A researcher found a correlation between income and job satisfaction on a sample of 100 adults. The researchers should conclude
a. higher income causes job satisfaction
b. job satisfaction causes higher income
c. there is a third variable that causes both job satisfaction and income
d. that any of the above may be correct but he cannot tell which
D. any of the above may be correct but he cannot tell which
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