A Researcher Draws a Scatter Plot of Study Data

question 5

Multiple Choice

A researcher draws a scatter plot of study data. The researcher develops a multiple regression equation and determines R² as 0.5625. What does the calculated value R² represent?

• A)It means the standard error, squared.
• B)It means that the predictor variables accounted for 56.3% of the variance in the outcome variable.
• C)It stands for the standard deviation of the data set y, squared.
• D)It estimates shrinking regression.
• E)It is the coefficient of determination.
• F)It is the explained variance.

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