Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 47

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The coefficient of correlation between $\mathrm { x }$ and $\mathrm { y }$ is $\mathrm { r } = 0.59$ . Calculate the coefficient of determination $\mathrm { R } ^ { 2 }$ .

• A) \(0.35\)
• B) \(0.59\)
• C) \(0.41\)
• D) \(0.65\)

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