Suppose a Researcher Finds a Statistically Significant Relationship Between Salary

question 5

Multiple Choice

Suppose a researcher finds a statistically significant relationship between salary and job satisfaction among a random sample of employees. From this information, she can

• A) reject the null hypothesis that there is no relationship between job satisfaction and salary.
• B) conclude that differences in salary cause differences in job satisfaction.
• C) conclude that the relationship between salary and job satisfaction probably occurred at random.
• D) infer that salary is the most important factor in job satisfaction.

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