The Relationship Between the Number of Games Won by an NHL

question 21

Multiple Choice

The relationship between the number of games won by an NHL team and the average attendance at their home games is analyzed.A regression to predict the average attendance from the number of games won has an r = 0.79.Interpret this statistic.

• A)Negative,fairly strong linear relationship.62.41% of the variation in average attendance is explained by the number of games won.
• B)Negative,weak linear relationship.4.41% of the variation in average attendance is explained by the number of games won.
• C)Positive,weak linear relationship.4.41% of the variation in average attendance is explained by the number of games won.
• D)Positive,fairly strong linear relationship.79% of the variation in average attendance is explained by the number of games won.
• E)Positive,fairly strong linear relationship.62.41% of the variation in average attendance is explained by the number of games won.

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