The Denominator of the Pearson R Is $C P _ { X Y }$

question 37

Multiple Choice

The denominator of the Pearson r is.

• A) \(C P _ { X Y }\)
• B) \(\sum ( X - \bar { X } ) ( Y - \bar { Y } )\)
• C) \(\left( S S _ { X } \right) \left( S S _ { Y } \right)\)
• D) \(\sqrt { \left( S S _ { X } \right) \left( S S _ { Y } \right) }\)

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