When We Square the Correlation Coefficient to Produce ,The

question 34

Multiple Choice

When we square the correlation coefficient to produce ,the result is equal to the

• A)proportion of variance not accounted for.
• B)proportion of variance accounted for.
• C)standard error of the estimate.
• D)coefficient of alienation.

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Definitions:

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to visually display and assess the relationship between two numerical variables.

Correlation

An index quantifying the degree to which two variables exhibit concomitant variation.

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