Question: To examine whether there is a pay discrimination between white and non - white employees, the compensation manager in your company has collected a data

To examine whether there is a pay discrimination between white and non-white employees, the compensation manager in your company has collected a data on annual salary, race (white =0, non-white =1), work hours per day, rank (non-managerial rank =0, managerial rank =1), and performance (5 point scale). Below are the results of the linear regression analyses that the compensation manager has conducted.
Equations Regression Equation
P-value of the
coefficient for Non-White
Equation 1 Annual pay =-12,000* Non-White +48,0000.003
Equation 2 Annual pay =-800* Non-White +1,800* Work hours +31,0000.783
Equation 3
Annual pay =-11,700* Non-White +730* Managerial Rank +312* Performance +45,600
0.005
Equation 4
Annual pay =-501* Non-White +1,920* Work hours +560* Managerial Rank +287* Performance +28,300
0.827
From the results above, answer the following questions.
- Is there a raw difference in pay between white and non-white employees? (1)
- If there is a raw difference in pay between white and non-white employees, what seems to be the reason(s) for this difference? (2)
Group of answer choices
(1) No,(2) No raw difference
(1) Yes, (2) Rank
(1) Yes, (2) Both performance and rank
(1) Yes, (2) Work hours

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