A Researcher Found a Positive Correlation Between Income and Job

question 13

Multiple Choice

A researcher found a positive correlation between income and job satisfaction in a sample of one hundred adults. The researcher should conclude

• A) higher income causes job satisfaction.
• B) job satisfaction causes higher income.
• C) there is a third variable that causes both job satisfaction and income.
• D) that any of the above may be correct, but he cannot tell which.

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