools have better social skills than people who were home schooled, so he tends to hire those with public school educations as telemarketers.

Explanation: Statistical discrimination can be defined as a form of discrimination whereby information that pertains to a group is applied to an individual.

In this question, Barney is using statistical information in his hiring process. The information that people who attended public high schools have better social skills is statistical and not entirely true.