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Researcher A hypothesizes that the prestige of someone's occupation is determined by income: the higher the income, the more prestige. Researcher B hypothesizes that, while income may play a role, education also plays a role: the higher the education, the more the prestige.
Here are results from a set of models using GSS2008 data (the dependent variable - occupational prestige score - is measured from a low of 17 to a high of 86). Address the researchers' hypotheses by interpreting this output.
 Coefficients a Unstandardized  Coefficients  Standardized Coefficients  Model  B  Std. Error  Beta t Sig. 1 (Constant) 38.422.56567.967.000respondent’s income in  thousands .152.011.38614.434.0002 (Constant) 12.8691.6517.796.000 respondent’s income in  thousands .086.010.2178.251.000 HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED 2.044.126.42916.281.000\begin{array}{c}\text { Coefficients }^{\mathrm{a }}\\\begin{array}{|ll|cc|c|r|r|}\hline&&\text { Unstandardized }& \text { Coefficients }&\begin{array}{c} \text { Standardized} \\ \text { Coefficients }\end{array}\\\hline& \text { Model }& \text { B } \quad\quad\quad\mid& \text { Std. Error } & \text { Beta } & {\mathrm{t}} & \text { Sig. } \\ \hline 1& \text { (Constant) } & 38.422 & .565 & & 67.967 & .000 \\&\begin{array}{llcc} \text {respondent's income in } & \\ \text { thousands } &&\end{array}&.152 & .011 & .386 & 14.434 & .000 \\\hline 2& \text { (Constant) } & 12.869 & 1.651 & & 7.796 & .000 \\&\begin{array}{llcc} \text { respondent's income in } \\ \text { thousands } \end{array}&.086 & .010 & .217 & 8.251 & .000 \\&\begin{array}{llcc} \text { HIGHEST YEAR OF } \\ \text {SCHOOL COMPLETED } \end{array}& 2.044 & .126 & .429 & 16.281 & .000 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}

 a. Dependent Variable: RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE \text { a. Dependent Variable: RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE }

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