Suppose a School Psychologist Found a Correlation Between SAT Scores

question 58

Multiple Choice

Suppose a school psychologist found a correlation between SAT scores of students who graduated from her school and their GPAs at the end of the first year in college.The correlation,r = .82,was based on a sample of 55 students whose SAT scores ranged from 450 to 550.The next year,one for her students made a 625 on the SAT and she wants to predict that students future GPA.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)her prediction may be incorrect
• B)her prediction will definitely be correct

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