Below is a correlation matrix for variables related to the annual salary for 30 employees at a company. The variables are gender (1 for female; 0 for male), age, number of years of relevant work experience prior to employment at the company, number of years of employment at the company, the number of years of post-secondary (college) education, and annual salary. Why are all the diagonal elements all “1”

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Below is a correlation matrix for variables related to the annual salary for 30 employees at a company. The variables are gender (1 for female; 0 for male), age, number of years of relevant work experience prior to employment at the company, number of years of employment at the company, the number of years of post-secondary (college) education, and annual salary.

Why are all the diagonal elements all “1”

 

 

  1. Interpret the negative correlation between years’ experience at the company and gender

 

 

  1. Based on these correlations, what seems to be the strongest influences on this company’s salary decisions?

 

Gender
Age
Prior Exp
Company
Education Salary
years Exp
Gender
1.000
-0.111
Age
Prior Exp
1.000
0.054
0.800
1.000
Years at company
-0.203
0.916
0.587
1.000
Education
-0.039
0.518
0.434
0.342
1.000
Salary
-0.154
0.923
0.723
0.870
0.617
1.000
Transcribed Image Text:Gender Age Prior Exp Company Education Salary years Exp Gender 1.000 -0.111 Age Prior Exp 1.000 0.054 0.800 1.000 Years at company -0.203 0.916 0.587 1.000 Education -0.039 0.518 0.434 0.342 1.000 Salary -0.154 0.923 0.723 0.870 0.617 1.000
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