The Correlation Between Two Variables X and Y Is 0

question 2

Multiple Choice

The correlation between two variables x and y is 0.5. If we used a regression line to predict y using x, what percent of the variation in y would be explained?

• A) 50%
• B) 25%
• C) 2.23%
• D) 75%
• E) 70.7%

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