When the Standard Deviation of Both the X and Y

question 99

Multiple Choice

When the standard deviation of both the X and Y distributions are equal, then

• A) the value of the slope equals the value of the correlation
• B) the value of the Y intercept equals the mean of Y
• C) the value of X equals the value of Y
• D) none of these

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