Which Statement About the Slope of the Simple Linear Regression

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the slope of the simple linear regression line is true?

• A) It has the same sign as the correlation.
• B) It is expressed as a standardized value.
• C) The square of the slope is the proportion of variation in Y explained by X.
• D) It is the value of Y when X is zero.

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Definitions:

Frontal Cortex Maturation

The process of development and strengthening of the frontal cortex, a brain region essential for decision making, impulse control, and critical thinking, typically reaching full maturity in early adulthood.

Axons

Long fiber-like parts of a nerve cell that are involved in transmitting electrical signals from the cell body to other cells.

Corpus Callosum

A large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.

Lateralization

The tendency for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be more dominant in one hemisphere of the brain than the other.