A study shows that, over the course of a lifetime, the average salary of college graduates is greater than the average salary of people with only a high school diploma. The results were published claiming that graduating from college ensures you will make more money over the course of your lifetime. What is the problem with reporting results this way?

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anonymous · Answer

There is no evidence to support this claim.  Although it is more likely that you will make more money with a college degree, there is no guarantee.  Unless the value of people without college degrees making more than people with college degrees is $$\le .05$$ after having been statistically calculated, the likelihood that someone without a college degree making more than someone with a college degree is not unusual.

anonymous · Answer

Likewise, no statistical evidence has been provided to support this claim.

anonymous · Answer

What math class is  this for?  That can affect what the correct answer should be.

anonymous · Answer

Statistics

anonymous · Answer

correlation and causality
	
loaded question
	
voluntary response
	
missing data

These are the answers

anonymous · Answer

Missing data