Which of the following was true for the test for differences in average income by gender reported in the text?
a. The information on income came from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
b. The income of males, on the average, was almost twice that of females.
c. The test compared only people who worked full time.
d. The test compared only people who had a least a high school education.
ANSWER: c
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