"A Common Statistical Purpose or Goal of Correlational Analyses

question 93

Multiple Choice

"A common statistical purpose or goal of correlational analyses.The aim is to be able to estimate (with some uncertainty) a person's score on one variable by knowing that person's score on another variable (or variables) ." What is this a glossary definition of?

• A)Correlation.
• B)Prediction.
• C)Estimation.
• D)Validation.
• E)Explanation.

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