Chapter 5.7, Problem 13P

In each situation, tell whether a correlation is likely. If it is, tell whether the correlation reflects a causal relationship. Explain your reasoning.

The number of hours worked and an employee’s wages

To determine

To explain:In the situation, tell whether a correlation is likely. If it is, tell whether the correlation reflects a casual relationship. Explain your reasoning.

The number of hours worked and the employee's wages.

Explanation of Solution

The number of working hours and the wages are directly proportional to each other because as the number of working hours increases the wage also increases.

For example: A person A works for 1 hour in a factory and another person B works for 2 hours in the same factory and with same wages per hour then wages of person B will be double of wages of person A.

Hence there is positive correlation and a casual relationship between the working hours and wages because as the working hours increases, the wages will also increase.