Jennie finds a correlation between marital satisfaction and sexual frequency. Based on this information, what conclusion should she draw from her finding?
A. Marital satisfaction causes people to have sex more frequently.
B. Sexual frequency causes people to be more satisfied with their marriage.
C. Marital satisfaction is the independent variable, and sexual frequency is the dependent variable.
D. Either marital satisfaction increases the frequency of sex or sexual frequency increases marital satisfaction.
Answer: D
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