In seeking to understand the factors that affect a college graduate’s future income, researchers conducted a multiple regression analysis that examined the effects of major, grade point average, the ranking of the college, parental affluence, and parental education.

Does It Make Sense? For Exercises, determine whether the statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly; not all of these statements have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer.