A Researcher Studying the Relation of Similarity to Attraction Reported

question 45

Essay

A researcher studying the relation of similarity to attraction reported the following results:
M = 3.25 SD = 1.92 M = 6 SD = 2.55 r = .36
a. Give the Z score prediction formula for predicting attraction from similarity.
b. Predict the attraction to a person for whom the similarity is rated as a 5.
c. Explain what you have done to a person who is familiar with correlation but not with regression.

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