The Value of Is a Measure of The $r ^ { 2 }$

question 57

Multiple Choice

The value of is a measure of the. $r ^ { 2 }$

• A)extent to which two variables share a common variance
• B)precision with which one variable predicts the value of the other
• C)degree of linear association between two variables
• D)degree of nonlinear association between two variables

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