As Part of a Study at a Large University, Data $n = 224$

question 41

Multiple Choice

As part of a study at a large university, data were collected on $n = 224$ freshmen computer science (CS) majors in a particular year. The researchers were interested in modeling $y$ , a student's grade point average (GPA) after three semesters, as a function of the following independent variables (recorded at the time the students enrolled in the university) :
$x _ { 1 } =$ average high school grade in mathematics (HSM)
$x _ { 2 } =$ average high school grade in science (HSS)
$x _ { 3 } =$ average high school grade in English (HSE)
$x _ { 4 } =$ SAT mathematics score (SATM)
$x _ { 5 } =$ SAT verbal score (SATV)
A first-order model was fit to data with $R ^ { 2 } = 0.211$ .
What is the correct interpretation of $R ^ { 2 }$ , the coefficient of determination for the model?

• A) Approximately \(21 \%\) of the sample variation in GPAs can be explained by the first-order model.
• B) Approximately \(79 \%\) of the sample variation in GPAs can be explained by the first-order model.
• C) We are \(79 \%\) confident that the model is useful for predicting \(y\).
• D) We expect to predict GPA to within approximately \(.21\) of its true value.

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