The Effect of Units Is Eliminated by Dividing the Covariance

question 20

Multiple Choice

The effect of units is eliminated by dividing the covariance by the standard deviation of the two variables to calculate a measure called the

• A) scale independent relationship
• B) linear correlation coefficient
• C) coefficient of determination
• D) least sum of squares

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