The only statistics in that list that have an acceptable margin of error are the statistics where an individual was referring to their own behaviors of thoughts.I wasn't drawing any conclusions from it, in fact I already stated the potential problems with studies of this nature. I merely thought it interesting and relevant to the conversation.
The other statistics, describe an individual’s own experiences and / or feelings. And, of the 15% of all women said they have had an affair with a boss, it doesn't say if it was for advancement or not. Originally Posted by OliviaHoward
- 34% of executive women CLAIM they know a female collegue that did so. Did what, had an affair or uses sex for advancement.
- 37% CLAIM the woman involved received a career boost. How is that quantified? And how is it proven that the claim is true?
As an aside, you're misusing the term "margin of error", that term refers to the amount of random sampling error associated with the size of the sample, often the 95% confidence interval is used as a baseline acceptable level.
What you mean to say is that it has a potentially "low reliability measurement" since it relies on a snapshot of people's perceptions of other's behavior or outcomes of that behavior. This can be controlled for but again, as I said without seeing the study methodology it is impossible to determine the statistical significance of any of its findings.