If the Correlation Coefficient Is 0

question 41

Multiple Choice

If the correlation coefficient is 0.790, what is the explained variation?

• A) 37.6%
• B) 79%
• C) 21%
• D) 62.4%

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Definitions:

Prenatal Development

The process of maturing and evolving from the point of conception to birth within the uterus.

Testosterone

A steroid hormone that plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues and the promotion of secondary sexual characteristics.

Estrogens

The principal class of female sex hormones.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical features that emerge during puberty, distinguishing the two sexes from each other but not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.