R², the Coefficient of Determination

question 32

Multiple Choice

R², the coefficient of determination:

• A) is a statistical technique used to "fit" an equation to empirical data in order to estimate the relationship between a dependent variable and more than one independent variable.
• B) indicates how the variation in the independent variables) caused the variation in the dependent variable.
• C) measures the proportion of the total variation in the dependent variable that is "caused" by the variation of the independent variables).
• D) measures the proportion of the total variation in the independent variables) that is "explained" by the variation of the dependent variable.
• E) measures the proportion of the total variation in the dependent variable that is "explained" by the variation of the independent variables).

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