36) If the correlation between the SAT and your college GPA is .3, that means that the SAT explains: a. 30% of your GPA in college b. 3% of your GPA in college c. 9% of your GPA in college d. None of the above e. Certainly doesn't explain my ability to answer this question....where's that chocolate!?
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The correlation coefficient (r) measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables. In this case, it is between SAT scores and college GPA. Show more…
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