When Mark Twain Vowed Never to Write "Metropolis" When Paid

question 67

Multiple Choice

When Mark Twain vowed never to write "metropolis" when paid the same for writing "city",he was following which of the following guidelines for effective business writing?

• A) write for your audience
• B) back up your assertions
• C) write to express, not to impress
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that explains how much the variance of one variable explains the variance of the second variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in statistical modeling whose value is influenced or predicted by one or more other variables.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Coefficient Of Determination

A measure used in statistical analysis that assesses the proportion of variance in the dependent variable that can be predicted from the independent variable(s).