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Study Makes Ridiculous Claim That If You Own An iPhone You’re Probably Rich

HotHardware - Wed 11 Jul 18

If Hasbro had any sense, it would an iPhone game piece to the board game Monopoly, and dip it in gold so that it stands out among the others. After all, owning an iPhone is top indicator of ...

Scientists reveal top 10 items that make people seem wealthy

Daily Mail - Mon 9 Jul 18

According to the latest research by University of Chicago economists, the iPhone is more likely to indicate a higher level of income than any other product on the market.

Owning an iPhone is the best indicator of wealth, claims research

Techspot - Mon 9 Jul 18

There are caveats to the research, but the paper, which is based on data from 2016, explains that owning an iPhone gave researchers a 69 percent chance of correctly identifying someone as “high-income.” ...

Owning an iPhone is a common indicator that you’re rich

Fastcompany Tech - Mon 9 Jul 18

“No individual brand is as predictive of being high-income as owning an Apple iPhone.” That’s according to a new paper from University of Chicago economists Marianne Bertrand ...