Science Literacy Use Infographic 7 Below to Answer the Next

question 39

Multiple Choice

Science Literacy Use Infographic 7 below to answer the next questions.
-How much larger in global hectares is the per capita footprint of the United States compared to China?

• A)3.6
• B)4.0
• C)5.0
• D)8.6

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Definitions:

Indirect Correlation

A relationship between two variables such that when one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease, or vice versa, mediated by a third variable.

Coefficient of Determination

A measure, often represented as R^2, that quantifies the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Variance

A measure of how far individual numbers in a dataset are from the mean, squared.