The Partial Correlation Coefficient Will Reveal an Interactive Relationship Between

question 39

Multiple Choice

The partial correlation coefficient will reveal an interactive relationship between three variables when

• A)the partial correlation coefficients drops to zero.
• B)the partial is greater in value than the zero-order correlation coefficient.
• C)the partial correlation coefficient is negative.
• D)none of the above.Partial correlation will not detect interaction.

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Definitions:

Subpopulation Mean

The average value of a specific subset of a population, used in statistical analysis to compare groups.

Normally Distributed

Describes a bell-shaped curve distribution where most observations cluster around the central peak and the probabilities for values further away from the mean taper off equally in both directions.

Explanatory Variable

A variable that is manipulated or categorized to investigate its effect on a response variable in research.

Sample Correlation

A measure of the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables in a sample.