Question

answer the questions below.
(a) a financial magazine conducted a survey. it showed that a person with more years of education tends to have a higher salary.
what is likely true?
there is no correlation between years of education and salary.
there is a correlation between years of education and salary. there may or may not be causation. further studies would have to be done to determine this.
there is a correlation between years of education and salary. there is probably also causation. this is because there is an increase in salary with an increase in the years of education.

Explanation:

The survey shows a trend (more education → higher salary), indicating a correlation. Correlation does not guarantee causation—other factors (e.g., experience, field) could influence both. Further studies are needed to confirm causation.

Answer:

There is a correlation between years of education and salary. There may or may not be causation. Further studies would have to be done to determine this.