Researchers Were Recently Surprised to Learn That the Correlation Between

question 148

Multiple Choice

Researchers were recently surprised to learn that the correlation between the type of clothing people wear when they are not working and the type of jobs they hold is approximately zero.Based on this,we can conclude that _____.

• A)people with lower status jobs tend to dress worse than people with higher status jobs
• B)people with higher status jobs tend to dress better on and off the job
• C)there is no relationship between the types of clothing worn in non-work settings and the type of work that people do
• D)people with higher status jobs tend to dress worse when they are not at work
• E)people with lower status jobs tend to wear the same clothing both on and off the job

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