The Correlation Coefficient Between High School Grade Point Average (GPA)

question 138

Multiple Choice

The correlation coefficient between high school grade point average (GPA) and college GPA is 0.560. For a student with a high school GPA that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean, we Would expect that student to have a college GPA that is_____ the mean.

• A) 1.4 SD above
• B) 0.56 SD above
• C) equal to
• D) 2.5 SD above

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