A school psychologist studied 120 high schools in her state and found a correlation of -. 82 between average teacher sal

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A school psychologist studied 120 high schools in her state and found a correlation of -. 82 between average teacher salaries (X) and the proportion of students who drop out of high school before graduating (Y). she uses finding to argue that increasing teacher salaries would causes a reduction in the dropout right. you're strongest reaction to her conclusion should be:
she should instead conclude that decreases in dropout rate cause a decrease in teacher salaries
she should instead conclude that decreases in drop out rate trigger an increase in teacher salaries
The correlation does not prove that a cause and effect relationship exist
she is correct