We Calculate the Proportion of Variance Accounted for Because It

question 24

Multiple Choice

We calculate the proportion of variance accounted for because it is the statistical basis for evaluating

• A)the usefulness of a relationship.
• B)the strength of the correlation coefficient.
• C)the linearity of the two scores.
• D)the average deviation among the Y scores.

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