In the NHL, the Correlation Between "Goals Scored Per Game $r ^ { 2 }$

question 33

Multiple Choice

In the NHL, the correlation between "Goals scored per game" and "minutes on the ice" for a team of players is found to be 0.8178. Choose the statement that is true about the coefficient of determination.

• A) When given as a percent, the coefficient of determination is always between 0 and 100%.
• B) The coefficient of determination states that about 66.88% of the variation in goals scored per game is explained by minutes on the ice.
• C) The coefficient of determination, \(r ^ { 2 }\) , is equal to approximately 0.6688.
• D) All of these are true statements.

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