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 determines whether or not someone will get a job after graduation.
d. increases in education cause employers to offer higher salaries.
b
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