(Choose 1 answer)
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A. None of the above.
B. ACT scores account for 57.74%of the total fluctuation in GPA.
C. GPA accounts for 57.74% of the variability of ACT scores.
D. 57.74% of the total variation of ACT scores can be explained by GPA.
It is believed that GPA (grade point average, based on a four point scale) should have a positive linear relationship with ACT scores.Given below is the Excel output for predicting GPA using ACT scores based a data set of 8 randomly chosen students from a Big-Ten university.
Regressing GPA on ACT
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R. Square
0.7598
0.5774
Adjusted R
Square
0.5069
Standard Error
0.2691
Observations
8
ANOVA
af
SS
MS
Regression
Residual
Total
6
Significance
F
0.5940 0.5940 8.1986 0.0286
0.4347 0.0724
F
7
1.0287
Standard Error
Intercept
ACT
Coefficients
t Stat P-value
Lower 95%
Upper 95%
0.9284 0.6119 0.5630 -1.7036
0.0356 2.8633 0.0286
0.5681
0.1021
0.0148
2.8398
0.1895
The interpretation of the coefficient of determination in this
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