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The numerical value of the coefficient of determination r 2 a. is the proportion

ID: 1152635 • Letter: T

Question

The numerical value of the coefficient of determination r 2

a. is the proportion of the variation in the independent variable x that is explained by the best-fit linear equation. b. is the proportion of the variation in the dependent variable y that is explained by the best-fit linear equation. c. indicates the direction of the relationship between the dependent variable y and the independent variable x. d. Both "is the proportion of the variation in the dependent variable y that is explained by the best-fit linear equation" AND "is the proportion of the variation in the independent variable x that is explained by the best-fit linear equation" are correct. e. is the proportion of the variation in the dependent variable y that is explained by the best-fit linear equation," AND "is the proportion of the variation in the independent variable x that is explained by the best-fit linear equation," AND "indicates the direction of the relationship between the dependent variable y and the independent variable x" are all correct.

Explanation / Answer

Solution: Option E

Explanation: The numerical value of the coefficient of determination r^2 is the proportion of the dependent variable variance which is is predictable from the independent variable. It provides a relationship on how well the variation of one variable provides an explanation on the other variation, and corresponds to the variation percentage explained by a best-fit regression line which is computed for the data