Suppose that a well-respected study published in Child Psychology Today finds that a very high proportion of children raised by stay-at-home fathers are accepted to Harvard University. If a large number of previously working fathers quit their jobs and become stay-at-home dads, which of the following will occur, all else equal?

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(i) is not necessarily true - the study only found correlation between stay-at-home dads and acceptance to Harvard, not causation.
(ii) is true - more fathers becoming stay-at-home dads would likely result in a higher number of children accepted to Harvard from that group.
(iii) is not necessarily true - the study only found correlation with Harvard acceptance, not a guarantee.
(iv) is true - the increased number of stay-at-home dads may lead to a decrease in the number of fathers in the workforce, potentially affecting the economy.

Suppose That a Well-Respected Study Published in Child Psychology Today