Professor Rumpler found a relationship between age at marriage and marital happiness.Rumpler introduced sex,race,number of years married,and income as test variables.In all partials,the relationship between age at marriage and marital happiness held.Rumpler probably
A)concluded that the relationship between age and marital happiness was most likely a genuine one.
B)decided that replication had increased his confidence that there was a relationship between age and marital happiness.
C)now knew why age and marital happiness were related.
D)decided that it was a spurious relationship between age and marital happiness.
E)concluded that the relationship between age and marital happiness was most likely a genuine one and that replication increased his confidence that there was a relationship between age and marital happiness.

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The best choice is E because it accurately summarizes the likely conclusions that Professor Rumpler would draw. He would likely conclude that the relationship between age and marital happiness is genuine, and that the replication of the study would increase his confidence in this conclusion. However, it is unclear whether or not Rumpler determined why age and marital happiness were related based on these tests. Additionally, Rumpler did not determine that the relationship was spurious.

Professor Rumpler Found a Relationship Between Age at Marriage and Marital