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ᅠᅠResearchers: Ethicists (philosophers of ethics) devote their careers to reflecting on morality and presumably care deeply about it. Moral reflection tends to promote moral behavior, and ethicists tend to be both more prone to and more skilled at moral reflection than non-ethicists. Given that the philosophical ethical theories of ethicists broadly agree with widely accepted moral standards, we expect that ethicists would tend to be better behaved than non-ethicists with regard to widely accepted moral standards.
ᅠᅠTo test this expectation we surveyed some of the attendees of a philosophical conference to assess whether people who have contact with ethicists believe that ethicists are, indeed, particularly well-behaved with regard to widely accepted moral standards. Respondents to the survey belonged to exactly one of two categories: ethicists and other philosophers (non- ethicists). Each was asked to evaluate the moral behavior of ethicists as compared to that of other philosophers and to that of non-academics. Each respondent provided an answer to each question in the survey.
ᅠᅠTo test this expectation we surveyed some of the attendees of a philosophical conference to assess whether people who have contact with ethicists believe that ethicists are, indeed, particularly well-behaved with regard to widely accepted moral standards. Respondents to the survey belonged to exactly one of two categories: ethicists and other philosophers (non- ethicists). Each was asked to evaluate the moral behavior of ethicists as compared to that of other philosophers and to that of non-academics. Each respondent provided an answer to each question in the survey.
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Of the following percentages, which one is closest to the percent of the ethicist respondents who rated the moral behavior of ethicists as better than the moral behavior of other philosophers?
| 35% | |
| 40% | |
| 45% | |
| 50% | |
| 55% |
How many people attended the philosophical conference?: No
How many of the conference attendees were respondents to the survey?: Yes
How many respondents rated the moral behavior of ethicists as worse than the behavior of other philosophers?: Yes
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For each of the following questions, select Yes if that question can be answered using only the information provided. Otherwise, select No.
| Yes | No | |
| How many people attended the philosophical conference? | ||
| How many of the conference attendees were respondents to the survey? | ||
| How many respondents rated the moral behavior of ethicists as worse than the behavior of other philosophers? |
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How many people attended the philosophical conference?: No
How many of the conference attendees were respondents to the survey?: Yes
How many respondents rated the moral behavior of ethicists as worse than the behavior of other philosophers?: Yes
A majority reported that ethicists’ moral behavior was about the same as that of other philosophers.: No
They tend to be more skilled at moral reflection than are ethicists.: No
They were more likely to report better moral behavior by ethicists relative to the comparison groups than they were to report worse moral behavior.: Yes
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For each of the following statements about the non-ethicist philosophers surveyed, select Yes if it accurately reflects the information provided. Otherwise, select No.
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| A majority reported that ethicists’ moral behavior was about the same as that of other philosophers. | ||
| They tend to be more skilled at moral reflection than are ethicists. | ||
| They were more likely to report better moral behavior by ethicists relative to the comparison groups than they were to report worse moral behavior. |
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A majority reported that ethicists’ moral behavior was about the same as that of other philosophers.: No
They tend to be more skilled at moral reflection than are ethicists.: No
They were more likely to report better moral behavior by ethicists relative to the comparison groups than they were to report worse moral behavior.: Yes
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19 Sep 2024, 12:21
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Question 1:
1. We are asked to find the "percent of the ethicist respondents who rated the moral behavior of ethicists as better than the moral behavior of other philosophers".
2. For the 1st column, we are comparing ethicists' behavior to other philosophers.
3. In the 2nd column, we are considering ethicist respondents.
4. The percent is equal to the number of responses in that row, which selected "Better", divided by the total amount of responses there. In other words, the percentage will equal \(\frac{12}{12+18+4} = \frac{12}{34} \approx 35\%\).
Question 2:
1. "How many people attended the philosophical conference?" If we look through the text, we can find that "we surveyed some of the attendees of a philosophical conference". This means that the data doesn't include the total number of attendees. So, there isn't enough information.
2. "How many of the conference attendees were respondents to the survey?" We can find this number by summing up either the top two rows with numbers, or the bottom two rows. So, there is enough information.
3. "How many respondents rated the moral behavior of ethicists as worse than the behavior of other philosophers?" Using a similar strategy as in Question 1, we can search the row with comparing to other philosophers and the column "Worse". We have two values - 4 and 13 - the sum of which is our answer. So, there is enough information.
Question 3:
1. "A majority reported that ethicists’ moral behavior was about the same as that of other philosophers". Here, we look at the row with comparing to other philosophers and the row with the respondent specialization as other philosophers. Now compare the sum of values in column "Same" with all responses. We get: \(\frac{18}{(15)+(18)+(13)} = \frac{18}{46} < \frac{23}{46} = 50\%\). So, the statement doesn't accurately reflect the information.
2. "They tend to be more skilled at moral reflection than are ethicists". However, the text says differently: "ethicists tend to be both more prone to and more skilled at moral reflection than non-ethicists". So, the statement doesn't accurately reflect the information.
3. "They were more likely to report better moral behavior by ethicists relative to the comparison groups than they were to report worse moral behavior". Let's consider the 2 rows with the respondent being other philosophers and compare the number of responses in the "Better" column to the "Worse" column. We get that the values are larger in the "Better" column: 15 > 13 and 19 > 11. So, the statement does accurately reflect the information.
1. We are asked to find the "percent of the ethicist respondents who rated the moral behavior of ethicists as better than the moral behavior of other philosophers".
2. For the 1st column, we are comparing ethicists' behavior to other philosophers.
3. In the 2nd column, we are considering ethicist respondents.
4. The percent is equal to the number of responses in that row, which selected "Better", divided by the total amount of responses there. In other words, the percentage will equal \(\frac{12}{12+18+4} = \frac{12}{34} \approx 35\%\).
Question 2:
1. "How many people attended the philosophical conference?" If we look through the text, we can find that "we surveyed some of the attendees of a philosophical conference". This means that the data doesn't include the total number of attendees. So, there isn't enough information.
2. "How many of the conference attendees were respondents to the survey?" We can find this number by summing up either the top two rows with numbers, or the bottom two rows. So, there is enough information.
3. "How many respondents rated the moral behavior of ethicists as worse than the behavior of other philosophers?" Using a similar strategy as in Question 1, we can search the row with comparing to other philosophers and the column "Worse". We have two values - 4 and 13 - the sum of which is our answer. So, there is enough information.
Question 3:
1. "A majority reported that ethicists’ moral behavior was about the same as that of other philosophers". Here, we look at the row with comparing to other philosophers and the row with the respondent specialization as other philosophers. Now compare the sum of values in column "Same" with all responses. We get: \(\frac{18}{(15)+(18)+(13)} = \frac{18}{46} < \frac{23}{46} = 50\%\). So, the statement doesn't accurately reflect the information.
2. "They tend to be more skilled at moral reflection than are ethicists". However, the text says differently: "ethicists tend to be both more prone to and more skilled at moral reflection than non-ethicists". So, the statement doesn't accurately reflect the information.
3. "They were more likely to report better moral behavior by ethicists relative to the comparison groups than they were to report worse moral behavior". Let's consider the 2 rows with the respondent being other philosophers and compare the number of responses in the "Better" column to the "Worse" column. We get that the values are larger in the "Better" column: 15 > 13 and 19 > 11. So, the statement does accurately reflect the information.
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26 Sep 2024, 04:23
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Bismuth83
I believe in Q3 in the first statement, we merely are focussing on the non-ethicist philosophers surveyed, like it is stated in the prompt. It would still be a NO but the calculation should be 18/46. Correct?
