According to Vollmer and Bourret (2000), the Proportion of Two-

question 132

Multiple Choice

According to Vollmer and Bourret (2000) , the proportion of two- versus three-point shots attempted by skilled basketball players is _____ the proportion of points obtained from such shots.

• A) greater than
• B) less than
• C) approximately equal to
• D) unrelated to

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Relationship

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Slope

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Pearson r

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables, ranging from -1 (perfect negative correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation).