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6.24 Association is not causation. What lurking variablesmight help explain the

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Question

6.24 Association is not causation. What lurking variablesmight help explain the association between martial status and Jobgrade?
The data in table 6.2 show that men are more likely to holdlower grade jobs than married women. JobGrade         Single       Married     Divorced   Widowed     Total   1                     58              874          15              8               955    2                     222             3927         70            20            4239   3                      50             2396          34            10            2490    4                        7               533              7             4              551   Total                 337           7730           126          42           8235 6.24 Association is not causation. What lurking variablesmight help explain the association between martial status and Jobgrade?
The data in table 6.2 show that men are more likely to holdlower grade jobs than married women. JobGrade         Single       Married     Divorced   Widowed     Total   1                     58              874          15              8               955    2                     222             3927         70            20            4239   3                      50             2396          34            10            2490    4                        7               533              7             4              551   Total                 337           7730           126          42           8235

Explanation / Answer

the main lurking variable here seems to be the number of workers ineach job grade that are male and how many are female. others could include: the number of workers that work par-time andthose that work full-time for each job grade                                race of the workers for each job grade                                education level of workers for each job grade                                number of childern per worker for each jobgrade