The Multiple ________ Measures the Proportion of the Variation in Y

question 31

Multiple Choice

The multiple ________ measures the proportion of the variation in y, the response variable, explained by the multiple regression model or the set of independent variables included in the multiple regression equation.

• A) correlation coefficient
• B) coefficient of determination
• C) total variation
• D) standard error
• E) F test

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