What Is the Degrees of Freedom for the Explained Variation

question 1

Short Answer

What is the degrees of freedom for the explained variation?
a) 1
b) 8
c) 9
d) none of the above

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable being tested and measured, presumed to change in response to variations in the independent variable.

Sample Correlation Coefficient

A numerical value that determines both the magnitude and direction of a straight-line association between two variables measured quantitatively in a given sample.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor whose variations are studied to determine the effect of one or more independent variables.

Independent Variable

A variable presumed to influence or determine the value of another variable, often called the dependent variable.