Tom Finds a Correlation of

question 172

Multiple Choice

Tom finds a correlation of +.81 between number of years in school and salary of first job. This would mean that

• A)the more education one has, the lower his or her starting salary is likely to be.
• B)the more education one has, the higher his or her starting salary is likely to be.
• C)education level determines whether or not someone will get a job after graduation.
• D)increases in education level cause employers to offer higher salaries.

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Definitions:

F-Test

A statistical test used to compare the variances of two populations, based on sample data from those populations.

ANOVA

Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means.

Studentized Range Statistic

A statistic used in multiple comparisons to account for the range among sample means, adjusted for sample size.

Multiple Comparison

A statistical method used to evaluate differences among group means in a situation involving more than two groups or treatments.