Suppose That You Have Two Variables, One with a Mean

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you have two variables, one with a mean of 15 and another with a mean of 19. If you know only that one person's score on the first variable is 14, the best prediction of that person's score on the other is

• A)0.
• B)15.
• C)19.
• D)indeterminate.

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